Elsa Lanchester

Birth Name:

Elsa Sullivan Lanchester

Birth Place:

Lewisham, London, England

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

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

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