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Isobel Elsom

Actor

Isobel Elsom

Born March 15, 1893 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UKDied January 12, 198166 films

Isobel Elsom (March 16, 1893 — January 12, 1981) was an English screen, stage, and television actress.

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Monsieur Verdoux posterFirst watchMonsieur Verdoux19477.7as Marie GrosnayThe film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off.View film

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Filmography

66 films as actor
  1. 1964The Pleasure SeekersDona Teresa Lacayo
  2. 1964My Fair LadyMrs. Eynsford-Hill
  3. 1963Who's Minding the Store?Hazel
  4. 1961The Second Time AroundMrs. Rogers
  5. 1961The Errand BoyIrma Paramutual
  6. 1960The BellboyHotel Guest (uncredited)
  7. 1959The MiracleMother Superior
  8. 1959The Turn of the ScrewMrs. Grose
  9. 1958Rock-a-Bye BabyMrs. Van Cleeve
  10. 1957Jane EyreMrs Fairfax
  11. 1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatMrs. Charlotte Ogden
  12. 1957MayerlingBaroness Vetsera
  13. 1956Lust for LifeMrs. Stricker
  14. 195623 Paces to Baker StreetLady Syrett
  15. 1956Over-ExposedMrs. Payton Grange
  16. 1955Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingAdeline Palmer-Jones
  17. 1955The King's ThiefMrs. Bennett
  18. 1954Deep in My HeartMrs. Harris
  19. 1954DésiréeMme. Clary
  20. 1949The Eternal MelodyMadame Garzin
  21. 1949The Secret GardenGoverness
  22. 1948Smart WomanMrs. Rogers
  23. 1947The Paradine CaseInnkeeper
  24. 1947Love from a StrangerAuntie Loo-Loo Gerard
  25. 1947Escape Me NeverMrs. MacLean
  26. 1947Monsieur VerdouxMarie Grosnay
  27. 1947IvyMiss Chattle
  28. 1947The Ghost and Mrs. MuirAngelica Muir
  29. 1947The Two Mrs. CarrollsMrs. Latham
  30. 1946Of Human BondageMrs. Betty Athelny
  31. 1946Two Sisters from BostonAunt Jennifer
  32. 1945The UnseenMarian Tygarth
  33. 1944Casanova BrownMrs. Ferris
  34. 1944Between Two WorldsGenevieve Cliveden-Banks
  35. 1944The White Cliffs of DoverMrs. Bancroft (uncredited)
  36. 1943My Kingdom for a CookLucille Scott
  37. 1943First Comes CourageRose Lindstrom
  38. 1943Forever and a DayLady Trimble-Pomfret
  39. 1942You Were Never LovelierMaria Castro
  40. 1942Seven SweetheartsMiss Abagail Robbins
  41. 1942Laugh Your Blues AwayMrs. Westerly
  42. 1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyMrs. Laura Winters
  43. 1942Eagle SquadronDame Elizabeth Whitby
  44. 1941Ladies in RetirementLeonora Fiske
  45. 1933The Thirteenth CandleLady Sylvia Meeton
  46. 1932IllegalMrs. Evelyn Dean
  47. 1932The Crooked LadyMiriam Sinclair
  48. 1931StrangleholdBeatrice
  49. 1927Human LawLouise Radcliffe
  50. 1926The Tower of London
  51. 1926Glamis Castle
  52. 1924Who Is the Man?Genevieve Arnault
  53. 1924The Love Story of Aliette BruntonAliette Brunton
  54. 1923The Sign of FourMary Morstan
  55. 1923The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana
  56. 1923The Harbour LightsDora Nelson
  57. 1922A Debt of HonourHope Carteret
  58. 1922Dick Turpin's Ride to YorkEsther Bevis
  59. 1922The Game of LifeAlice Fletcher
  60. 1920Aunt RachelRuth
  61. 1919Mrs. ThompsonEnid Thompson
  62. 1919The Edge o' BeyondJoyce Grey
  63. 1918The Man Who WonMilly Cooper
  64. 1918The Elder Miss BlossomSophie Blossom
  65. 1918Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SailorIsabel Bunter
  66. 1916Milestones