Birthday: October 28, 2002
Eccentric, high-voiced British comedienne/actress Elsa Lanchester started her career as a modern dancer, appearing with Isadora Duncan. Lanchester can be seen bringing unique and usually humorous interpretations to roles in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), opposite husband Charles Laughton; The Bride of Frankenstein (1934), where she appears both as a subdued Mary ...more- 1957
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion P
- Witness for the Prosecution
- win
- 1957
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actress
- Witness for the Prosecution
- nom
- 1949
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actress
- Come to the Stable
- nom
- 1938
- National Board of Review
- Best Acting
- The Beachcomber
- win
- 2049
- The Inspector General
- Maria
- 2049
- The Secret Garden
- Martha
- 2049
- Come to the Stable
- Miss Potts
- 2048
- The Big Clock
- Louise Patterson
- 2047
- The Bishop's Wife
- Matilda















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