Person
Isobel Elsom
Acting · 1893–1981 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Biography
Isobel Elsom (March 16, 1893 — January 12, 1981) was an English screen, stage, and television actress.
Known for
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mother Superior
Climax!
Lady Grey
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
My Three Sons
Mrs. Briggs
Dr. Kildare
Mrs. Walker
Thriller
Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
1955
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
The Millionaire
Mrs. Buckley
Filmography
- 1964The Pleasure SeekersDona Teresa Lacayo
- 1964My Fair LadyMrs. Eynsford-Hill
- 1963Who's Minding the Store?Hazel
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourMother Superior
- 1961The Second Time AroundMrs. Rogers
- 1961The Errand BoyIrma Paramutual
- 1961Straightaway
- 1961The Gertrude Berg Show
- 1961Dr. KildareMrs. Walker
- 196187th PrecinctAndrea Edgerton
- 1960The Roaring 20's
- 1960My Three SonsMrs. Briggs
- 1960CheckmateLydia Lombard
- 1960ThrillerMrs. Purdy (uncredited)
- 1960The BellboyHotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1959The MiracleMother Superior
- 1959The Turn of the ScrewMrs. Grose
- 1959Hawaiian EyeLillian Vanalden
- 1959StartimeMrs. Grose
- 1959Bourbon Street BeatSerena Delastone
- 1959The Third ManMiss Julia Redfield
- 1959One Step BeyondMrs. Montgomery
- 1958Rock-a-Bye BabyMrs. Van Cleeve
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerWilma Puttnam
- 1957Jane EyreMrs Fairfax
- 1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatMrs. Charlotte Ogden
- 1957MayerlingBaroness Vetsera
- 1956Lust for LifeMrs. Stricker
- 195623 Paces to Baker StreetLady Syrett
- 1956Over-ExposedMrs. Payton Grange
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsHermione Carpenter
- 1955Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingAdeline Palmer-Jones
- 1955The King's ThiefMrs. Bennett
- 1955The MillionaireMrs. Buckley
- 1954Deep in My HeartMrs. Harris
- 1954DésiréeMme. Clary
- 1954Climax!Lady Grey
- 1954Studio 57
- 1954MedicMrs. Jennings
- 1953Kraft Television Theatre
- 1953Letter to LorettaAunt Lou
- 1953General Electric TheaterMiss Minner
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreMrs. Vanderbuhr
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameNurse Davis
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsMrs. Kennedy
- 1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowLady Crawford
- 1950Lux Video TheatreMrs. Scofield
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950Armstrong Circle Theatre
- 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
- 1949The Eternal MelodyMadame Garzin
- 1949The Secret GardenGoverness
- 1949SuspenseMme. Constancia
- 1948Smart WomanMrs. Rogers
- 1947The Paradine CaseInnkeeper
- 1947Love from a StrangerAuntie Loo-Loo Gerard
- 1947Escape Me NeverMrs. MacLean
- 1947Monsieur VerdouxMarie Grosnay
- 1947IvyMiss Chattle
- 1947The Ghost and Mrs. MuirAngelica Muir
- 1947The Two Mrs. CarrollsMrs. Latham
- 1946Of Human BondageMrs. Betty Athelny
- 1946Two Sisters from BostonAunt Jennifer
- 1945The UnseenMarian Tygarth
- 1944Casanova BrownMrs. Ferris
- 1944Between Two WorldsGenevieve Cliveden-Banks
- 1944The White Cliffs of DoverMrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
- 1943My Kingdom for a CookLucille Scott
- 1943First Comes CourageRose Lindstrom
- 1943Forever and a DayLady Trimble-Pomfret
- 1942You Were Never LovelierMaria Castro
- 1942Seven SweetheartsMiss Abagail Robbins
- 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayMrs. Westerly
- 1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyMrs. Laura Winters
- 1942Eagle SquadronDame Elizabeth Whitby
- 1941Ladies in RetirementLeonora Fiske
- 1933The Thirteenth CandleLady Sylvia Meeton
- 1932IllegalMrs. Evelyn Dean
- 1932The Crooked LadyMiriam Sinclair
- 1931StrangleholdBeatrice
- 1927Human LawLouise Radcliffe
- 1926The Tower of London
- 1926Glamis Castle
- 1924Who Is the Man?Genevieve Arnault
- 1924The Love Story of Aliette BruntonAliette Brunton
- 1923The Sign of FourMary Morstan
- 1923The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana
- 1923The Harbour LightsDora Nelson
- 1922A Debt of HonourHope Carteret
- 1922Dick Turpin's Ride to YorkEsther Bevis
- 1922The Game of LifeAlice Fletcher
- 1920Aunt RachelRuth
- 1919Mrs. ThompsonEnid Thompson
- 1919The Edge o' BeyondJoyce Grey
- 1918The Man Who WonMilly Cooper
- 1918The Elder Miss BlossomSophie Blossom
- 1918Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SailorIsabel Bunter
- 1916Milestones
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