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Elisabeth Fraser

Elisabeth Fraser

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Elisabeth Fraser was an American actress known for brassy blonde roles. Born in Brooklyn, her education took place in Haiti, France and New York. She started acting six weeks after finishing high school, taking the ingenue role in the Broadway staging of There Shall Be No Night, a Pulitzer Prize winner. She then appeared in dozens of films for Warner Brothers. One of her first roles was June Stanley in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941), and she appeared in All My Sons (1948). Her most notable role was as a friend of Shelley Winters' character in A Patch of Blue (1965). On stage she worked for more than thirty years, appearing on Broadway in The Best Man, The Family, and Tunnel of Love, and she also took part in the 1958 movie. On television she played Joan on The Phil Silvers Show and guest-starred on Perry Mason and Maude. She wrote a book, Once Upon a Dime.

85years old at death

Born January 8, 1920Brooklyn
Died May 5, 2005Woodland Hills
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 26 years1941 to 1967

Genres

Drama47%, 7 films
Comedy40%, 6 films
Romance33%, 5 films
Western20%, 3 films
Music13%, 2 films

First and latest

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Elisabeth Fraser movies on Netflix

The Ballad of Josie1967IMDb rating 5.7as Widow Renfrew
The Way West1967IMDb rating 6.2as Mrs. Fairman
Tony Rome1967IMDb rating 6.5as Irene (misidentified as "Irma" in credits)
The Glass Bottom Boat1966IMDb rating 6.5as Nina Bailey
A Patch of Blue1965IMDb rating 8.0as Sadie
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?1963IMDb rating 5.8as Dora Ashley
Two for the Seesaw1962IMDb rating 6.6as Sophie
The Tunnel of Love1958IMDb rating 5.8as Alice Pepper
Young at Heart1954IMDb rating 6.7as Amy Tuttle
Callaway Went Thataway1951IMDb rating 6.6as Marie
Death of a Salesman1951IMDb rating 7.2as Miss Forsythe
All My Sons1948IMDb rating 7.3as Lydia Lubey
Commandos Strike at Dawn1942IMDb rating 6.6as Anna Korstad
One Foot in Heaven1941IMDb rating 6.6as Eileen Spence at Age 17
The Man Who Came to Dinner1941IMDb rating 7.5as June Stanley

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

A Patch of Blue1965 Drama, Music, Romanceas Sadie
IMDb rating 8.010K votes
The Man Who Came to Dinner1941 Comedyas June Stanley
IMDb rating 7.59.9K votes
Two for the Seesaw1962as Sophie
IMDb rating 6.62.4K votes
Young at Heart1954as Amy Tuttle
IMDb rating 6.73.1K votes
One Foot in Heaven1941as Eileen Spence at Age 17
IMDb rating 6.61.7K votes
The Tunnel of Love1958as Alice Pepper
IMDb rating 5.81.6K votes
Commandos Strike at Dawn1942as Anna Korstad
IMDb rating 6.61.1K votes
The Glass Bottom Boat1966as Nina Bailey
IMDb rating 6.55.8K votes

Most often with

Gordon Douglas directed two of these films, Andrew V. McLaglen two. Doris Day appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Robert Mitchum

Richard Widmark

Frank Sinatra

Fredric March

Richard Conte

Gordon DouglasDirector, 2 films

Andrew V. McLaglenDirector, 2 films

Films together

Doris Day4 films together, 1954 to 1967
Doris Day's page
- The Ballad of Josie1967IMDb rating 5.7Fraser as Widow RenfrewDay as Josie
- The Glass Bottom Boat1966IMDb rating 6.5Fraser as Nina BaileyDay as Jennifer Nelson
- The Tunnel of Love1958IMDb rating 5.8Fraser as Alice PepperDay as Isolde Poole
- Young at Heart1954IMDb rating 6.7Fraser as Amy TuttleDay as Laurie Tuttle
Robert Mitchum2 films together, 1962 to 1967
Robert Mitchum's page
- The Way West1967IMDb rating 6.2Fraser as Mrs. FairmanMitchum as Dick Summers
- Two for the Seesaw1962IMDb rating 6.6Fraser as SophieMitchum as Jerry Ryan
Richard Widmark2 films together, 1958 to 1967
Richard Widmark's page
- The Way West1967IMDb rating 6.2Fraser as Mrs. FairmanWidmark as Lije Evans
- The Tunnel of Love1958IMDb rating 5.8Fraser as Alice PepperWidmark as August 'Augie' Poole
Frank Sinatra2 films together, 1954 to 1967
Frank Sinatra's page
- Tony Rome1967IMDb rating 6.5Fraser as Irene (misidentified as "Irma" in credits)Sinatra as Tony Rome
- Young at Heart1954IMDb rating 6.7Fraser as Amy TuttleSinatra as Barney Sloan
Fredric March2 films together, 1941 to 1951
Fredric March's page
- Death of a Salesman1951IMDb rating 7.2Fraser as Miss ForsytheMarch as Willy Loman
- One Foot in Heaven1941IMDb rating 6.6Fraser as Eileen Spence at Age 17March as William Spence
Richard Conte2 films together, 1963 to 1967
Richard Conte's page
- Tony Rome1967IMDb rating 6.5Fraser as Irene (misidentified as "Irma" in credits)Conte as Lt. Dave Santini
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?1963IMDb rating 5.8Fraser as Dora AshleyConte as Leonard Ashley
Gordon DouglasDirector, 2 films, 1954 to 1967
All films by Gordon Douglas
- Tony Rome1967IMDb rating 6.5Fraser as Irene (misidentified as "Irma" in credits)
- Young at Heart1954IMDb rating 6.7Fraser as Amy Tuttle
Andrew V. McLaglenDirector, 2 films, 1967
All films by Andrew V. McLaglen
- The Ballad of Josie1967IMDb rating 5.7Fraser as Widow Renfrew
- The Way West1967IMDb rating 6.2Fraser as Mrs. Fairman
Also two films together7 more actors
- Grant MitchellOne Foot in Heaven (1941) and The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
- Gig YoungThe Tunnel of Love (1958) and Young at Heart (1954)
- Jesse WhiteCallaway Went Thataway (1951) and Death of a Salesman (1951)
- Timothy ScottThe Ballad of Josie (1967) and The Way West (1967)
- Jill St. JohnTony Rome (1967) and Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
- Lloyd GoughTony Rome (1967) and All My Sons (1948)
- Robert B. WilliamsA Patch of Blue (1965) and The Tunnel of Love (1958)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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