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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Female

Birthday

1893-03-15

Day of Death

1981-01-12 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Isabel Elsom

Isabelle Reed

Isobel Elsom

Biography

Isobel Elsom (March 16, 1893 — January 12, 1981) was an English screen, stage, and television actress.

Known For

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Lust for Life

Lust for Life

Acting

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as

Marie Grosnay

The Paradine Case

1947

The Paradine Case

as

Innkeeper

Over-Exposed

1956

Over-Exposed

as

Mrs. Payton Grange

Between Two Worlds

1944

Between Two Worlds

as

Genevieve Cliveden-Banks

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

as

Mrs. Latham

Ladies in Retirement

1941

Ladies in Retirement

as

Leonora Fiske

You Were Never Lovelier

1942

You Were Never Lovelier

as

Maria Castro

Ivy

1947

Ivy

as

Miss Chattle

The Unseen

1945

The Unseen

as

Marian Tygarth

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956

23 Paces to Baker Street

as

Lady Syrett

Love from a Stranger

1947

Love from a Stranger

as

Auntie Loo-Loo Gerard

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

1955

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

as

Adeline Palmer-Jones

First Comes Courage

1943

First Comes Courage

as

Rose Lindstrom

Escape Me Never

1947

Escape Me Never

as

Mrs. MacLean

The King's Thief

1955

The King's Thief

as

Mrs. Bennett

The Second Time Around

1961

The Second Time Around

as

Mrs. Rogers

The Miracle

1959

The Miracle

as

Mother Superior

Illegal

1932

Illegal

as

Mrs. Evelyn Dean

Of Human Bondage

1946

Of Human Bondage

as

Mrs. Betty Athelny

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

as

Angelica Muir

Casanova Brown

1944

Casanova Brown

as

Mrs. Ferris

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

as

Mrs. Van Cleeve

Désirée

1954

Désirée

as

Mme. Clary

My Fair Lady

1964

My Fair Lady

as

Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

The Man Who Won

1918

The Man Who Won

as

Milly Cooper

The Pleasure Seekers

1964

The Pleasure Seekers

as

Dona Teresa Lacayo

Startime: The Turn of the Screw

1959

Startime: The Turn of the Screw

as

Mrs. Grose

The Bellboy

1960

The Bellboy

as

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as

Mrs. Harris

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

1942

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

as

Mrs. Laura Winters

Eagle Squadron

1942

Eagle Squadron

as

Dame Elizabeth Whitby

Human Law

1927

Human Law

as

Louise Radcliffe

The Eternal Melody

1949

The Eternal Melody

as

Madame Garzin

The Tower of London

1926

The Tower of London

as

Glamis Castle

1926

Glamis Castle

as

Jane Eyre

1957

Jane Eyre

as

Mrs Fairfax

Aunt Rachel

1920

Aunt Rachel

as

Ruth

Milestones

1916

Milestones

as

Who Is the Man?

1924

Who Is the Man?

as

Genevieve Arnault

The Love Story of Aliette Brunton

1924

The Love Story of Aliette Brunton

as

Aliette Brunton

A Debt of Honour

1922

A Debt of Honour

as

Hope Carteret

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

1922

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

as

Esther Bevis

The Crooked Lady

1932

The Crooked Lady

as

Miriam Sinclair

Stranglehold

1931

Stranglehold

as

Beatrice

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as

Mrs. Bancroft (uncredited)

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943

My Kingdom for a Cook

as

Lucille Scott

Smart Woman

1948

Smart Woman

as

Mrs. Rogers

Who's Minding the Store?

1963

Who's Minding the Store?

as

Hazel

The Errand Boy

1961

The Errand Boy

as

Irma Paramutual

Laugh Your Blues Away

1942

Laugh Your Blues Away

as

Mrs. Westerly

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

Two Sisters from Boston

as

Aunt Jennifer

The Sign of Four

1923

The Sign of Four

as

Mary Morstan

Forever and a Day

1943

Forever and a Day

as

Lady Trimble-Pomfret

The Secret Garden

1949

The Secret Garden

as

Governess

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

as

Mrs. Charlotte Ogden

Seven Sweethearts

1942

Seven Sweethearts

as

Miss Abagail Robbins

Mayerling

1957

Mayerling

as

Baroness Vetsera

The Wandering Jew

1923

The Wandering Jew

as

Olalla Quintana

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor

1918

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor

as

Isabel Bunter

The Thirteenth Candle

1933

The Thirteenth Candle

as

Lady Sylvia Meeton

The Game of Life

1922

The Game of Life

as

Alice Fletcher

Mrs. Thompson

1919

Mrs. Thompson

as

Enid Thompson

The Edge o' Beyond

1919

The Edge o' Beyond

as

Joyce Grey

The Elder Miss Blossom

1918

The Elder Miss Blossom

as

Sophie Blossom

Lust for Life

1956

Lust for Life

as

Mrs. Stricker

The Harbour Lights

1923

The Harbour Lights

as

Dora Nelson

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

as

Serena Delastone

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Miss Minner

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Nurse Davis

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Hermione Carpenter

Straightaway

Straightaway

as

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Mrs. Buckley

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Mrs. Scofield

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Mrs. Kennedy

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Mrs. Montgomery

Climax!

Climax!

as

Lady Grey

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

Medic

Medic

as

Mrs. Jennings

Suspense

Suspense

as

Mme. Constancia

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Mrs. Walker

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

as

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Aunt Lou

The Gertrude Berg Show

The Gertrude Berg Show

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Mrs. Silver

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Louise

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Mrs. Fishkettle

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Watkins

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Ethel

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Mrs. Forbes

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Leonora Fiske

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Miss Shoebridge

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Mrs. Micawber

Thriller

Thriller

as

Mrs. Purdy (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Minnie Findlater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mrs. Tait, Janet's Aunt

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mrs. Nightingale

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Mother Superior

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Marie Therese

Production

Crew

Directing