About
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 the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles. Her role as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), brought her recognition, and came to be one of the roles most closely associated with her throughout her life. Lanchester played supporting roles through the 1940s and...
Known for
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
MannixSeries • 1967
I Love LucySeries • 1951
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
Night GallerySeries • 1970
Here's LucySeries • 1968
Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955
Nanny and the ProfessorSeries • 1970
Mary PoppinsMovie • 1964
Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries • 1958
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
The Bill Cosby ShowSeries • 1969
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
Then Came BronsonSeries • 1969
Witness for the ProsecutionMovie • 1957
Bride of FrankensteinMovie • 1935
Murder by DeathMovie • 1976
That Darn Cat!Movie • 1965