Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was an English actress in theatre, movies, and television.[1]
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| Born | Elsa Sullivan Lanchester 28 October 1902 |
| Died | 26 December 1986 (aged 84) |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–80 |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Laughton (m. 1929–1962; his death) |
After World War I, she began performing in theatre and nightclubs. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927. They were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British movies. The couple moved to Hollywood. Lanchester played small movie roles. They became American citizens in 1950.
She played the title character in Bride of Frankenstein (1935). She played supporting roles through the 1940s and 1950s. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable (1949) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957).
Following Laughton's death in 1962, Lanchester resumed her career with appearances in such Disney films as Mary Poppins (1964), That Darn Cat! (1965) and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). One of her last roles was in Murder By Death (1976).
Elsa Lanchester Media
Colin Clive, Lanchester, Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Promotional illustration for the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein. This design is described as a "pictorial snipe" in the 2004 book Horror Poster Art by Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh; a "snipe" is a piece of paper meant to be attached to another, larger poster, often in a designated blank space or to cover up an error (see "What is a Movie Poster 'Snipe'?" at ArtoftheMovies.co.uk).
Publicity photo of Elsa Lanchester
With Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Colin Clive, Lanchester, Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Lobby card for re-release of Bride of Frankenstein with Douglas Walton as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lanchester as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Gavin Gordon as Lord Byron
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