Elsa Lanchester
Acting
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902 – December 26, 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television and former dancer.
Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British films, including the role of Anne of Cleves with Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Laughton's success in American films resulted in…
Filmography
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
The American Nightmare
2000
Universal Horror
1998
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
1993
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Die Laughing
1980
Murder by Death
1976
Arnold
1973
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973
Willard
1971
Night Gallery
1970
Nanny and the Professor
1970
In Name Only
1969
My Dog, the Thief
1969
Then Came Bronson
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Me, Natalie
1969
Rascal
1969
Here's Lucy
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
Mannix
1967
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Easy Come, Easy Go
1967
That Darn Cat!
1965
The John Forsythe Show
The John Forsythe Show
1965
Mary Poppins
1964
Pajama Party
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Honeymoon Hotel
1964
Burke's Law
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Noah and the Flood
1962
Ben Casey
1961
Follow the Sun
1961
Startime
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Bell, Book and Candle
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Alice in Wonderland
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Heidi
1955
The Glass Slipper
1955
3 Ring Circus
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Hell's Half Acre
1954
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
Androcles and the Lion
1952
Omnibus
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Les Miserables
1952
Dreamboat
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
I Love Lucy
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Frenchie
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Star Time
Star Time
1950
The Petty Girl
1950
Mystery Street
1950
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Inspector General
1949
The Ed Wynn Show
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
Come to the Stable
1949
The Secret Garden
1949
Studio One
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Big Clock
1948