Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Edith Carlson

Birth Date

4/26/1896 (Age 84)

Birth Place

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Death Date

11/29/1980

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edith Evanson (née Carlson; April 29, 1896 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress of film, character and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was born in Tacoma, Washington, where her father was a Protestant church clergyman (a religion to which she adhered throughout her life). Her first job was as a court reporter in Bellingham. On March 15, 1923, she married Morris Otto Evanson (1893-1975). The couple had no children Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) in an uncredited role. In the 1940s she was in supporting roles mostly as a maid, a busybody, landladies, or middle-aged secretaries. Some of her other film roles include parts in Citizen Kane (1941), Bl...

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Acting

Gender

Female

Total Credits

19

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Mrs. Wilson

Leland's Nurse (uncredited)

Mrs. Crockett, landlady

Rita

Mrs. Shipstead

Innkeeper

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John Dall

John Dall

1 film together

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

1 film together

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

1 film together

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

1 film together

Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents

1 film together

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