Elsa Lanchester

**Elsa Sullivan Lanchester** (28. oktobar 1902 &ndash; 26. decembar 1986) bila je engleska glumica poznata po dugoj i uspješnoj filmskoj i televizijskoj karijeri u SAD, kao i plodnoj suradnji sa suprugom Charlesom Laughtonom.

Odrasla je u boemskoj porodici, a kao djevojčica nakratko studirala balet u Parizu kod Isadore Duncan. Nakon toga je nastupala u kazalištu i vodviljima, prije nego što je 1927. i upoznala glumca Charlesa Laughtona, za koga se udala dvije godine kasnije. Njih dvoje će nakon toga često nastupati zajedno, uključujući film *[[The Private Life of Henry VIII]]* 1933. godine, gdje je tumačila lik Ane Klevske. Kada se Laughton preselio u Hollywood, sa sobom je doveo Elsu i pomogao joj da dobije naslovnu ulogu u filmu *[[Bride of Frankenstein|Frankensteinova nevjesta]]* 1935. godine. Sa svojim mužem je zajedno nastupila i u filmu *[[Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film)|Svjedok optužbe]]* kada su oboje dobili nominacije za Oscar.

Godine 1983. je objavila autobiografsku knjigu u kojoj je tvrdila da joj je muž priznao svoju homoseksualnost, nakon čega je odlučila da ostane živjeti s njim, ali bez djece.

## Filmografija

* *[[The Scarlet Woman: An Ecclesiastical Melodrama]]* (1925)
* *[[One of the Best (film)|One of the Best]]* (1927)
* *[[The Constant Nymph (1928 film)|The Constant Nymph]]* (1928)
* *[[Bluebottles (film)|Bluebottles]]* (1928)
* *[[The Tonic]]* (1928)
* *[[Daydreams (film)|Daydreams]]* (1928)
* *[[Mr Smith Wakes Up]]* (1929)
* *[[Comets]]* (1930)
* *[[Ashes (1930 film)|Ashes]]* (1930)
* *[[The Love Habit]]* (1931)
* *[[The Stronger Sex]]* (1931)
* *[[Potiphar's Wife]]* (1931)
* *[[The Officer's Mess]]* (1931)
* *[[The Private Life of Henry VIII]]* (1933)
* *[[The Private Life of Don Juan]]* (1934: uncredited)
* *[[David Copperfield (1935 film)|David Copperfield]]* (1935)
* *[[Naughty Marietta (film)|Naughty Marietta]]* (1935)
* *[[Bride of Frankenstein]]* (1935)
* *[[The Ghost Goes West]]* (1935)
* *[[Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty]]* (1936: unreleased)
* *[[Rembrandt (1936 film)|Rembrandt]]* (1936)
* *[[Vessel of Wrath]]* (1938: also titled *[[The Beachcomber]]*)
* *[[Ladies in Retirement]]* (1941)
* *[[Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake]]* (1942)
* *[[Tales of Manhattan]]* (1942)
* *[[Forever and a Day (1943 film)|Forever and a Day]]* (1943)
* *[[Thumbs Up]]* (1943)
* *[[Lassie Come Home]]* (1943)
* *[[Passport to Destiny]]* (1944: also titled *Passport to Adventure*)
* *[[The Spiral Staircase (1946 film)|The Spiral Staircase]]* (1946)
* *[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|The Razor's Edge]]* (1946)
* *[[Northwest Outpost]]* (1947: also titled *[[End of the Rainbow]]*)

* *[[The Bishop's Wife]]* (1947)
* *[[The Big Clock (1948 film)|The Big Clock]]* (1948)
* *[[Come to the Stable]]* (1949)
* *[[The Secret Garden (1949 film)|The Secret Garden]]* (1949)
* *[[The Inspector General (film)|The Inspector General]]* (1949)
* *[[Buccaneer's Girl]]* (1949)
* *[[Mystery Street]]* (1950)
* *[[Girl of the Year]]* (1950: also titled *[[The Petty Girl]]*)
* *[[Frenchie]]* (1950)
* *[[Dreamboat]]* (1952)
* *[[Les Misérables (1952 film)|Les Misérables]]* (1952)
* *[[Androcles and the Lion (film)|Androcles and the Lion]]* (1952)
* *[[The Girls of Pleasure Island]]* (1953)
* *[[3 Ring Circus]]* (1954)
* *[[Hell's Half Acre (film)|Hell's Half Acre]]* (1954)
* *[[The Glass Slipper]]* (1955)
* *[[Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film)|Witness for the Prosecution]]* (1957)
* *[[Bell, Book and Candle]]* (1958)
* *[[Honeymoon Hotel]]* (1964)
* *[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]* (1964)
* *[[Pajama Party (film)|Pajama Party]]* (1964)
* *[[That Darn Cat! (1965 film)|That Darn Cat!]]* (1965) - Mrs. MacDougall
* *[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]* (TV) (1965)
* *[[Easy Come, Easy Go (film)|Easy Come, Easy Go]]* (1967)
* *[[Blackbeard's Ghost]]* (1968)
* *[[Rascal (film)|Rascal]]* (1969)
* *[[Me, Natalie]]* (1969)
* *[[My Dog, the Thief]]* (TV) (1969)
* *[[Willard (1971 film)|Willard]]* (1971)
* *[[Terror in the Wax Museum]]* (1973)
* *[[Arnold (film)|Arnold]]* (1974)
* *[[Murder by Death]]* (1976)
* *[[Die Laughing (film)|Die Laughing]]* (1980)

## Izvori

## Literatura
* Lanchester, Elsa *[[Charles Laughton and I]]* (1938)
* Lanchester, Elsa *[[Elsa Lanchester Herself]]* (1983)
* Singer, Kurt *[[The Charles Laughton Story]]* (1954)
* Higham, Charles *[[Charles Laughton: An Intimate Biography]]* (1976)
* Callow, Simon *[[Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor]]* (1987)

## Vanjske veze
* Official Elsa website
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* Cult Sirens: Elsa Lanchester
* Obituary
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* Elsa Lanchester at Virtual History