From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaEdith 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 childrenHer first film role came in The Man Who Wouldnt 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 Damned Dont Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disneys Toby Tyler (1960). During her time in Hollywood, she co-starred opposite some of its greatest legends, including Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Michael Rennie, Glenn Ford, Patricia Neal, James Stewart, Irene Dunne, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Hedy Lamarr.With the coming of television in the late 1940s she expanded in her career appearing on such shows as You Are There, The Loretta Young Show, Chevron Hall of Stars, Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre, The Millionaire, Zane Grey Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Frank Sinatra Show, Bachelor Father, Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond, and Lassie.Following her retirement, she lived in Riverside, California, until her death from heart failure on November 29, 1980. Her ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.

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Shane

Mrs. Shipstead

Film 1953

Woman of the Year

Alma

Film 1942

Rope Unleashed

Self (archive footage)

Film 2001

The Damned Don't Cry

Mrs. Castleman

Film 1950

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

Louise Harper

Film 1945

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Josie (uncredited)

Film 1955

Madame Bovary

Mother Superior (uncredited)

Film 1949

The Clown and the Kid

Mother Superior

Film 1961

The Stranger Wore a Gun

Mrs. Martin

Film 1953

The Young Stranger

Lottie (uncredited)

Film 1957

Girl Trouble

June's Maid

Film 1942

The Moon Is Down

Ludwig's Wife (uncredited)

Film 1943

Caged

Miss Barker (uncredited)

Film 1950

Life with Henry

Anna (uncredited)

Film 1941

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Hannah

Film 1940

Rawhide

Mrs. Hickman (uncredited)

Film 1951

The Notorious Lone Wolf

Olga - Carla's Maid

Film 1946

Ace in the Hole

Miss Deverich (uncredited)

Film 1951

Orchestra Wives

Hilda

Film 1942

Citizen Kane

Leland's Nurse (uncredited)

Film 1941

The Soul of a Monster

Mrs. Jameson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

Film 1944

The Silver Star

Belle Dowdy

Film 1955

Blossoms in the Dust

Hilda

Film 1941

The Leather Saint

Stella

Film 1956

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Mrs. Crockett, landlady

Film 1951

The Strange Woman

Mrs. Coggins (uncredited)

Film 1946

The Magnificent Yankee

Annie Gough

Film 1950

Fun on a Weekend

Mr. Cowperwaithe's Secretary (Uncredited)

Film 1947

Reunion in France

Genevieve

Film 1942

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Aunt Olive

Film 1960

Mysterious Intruder

Mrs. Ward (Uncredited)

Film 1946

Perfect Strangers

Mary Travers

Film 1950

Union Station

Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)

Film 1950

The Split

Woman in Police Station (uncredited)

Film 1968

Penelope

Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)

Film 1966

The Quiet Gun

Mrs. Merrick

Film 1957

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lady with suitcase

Tv 1955