Isobel Elsom (

1893

)

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Isobel Jeannette Reed

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Birth Name:
Isobel Jeannette Reed

Date of Birth:
March 16, 1893,

Height:
5' 4" (1.63 m)

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Isobel Elsom Biography

The epitome of opulent, grande dame haughtiness, British character actress Isobel Elsom began on the stage in 1911 and went on to grace a number of silent and sound pictures in England, marrying and divorcing director Maurice Elvey in the interim. In the late 30s she settled in America and earned major Broadway success with the play "Ladies in Retirement," which she also took to film in 1941. What the tiny-framed Elsom lacked in stature, she certainly made up for in pure chutzpah. The matronly actress remained in Hollywood and played a number of huffy bluebloods in both comedies and drama for over two decades, often as a minor Margaret Dumont-like foil to Jerry Lewis in his solo pictures of the late 50s and early 60s. She sometimes was billed under the last name of a second husband, appearing as Isobel Harbold.

Isobel Elsom filmography

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1. My Fair Lady (1964)
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

actress

2. The Plot Thickens (1963)
TV Selena Ruysdael

actress

3. The Errand Boy (1961)
Irma Paramutual

actress

4. The Bellboy (1960)
uncredited Hotel Guest

actress

5. The Turn of the Screw (1959)
TV Mrs. Grose

actress

6. The Young Philadelphians (1959)
uncredited Mrs. Dewitt Lawrence

actress

7. Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
Mrs. Van Cleeve

actress

8. The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
Mrs. Charlotte Ogden

actress

9. 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Lady Syrett

actress

10. Over-Exposed (1956)
Mrs. Payton Grange

actress

11. Deep in My Heart (1954)
Mrs. Harris

actress

12. Desir?e (1954)
Mme. Clary, Desiree's mother

actress

13. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950)
(1 episode, 1951)

actress

14. The Secret Garden (1949)
Governess

actress

15. Smart Woman (1948)
Mrs. Rogers

actress

16. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Angelica, Mother-in-law

actress

17. The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
Mrs. Latham

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18. Love from a Stranger (1947)
Auntie Loo-Loo

actress

19. The Paradine Case (1947)
Innkeeper

actress

20. Ivy (1947)
Miss Chattle

actress

21. Escape Me Never (1947)
Mrs. MacLean

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22. Addio Mim?! (1947)
Madame Garzin

actress

23. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Marie Grosnay

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24. Of Human Bondage (1946)
Mrs. Athelny

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25. Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Aunt Jennifer Chandler

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26. The Unseen (1945)
Marian Tygarth

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27. Between Two Worlds (1944)
Genevieve Cliveden-Banks

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28. Casanova Brown (1944)
Mrs. Ferris

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29. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
uncredited Mrs. Bancroft

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30. First Comes Courage (1943)
Rose Lindstrom

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31. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
Lucille Scott

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32. Forever and a Day (1943)
Lady Trimble-Pomfret

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33. The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
Mrs. Laura Winters

actress

34. You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Mrs. Maria Castro

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35. Seven Sweethearts (1942)
Miss Abagail Robbins

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36. Laugh Your Blues Away (1942)
Mrs. Westerly

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37. Eagle Squadron (1942)
Dame Elizabeth Whitby

actress

38. Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Leonora Fiske

actress

39. The Primrose Path (1934)
Brenda Dorland

actress

40. The Thirteenth Candle (1933)
Lady Sylvia Meeton

actress

41. The Crooked Lady (1932)
Miriam Sinclair

actress

42. Illegal (1932)
Mrs. Evelyn Dean

actress

43. The Other Woman (1931)
Roxanne Paget

actress

44. Stranglehold (1931)
Beatrice

actress

45. Dance Magic (1927)
Selma Bundy

actress

46. Tragödie einer Ehe (1927)
Louise Radcliffe

actress

47. The Tower of London (1926)

actress

48. Glamis Castle (1926)

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49. The Last Witness (1925)
Letitia Brand

actress

50. R?veil, Le (1925)

actress

51. The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924)
Aliette Brunton

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52. Who Is the Man? (1924)
Genevieve Arnault

actress

53. The Harbour Lights (1923)
Dora Nelson

actress

54. The Wandering Jew (1923)
Olalla Quintane

actress

55. The Sign of Four (1923)
Mary Morstan

actress

56. Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)
Esther Bevis

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57. A Debt of Honour (1922)
Hope Carteret

actress

58. The Game of Life (1922)
Alice Fletcher

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59. For Her Father's Sake (1921)
Lilian Armitage

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60. Aunt Rachel (1920)
Ruth

actress

61. Nance (1920)
Nance Gray

actress

62. Linked by Fate (1919)
Nina Vernon

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63. Hope (1919)
Jenny Northcote

actress

64. Quinneys (1919)
Posy Quinney

actress

65. Edge o' Beyond (1919)
Joyce Grey

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66. A Member of Tattersall's (1919)
Mary Wilmott

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67. Mrs. Thompson (1919)
Enid Thompson

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68. The Man Who Won (1918)
Milly Cooper

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69. God Bless Our Red, White and Blue (1918)
The Wife

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70. The Way of an Eagle (1918)
Mariel Roscoe

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71. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (1918)
Isobel Bunter

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72. The Elder Miss Blossom (1918)
Sophie Blossom

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73. Onward Christian Soldiers (1918)
The Girl

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74. Milestones (1916)
Lady Monkhurst

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75. A Prehistoric Love Story (1915)
The Girl

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76. "The Gertrude Berg Show"
Elizabeth Blakeley (1 episode, 1961)

actress

77. "Masterpiece Playhouse"
(1 episode, 1950)

actress

78. "Front Row Center"
Mrs. Cliveden-Banks / (3 episodes, 1955-1956)

actress

79. "The David Niven Show"
Madame Cecile (1 episode, 1959)

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80. "Rendezvous"
Mrs. Skowran (1 episode, 1958)

actress

81. "Lux Playhouse"
Cora Shelby (1 episode, 1959)

actress

82. "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre"
(1 episode, 1950)

actress

83. "The Ford Television Theatre"
Mrs. Vanderbuhr (1 episode, 1955)

actress

84. "Straightaway"
Mrs. Courtney (1 episode, 1962)

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85. "Hawaiian Eye"
Eunice Chalfrey / (2 episodes, 1961-1962)

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86. "Dr. Kildare"
Mrs. Silber / (2 episodes, 1963-1964)

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87. The Pleasure Seekers (1964)

88. Who's Minding the Store? (1963)

89. The Second Time Around (1961)

90. "Bourbon Street Beat" (1959)
2 episodes, 1959-1960

91. The Miracle (1959)

92. Lust for Life (1956)

93. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)

94. The King's Thief (1955)

95. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)
3 episodes, 1956-1957

96. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)
3 episodes, 1952

97. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)
3 episodes, 1953-1954

98. Hay Fever (1939)

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