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Oct-1945)<br><b>Mother:</b> Edithe Lanchester ("Biddy", secretary to Eleanor Marx, b. 28-Jul-1871, d. Apr-1966)<br><b>Brother:</b> Waldo Sullivan Lanchester (puppeteer, b. 6-May-1897, d. 1978)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/884/000042758/">Charles Laughton</a> (actor, m. 10-Feb-1929, d. 15-Dec-1962)<br><p> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> Best Supporting Actress (1958)<br> <a href="/event/582/000051429/">Naturalized US Citizen</a> Los Angeles, CA (28-Apr-1950)<br> <a href="/event/267/000072051/">Abortion</a> twice<br> <a href="/event/187/000071971/">Stroke</a> (Oct-1983)<br> <a href="/event/052/000120689/">Paralyzed</a> left side (Oct-1983), temporary<br> <a href="/event/187/000071971/">Stroke</a> (1984)<br> <a href="/event/305/000071092/">Coma</a> <br> <a href="/lists/936/000043807/">Irish Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/384/000064192/">The John Forsythe Show</a> Miss Margaret Culver (1965-66)<br> <a href="/tv/250/000108923/">Nanny and the Professor</a> Aunt Henrietta (1971)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/777/000404562/">Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (16-Sep-2017)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/888/000087627/">Die Laughing (Apr-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/524/000032428/">Murder by Death (23-Jun-1976)</a> · Jessica Marbles<br> <a href="/films/929/000221266/">Arnold (16-Nov-1973)</a> <br> <a href="/films/308/000260525/">Terror in the Wax Museum (May-1973)</a> <br> <a href="/films/607/000036499/">Willard (18-Jun-1971)</a> <br> <a href="/films/553/000040433/">Me, Natalie (13-Jul-1969)</a> <br> <a href="/films/120/000203508/">Rascal (11-Jun-1969)</a> <br> <a href="/films/166/000038052/">Blackbeard's Ghost (8-Feb-1968)</a> <br> <a href="/films/598/000041475/">Easy Come, Easy Go (22-Mar-1967)</a> <br> <a href="/films/280/000033181/">That Darn Cat! (2-Dec-1965)</a> <br> <a href="/films/159/000107835/">Pajama Party (11-Nov-1964)</a> · Aunt Wendy<br> <a href="/films/867/000036759/">Mary Poppins (27-Aug-1964)</a> <br> <a href="/films/410/000116062/">Honeymoon Hotel (3-Jun-1964)</a> · Chambermaid<br> <a href="/films/444/000064252/">Bell Book and Candle (19-Dec-1958)</a> · Queenie<br> <a href="/films/306/000037195/">Witness for the Prosecution (Dec-1957)</a> · Miss Plimsoll<br> <a href="/films/155/000038041/">The Glass Slipper (24-Mar-1955)</a> · Widow Sonder<br> <a href="/films/836/000091563/">3 Ring Circus (25-Dec-1954)</a> <br> <a href="/films/918/000219261/">Hell's Half Acre (26-Feb-1954)</a> · Lida O'Reilly<br> <a href="/films/826/000222160/">The Girls of Pleasure Island (1-Apr-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/768/000034666/">Androcles and the Lion (Dec-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/837/000173318/">Les Miserables (14-Aug-1952)</a> · Mme. Magloire<br> <a href="/films/823/000225148/">Dreamboat (25-Jul-1952)</a> · Dr. Coffey<br> <a href="/films/744/000216096/">Frenchie (25-Dec-1950)</a> · Countess<br> <a href="/films/256/000213614/">The Petty Girl (17-Aug-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/386/000083137/">Mystery Street (27-Jul-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/290/000242561/">Buccaneer's Girl (1-Mar-1950)</a> · Mme. Brizar<br> <a href="/films/635/000035530/">The Inspector General (30-Dec-1949)</a> · Maria<br> <a href="/films/508/000035403/">Come to the Stable (27-Jul-1949)</a> · Amelia Potts<br> <a href="/films/845/000079608/">The Secret Garden (30-Apr-1949)</a> · Martha<br> <a href="/films/822/000038708/">The Big Clock (9-Apr-1948)</a> <br> <a href="/films/507/000035402/">The Bishop's Wife (9-Dec-1947)</a> · Matilda<br> <a href="/films/860/000034758/">Northwest Outpost (25-Jun-1947)</a> <br> <a href="/films/712/000041589/">The Razor's Edge (19-Nov-1946)</a> · Miss Keith<br> <a href="/films/853/000064661/">The Spiral Staircase (6-Feb-1946)</a> · Mrs. Oates<br> <a href="/films/074/000366970/">Passport to Destiny (31-Jan-1944)</a> · Ella Muggins<br> <a href="/films/664/000035559/">Lassie Come Home (10-Oct-1943)</a> · Mrs. Carraclough<br> <a href="/films/707/000035602/">Forever and a Day (21-Jan-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/803/000040683/">Tales of Manhattan (5-Aug-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/719/000041596/">Son of Fury (29-Jan-1942)</a> · Bristol Isabel<br> <a href="/films/378/000123009/">Ladies in Retirement (9-Sep-1941)</a> · Emily Creed<br> <a href="/films/017/000253255/">The Beachcomber (4-Mar-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/092/000091816/">Rembrandt (6-Nov-1936)</a> · Hendrickje<br> <a href="/films/303/000079066/">The Ghost Goes West (17-Dec-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/235/000037124/">Bride of Frankenstein (22-Apr-1935)</a> · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley<br> <a href="/films/292/000079055/">Naughty Marietta (8-Mar-1935)</a> · Mme. d'Annard<br> <a href="/films/623/000074401/">David Copperfield (8-Jan-1935)</a> · Clickett<br> <a href="/films/311/000064119/">The Private Life of Henry VIII (17-Aug-1933)</a> · Anne of Cleves<br> <a href="/films/946/000269139/">The Constant Nymph (20-Feb-1928)</a> <br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Charles Laughton and I</i> (<tt>1938</tt>, memoir)<br><i>Elsa Lanchester, Herself</i> (<tt>1983</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=42759"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=42759">Elsa Lanchester</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=42759" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>