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Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was a British actress with a long career in theatre, film and television. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the First World War began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade.
Elsa Lanchester was a versatile British actress who starred in stage, film and radio. She is best known for her roles as Anne of Cleves in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) and the Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
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Oct 31, 2018 · Elsa Lanchester Was Born to Defy Heteronormativity. The reissue of autobiography Elsa Lanchester, Herself, brings forth an engaging woman who helped to queer Hollywood well beyond her role...
Dec 27, 1986 · Elsa Lanchester, the stage and screen actress perhaps best known for eccentric and comic roles such as the monster's wife in ''The Bride of Frankenstein,'' died of pneumonia...
Elsa Lanchester was a British actress and former dancer who starred in theatre, film and television. She is best known for her roles as the bride in Bride of Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, and the monster's mate in The Monster's Mate.
Dec 27, 1986 · Actress Elsa Lanchester, a red-haired imp who failed to make it as a danseuse but succeeded in delighting audiences for 60 years with her bawdy cabaret songs and stage and film performances, died...
Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was an English actress in theatre, movies, and television. After World War I, she began performing in theatre and nightclubs. She met the actor Charles Laughton in 1927. They were married two years later. She began playing small roles in British movies. The couple moved ...
