Elsa Lanchester
Current Interest
1.4
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 44 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
Mary Poppins
as Katie Nanna
1964
53.7
Witness for the Prosecution
as Miss Plimsoll
1957
49.9
Bride of Frankenstein
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
1935
46.8
Murder by Death
as Jessica Marbles
1976
44.7
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Emily Stowecroft
1968
38.6
Bell, Book and Candle
as Aunt Queenie Holroyd
1958
38.5
That Darn Cat!
as Mrs. MacDougall
1965
38.0
Willard
as Henrietta Stiles
1971
37.4
The Razor's Edge
as Miss Keith
1946
35.9
The Bishop's Wife
as Matilda
1947
34.5
The Big Clock
as Louise Patterson
1948
27.7
The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Anne of Cleves
1933
27.2
The Spiral Staircase
as Mrs. Oates
1946
27.2
Lassie Come Home
as Mrs. Helen Carraclough
1943
26.6
Me, Natalie
as Miss Dennison
1969
24.4
Mystery Street
as Mrs. Smerrling
1950
22.3
The Secret Garden
as Martha
1949
21.8
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2018
21.3
Pajama Party
as Aunt Wendy
1964
20.5
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Bristol Isabel
1942
19.3
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Madame Neherina
1967
19.1
Tales of Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith
1942
18.7
The Inspector General
as Maria
1949
17.4
Androcles and the Lion
as Megaera
1952
16.4
Terror in the Wax Museum
as Julia Hawthorn
1973
15.2
Buccaneer's Girl
as Madame Brizar
1950
14.9
Naughty Marietta
as Madame d'Annard
1935
10.7
Frenchie
as Countess
1950
10.1
Les Miserables
as Madame Magloire
1952
9.4
Come to the Stable
as Amelia Potts
1949
8.8
3 Ring Circus
as The Bearded Lady
1954
8.7
The Ghost Goes West
as Miss Shepperton
1935
8.3
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
8.1
The Glass Slipper
as Widow Sonder
1955
7.6
Hell's Half Acre
as Lida O'Reilly
1954
4.3
Rembrandt
as Hendrickje Stoffels
1936
3.7
Ladies in Retirement
as Emily Creed
1941
3.6
Arnold
as Hester
1973
3.0
Die Laughing
as Sophie
1980
2.1
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage)
2014
2.0
Vessel of Wrath
as Martha Jones
1938
1.2
Potiphar's Wife
as Thérèse
1931
0.1
The Constant Nymph
as Lady
1928
0.1
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester has appeared in 44 titles, including 44 movies and 0 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Elsa Lanchester's filmography is The Constant Nymph (1928).
The most recent title featuring Elsa Lanchester is Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Elsa Lanchester is Witness for the Prosecution with an IMDb rating of 8.4.
Elsa Lanchester has been active for approximately 97 years, with credits spanning from 1928 to 2025.
Titles featuring Elsa Lanchester currently have an average IMDb rating of 6.8.
The busiest years in Elsa Lanchester's career include 1935, 1949, 1950.
