Personal Info
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester
Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan
Elsa Lanchester
Acting
Biography
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 th…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
The American Nightmare
as Self
Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers
as Self
Commercial Entertainment Product
as The Monster's Bride
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV Shows
Night Gallery
1 ep.
Nanny and the Professor
as Aunt Henrietta · 3 ep.
Then Came Bronson
as Hattie Calter · 1 ep.
The Bill Cosby Show
as Mrs. Wochuk · 2 ep.
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
Here's Lucy
as Mumsie Westcott · 1 ep.
Mannix
as Edna Barrington · 1 ep.
The John Forsythe Show
as Margaret Culver · 29 ep.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Dr. Agnes Dabree · 1 ep.
Burke's Law
as Bessie Mopes · 1 ep.
