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Edith 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 children
Her first film role came in The Man Who Wouldn't 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 Don't Cry (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Disney's 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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marnie (1964) | Rita | 6 | |
| 2 | Twice-Told Tales (1963) | Lisabetta, the landlady | 5 | |
| 3 | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) | Innkeeper | 7.8 | |
| 4 | The Young Stranger (1957) | Lottie (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 5 | Shane (1953) | Mrs. Shipstead | 6.2 | |
| 6 | The Big Heat (1953) | Selma Parker | 7 | |
| 7 | Rawhide (1951) | Mrs. Hickman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 8 | Ace in the Hole (1951) | Miss Deverich (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 9 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) | Mrs. Crockett | 7.9 | |
| 10 | The Damned Don't Cry (1950) | Mrs. Castleman | 6 | |
| 11 | Caged (1950) | Miss Barker (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 12 | Union Station (1950) | Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 13 | The Magnificent Yankee (1950) | Annie Gough | - | - |
| 14 | I Remember Mama (1948) | Aunt Sigrid | 4 | |
| 15 | Rope (1948) | Mrs. Wilson | 7.9 | |
| 16 | Singapore (1947) | Mrs. Barnes | 5.5 | |
| 17 | The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) | Rose's Assistant | - | - |
| 18 | Mysterious Intruder (1946) | Mrs. Ward (Uncredited) | 6 | |
| 19 | The Strange Woman (1946) | Mrs. Coggins (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 20 | Woman of the Year (1942) | Alma | 3.5 | |
| 21 | Blossoms in the Dust (1941) | Hilda | 6.5 | |
| 22 | Citizen Kane (1941) | Leland's Nurse (uncredited) | 7.8 |
