Elsa Lanchester

Also known as Lanchester, Elsa Laughton

British-American actress (1902–1986)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1902
Works: 3

Top works

Charles Laughton and I
Elsa Lanchester, herself
A gamut of girls

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Film & TV

Acting · Lewisham, London, England, UK

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…

Known for

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film — Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)2014
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman — Self (archive footage)2007
The American Nightmare — Self2000
Universal Horror — (archive footage)1998
Turnabout: The Story of the Yale Puppeteers — Self1993
Commercial Entertainment Product — The Monster's Bride1992
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate1991
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies — (archive footage) (uncredited)1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1902
Active to: 1986

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 668
Total plays: 3,927

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,054x
Global analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of primary producers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems
· 2007 · cited 3,884x
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050
· 2024 · cited 2,722x
Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research
· 2017 · cited 2,210x
The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people
· 2015 · cited 2,032x

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Quotes

“She looked as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth—or anywhere else.”
“There is no such thing as a person that nothing has happened to, and each person's story is as different as his fingerprints.”
“The most memorable thing I did in that film, I believe, was my screaming. In almost all my movies since, I've been called upon to scream. I don't know if it's by chance, but I would like to think that I'm not hired for that talent alone.”
“I remember another solo trip, on the Berengaria, sailing from New York to Southampton. It was during Prohibition, and two acquaintances were aboard, fellows who were connected with a museum. I had brought a bottle of Scotch with me, and I used it to tempt them to talk. Like a sort of truth serum. Well, one of these fellows confided in me that he liked to wear a tiger-skin belt next to his skin — inside out, with the fur next to him. Facts like that make one feel blue-eyed and normal.”
“She's better on stage, from a distance. On a screen, close up, she makes you want to dive for cover.”
“Stardom is all hard work, aspirins and purgatives.”

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Key facts

Born: Elsa Sullivan Lanchester , ( 1902-10-28 ) 28 October 1902, Lewisham , London, England
Died: 26 December 1986 (1986-12-26) (aged 84), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1925–1983
Spouse: Charles Laughton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1929 ; died 1962 )
Parent: Edith Lanchester (mother)
Relatives: Waldo Lanchester (brother)

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Official website

The Official Elsa Lanchester Website

Elsa Lanchester Official Website. Site includes career/ biographical information, photos, sounds, and a monthly listing of her movies showing on U.S. cable stations.

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Wikidata facts

Official website: elsalanchester.freeservers.com/main.htm
Image: Elsa Lanchester.jpg

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Commons category: Elsa Lanchester
date of birth: 1902-10-28
date of death: 1986-12-26
start of work period: 1925-00-00
birth name: Elsa Sullivan Lanchester
name in native language: Elsa Lanchester

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Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.

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). Her success in American films resulted in the couple moving to Hollywood, where Lanchester played small film roles.