Elsa Lanchester Biography

Fast Facts

• After World War I, she founded the Children's Theatre and the Cave of Harmony in London
• In 1929, she got married to fellow actor Charles Laughton
• Studied dance as a child with famed choreographer Isadora Duncan
• Quote: "Stardom is all hard work, aspirins and purgatives․"
• Quote: "There is no such thing as a person that nothing has happened to, and each person's story is as different as his fingerprints․"
• Often takes on the role of eccentric or comedic characters
• Despite playing the lead role in "The Bride of Frankenstein," she did not receive top billing for the film due to her reputation for having a sharp tongue in Hollywood