Spoiler : Elsa studied dance in Paris under the tutelage of Isadora Duncan, who she didn't like. When the school was interrupted due to the beginning of the first world war, she returned to the UK At that moment (was about twelve years old), she started teaching dance in the style of Duncan giving classes for children in the south London district where she lived, through which she gained extra money that was very welcome in her home.

Spoiler : Around this time, after the first world war, she started at children's theatre, and later in the basement of harmony, a nightclub in which modern pieces and cabaret shows were held. She revived old songs and ballads ballads, many of which kept her performances in another nightclub titled Riverside nights. She became famous enough to bring her to the recording studio to make 78 rpm records of four of the songs she sang in these nightclubs: " please sell no more drink to my father " and " HE DIDN ' T OUGHTER " they were on a record (recorded in 1926) and " don't tell my mother I'm living in sin " and " the ladies bar " were in another (recorded in 1930). His appearances in cabarets and nightclubs took her in a more serious work on stage and was in a piece of Arnold Bennett called Mr. Prohack (1927) that lanchester met another cast member, Charles Laughton. They married two years later and continued to perform together from time to time, both on stage and on screen. She acted as her daughter in the piece payment deferred (1931), although not in the subsequent version of the Hollywood movie Lanchester and laughton appeared at old vic in the 1933-34 Season, playing Shakespeare, Chekove Wilde. In 1936 she was Peter Pan and laughton captain hook in the piece of J. M. Barrie at the London Palladium His last appearance on stage was in the play the party of Jane Arden (1958) at the new theatre in London. Lanchester made his debut in the movie the scarlet woman (1925) and in 1928 appeared in three short mute, written by H. G. Wells and directed by Ivor Montagu (Bluebottles, daydreams and the tonic), in which laughton makes small appearances . They also appeared together in the "Film Revue" Comets (1930), with cast of British stage of theatre, musical and show of varieties, in which they sang the duet 'the ballad of Frankie and Johnnie'. Lanchester appeared in several other previous British sound films, including back's wife (1931), a film starring Laurence Olivier.

Spoiler : I Love Lucy Off to Florida!

Spoiler : The Bride of Frankenstein, of course!

Spoiler : Love those lips!

Spoiler : She did such a great job in this movie

Spoiler : I doubt she ever imagined that movie would be the one she's most remembered for; it was a bit part and she was only seen toward the end. Those early days of sound had to have been something to behold.

Spoiler : ((❤ ))! Love Elsa!

Spoiler : Such a cool actress!

Spoiler : She was one of the greatest, so many good movies.

Spoiler : She was really good,I remember her,especially,in A Witch In Paradise and A Witness For Prosecution.

Spoiler : I loved her in everything she starred in...smile emoticon

Spoiler : Awesome actress.

Spoiler : Love her

Spoiler : Love Elsa Lanchester.

Spoiler : She was alway wonderful. Could be counted on to do a not quite dizzy role better than anyone. Great with Danny Kaye. Bride fo Frankenstein gave her a new challenge to gives two characters from the same source. She also had the greatest hair style ever to be on film.

Spoiler : An excellent actor. love her work. Favs; The Bride Of Frankenstein, Bell, Book, And Candle.

Spoiler : I loved her she was a really good actress.

Spoiler : She was beautiful when she was young. She was a great actress.

Spoiler : She was absolutely gorgeous, attractive, sexy woman n her youth! R.I.P.

Spoiler : Actually, a very pretty woman; a pity that most only remember her for her Bride role.

Spoiler : Elsa was beautiful! I very recently finished a portrait of her as the Bride.

Spoiler : Such an underappreciated actress.. She is one of my absolute favorites

Spoiler : Lanchester, Elsa (Elizabeth Sullivan) Born in Lewisham, England 10/28/1902; died 12/26/1986 of bronchial pneumonia in Woodland Hills, California. Married to actor Charles Laughton (1929-1962 his death). London stage debut in Thirty Minutes In A Street (1922). British screen debut in One Of The Best (1927). Came to America in 1932, became a U.S. citizen in 1950. Guest star on many radio programs including Arch Obler's Plays for NBC (1939-1940); Everyman's Theatre for NBC (1940-1941).

Spoiler : Margaret Culver on The John Forsythe Show for NBC-TV (1965- 1966). Aunt Henrietta on Nanny And The Professor for ABC-TV (1971).

Spoiler : Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902-December 26, 1986) was a long-time actress, film and television. He became known for his role in the film bride of Frankenstein (1935), in which he was the companion of the Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was born in lewisham, London. His parents, James " Shamus " Sullivan (1872-1945) and Edith " Biddy " Lanchester (1871-1966) were considered bohemian and refused to legalize their union in any conventional way to satisfy the conservative society of the season. They were both socialists, according to lanchester's interview in the 70 s for dick cavett. Elsa's older brother, Waldo Sullivan Lanchester, born five years earlier, was a puppeteer, with his own puppet company based in Malvern, Worcestershire and later in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Spoiler : Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (October 28, 1902-December 26, 1986) was a long-time actress, film and television. He became known for his role in the film bride of Frankenstein (1935), in which he was the companion of the Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was born in lewisham, London. His parents, James " Shamus " Sullivan (1872-1945) and Edith " Biddy " Lanchester (1871-1966) were considered bohemian and refused to legalize their union in any conventional way to satisfy the conservative society of the season. They were both socialists, according to lanchester's interview in the 70 s for dick cavett. Elsa's older brother, Waldo Sullivan Lanchester, born five years earlier, was a puppeteer, with his own puppet company based in Malvern, Worcestershire and later in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Spoiler : His appearances in cabarets and nightclubs took her in a more serious work on stage and was in a piece of Arnold Bennett called Mr. Prohack (1927) that lanchester met another cast member, Charles Laughton. They married two years later and continued to perform together from time to time, both on stage and on screen. She acted as her daughter in the piece payment deferred (1931), although not in the subsequent version of the Hollywood movie Lanchester and laughton appeared at old vic in the 1933-34 Season, playing Shakespeare, Chekove Wilde. In 1936 she was Peter Pan and laughton captain hook in the piece of J. M. Barrie at the London Palladium His last appearance on stage was in the play the party of Jane Arden (1958) at the new theatre in London. Lanchester made his debut in the movie the scarlet woman (1925) and in 1928 appeared in three short mute, written by H. G. Wells and directed by Ivor Montagu (Bluebottles, daydreams and the tonic), in which laughton makes small appearances . They also appeared together in the "Film Revue" Comets (1930), with cast of British stage of theatre, musical and show of varieties, in which they sang the duet 'the ballad of Frankie and Johnnie'. Lanchester appeared in several other previous British sound films, including back's wife (1931), a film starring Laurence Olivier.

Spoiler : She appeared again on the screens with laughton as a highly comical Anne of cleves, in the private life of Henry VIII (1933). Laughton was now making movies in Hollywood, so lanchester joined him, making small appearances in David Copperfield (1935 ) and naughty Marietta (1935). These and their appearances in films britânicosajudaram her to win the title role in the film bride of Frankenstein (1935). She and laughton returned to Britain to act together again in Rembrandt ( 1936) and later in vessel of wrath (1938). They both returned to Hollywood, where he made the hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), although lanchester does not appear in any other film until ladies in retirement (1941). She and laughton acted as husband and woman (their characters were called the Charles and Elsa Smith) in tales of Manhattan (1942) and both appeared again in the cast of stars, mostly British, from forever and a day (1943). She received the biggest fee on passport to destiny (1944) For the only time in his hollywood career. Lanchester played supporting roles in the spiral staircase and the razor's edge (both of 1946). She appeared as a housekeeper in the Bishop's wife (1947) with David Niven as the bishop, Loretta young as his wife, and Cary grantcomo an angel Lanchester played a comic role as an artist in the thriller, the big clock (1948), in which laughton starred as a megalomaniac press tycoon. She made a participation as a painter specializing in Nativity Scenes in the film eats to the stable (1949), for which she was nominated for the Oscar for best supporting actress (1949 During the late 1940 s and 1950 s, she appeared in small, but highly varied supporting roles in several films, while appearing simultaneously on the stage of the turnabout theatre in Hollywood. Here, she performed her solo vaudeville show together with a show of puppets, singing off-colors songs that later she recorded for a pair of lps.

Spoiler : On the screen, she appeared alongside Danny Kayeem The Inspector General (1949), played as a blackmailer in the mystery street film (1950) and was the travel companion of Shelley Winters in Frenchie (1950). Supporting papers in the early 1950 s, including a brief appearance of 2 minutes as the bearded woman in 3 RING CIRCUS (1954), about to be shave by Jerry Lewis.

Spoiler : She had another significant and memorable role when she appeared again with her husband in witness for the prosecution (1957), a cinematic version of Agatha Christie's 1953 piece, for which both received Oscar nominations - she for the second time as best Supporting Actress and laughton also for the second time, as best actor. None won. However, she won the golden globe of best actress coadjuvantecom the movie. Lanchester made a witch in bell, book and candle (1958) and appeared in films like Mary Poppins (1964), that darn cat! (1965) and blackbeard's Ghost (1968). She seemed on April 9, 1959 on the NBC show the ford show, starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. She played in two episodes of the wonderful world of Disney also on NBC. In addition, she had memorable guest roles in an episode of I love Lucy in 1956 and in episodes of NBC's eleventh hour (1964) and the man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965).

Spoiler : In 1965-66 on television she appeared regularly in the sitcom of John Forsythe, the John Forsythe Show, on NBC as miss Culver, director of a private academy of girls in San Francisco. She continued her work on television in the early 1970 s, appearing as a recurring character in nanny and the teacher, starring Richard long and Juliet Mills.

Spoiler : Lanchester Married Charles Laughton in 1929. In 1938, lanchester published a book about his relationship with laughton, Charles Laughton and I. In March 1983, lanchester released an autobiography entitled Elsa lanchester herself. In the book she claims that she and Charles Laughton never had children because laughton was homosexual.

Spoiler : Maureen O ' Hara, a friend and co-Star of laughton, denied that this was the reason for the lack of children of the couple He said that laughton had told her that the reason he and his wife never had children was because of a unsuccessful abortion that lanchester had at the beginning of his career at burlesque. Lanchester admitted in his autobiography that she had two abortions in her youth (one of them is from laughton), but it is not clear if the second left her unable to get pregnant The two women didn't like it. Lanchester once said about o ' Hara: " it seems that butter does not fall in her mouth or anywhere else." Lanchester was an atheist.

Spoiler : Shortly after the launch of his autobiography, the health of lanchester languished. In 30 months she suffered two spills, becoming totally incapacitated and demanding constant care. She was confined to bed In March 1986, the motion picture and television fundrecorreu to become an administrator of lanchester and their property, which was evaluated in $ 900.000.

Spoiler : Elsa lanchester died in woodland hills, California, on December 26, 1986, at the age of 84, at the motion picture hospital of bronchopneumonia. His body was cremated on January 5, 1987, at chapel of the pines in Los Angeles and its ashes scattered across the Pacific Ocean.