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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), Blossoms in the Dust (1941), Woman of the Year (1942), Reunion in France (1942), The Strange Woman (1947), I Remember Mama (1948), Rope (1948), The...
Known for
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
Emergency!Series • 1972
CheyenneSeries • 1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
State TrooperSeries • 1956
Studio 57Series • 1954
MarnieMovie • 1964
Citizen KaneMovie • 1941
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
ShaneMovie • 1953
RopeMovie • 1948
The Day the Earth Stood StillMovie • 1951
Journey to the Center of the EarthMovie • 1959
Ace in the HoleMovie • 1951
The Big HeatMovie • 1953
CagedMovie • 1950
DésiréeMovie • 1954
Woman of the YearMovie • 1942
PenelopeMovie • 1966
Madame BovaryMovie • 1949
Forever AmberMovie • 1947
Reunion in FranceMovie • 1942
Blossoms in the DustMovie • 1941
The Girl in the Red Velvet SwingMovie • 1955