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Elsa Lanchester
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- Actress
In short · Acted for 11 decades — 56 credits, 1 Golden Globe Award win.
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- In release
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
- Award win
Golden Globe Awards — Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
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Actor
52 credits
Die Laughing(1980)
Sophie
Film
Murder by Death(1976)
Jessica Marbles
Film
Terror in the Wax Museum(1973)
Julia Hawthorn
Film
Arnold(1973)
Hester
Film
Willard(1971)
Henrietta Stiles
Film
My Dog, the Thief(1969)
Mrs. Formby
Film
Me, Natalie(1969)
Miss Dennison
Film
Rascal(1969)
Mrs. Satterfield
Film
Then Came Bronson(1969)
Hattie Calter
TV
Blackbeard's Ghost(1968)
Emily Stowecroft
Film
The John Forsythe Show(1965)
Margaret Culver
TV
That Darn Cat!(1965)
Mrs. MacDougall
Film
Pajama Party(1964)
Aunt Wendy
Film
Honeymoon Hotel(1964)
Chambermaid
Film
Mary Poppins(1964)
Katie Nanna
Film
Bell Book and Candle(1958)
Queenie Holroyd
Film
Witness for the Prosecution(1957)
Miss Plimsoll
Film
The Glass Slipper(1955)
Widow Sonder
Film
Alice in Wonderland(1955)
Red Queen
Film
Hell's Half Acre(1954)
Lida O'Reilly
Film
3 Ring Circus(1954)
The Bearded Lady
Film
The Girls of Pleasure Island(1953)
Thelma
Film
Androcles and the Lion(1952)
Megaera
Film
Dreamboat(1952)
Dr. Mathilda Coffey
Film
Les Miserables(1952)
Madame Magloire
Film
The Petty Girl(1950)
Dr. Crutcher
Film
Mystery Street(1950)
Mrs. Smerrling
Film
Buccaneer's Girl(1950)
Mme. Brizar
Film
Frenchie(1950)
Countess
Film
Come to the Stable(1949)
Amelia Potts
Film
Awards & Nominations
1 win · 2 nominationsGolden Globe Awards
- Won1958Golden Globe — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Academy Awards
- Nom1957Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nom1949Oscar — Actress in a Supporting Role
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- Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceSelf · 2028
- Turnabout: The Story of the Yale PuppeteersSelf · 1993
- Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf · 1940
- CometsSelf · 1930
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