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Elizabeth Russell

Elizabeth Russell

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

Elizabeth Russell was an American actress best known for her roles in the low-budget horror films that producer Val Lewton made at RKO Pictures in the mid-1940s. Born in Philadelphia, she worked in New York City as a photographer's model and was still modeling, acting only part-time, when she was cast in Cat People (1942). She went on to appear in several more of the horror films Lewton made at RKO, and it was for those low-budget productions that she was remembered. In a book on Lewton's career, Edmund G. Bansak wrote that her brief cameo lasted only moments but stayed with viewers long after the plot had been forgotten. She died in 2002.

85years old at death

Born August 2, 1916Philadelphia
Died May 4, 2002Los Angeles
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Elizabeth Convery (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 4 years1942 to 1946

Genres

Horror63%, 5 films
Drama50%, 4 films
Mystery50%, 4 films
Action13%, 1 film
Comedy13%, 1 film

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Elizabeth Russell movies on Netflix

Bedlam1946IMDb rating 6.8as Mistress Sims
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes1945IMDb rating 7.6as Kola Hanson
The Curse of the Cat People1944IMDb rating 6.7as Barbara Farren
Weird Woman1944IMDb rating 6.2as Evelyn Sawtelle
The Seventh Victim1943IMDb rating 6.7as Mimi
Cat People1942IMDb rating 7.2as The Cat Woman
So's Your Aunt Emma!1942IMDb rating 5.8as Zelda
The Corpse Vanishes1942IMDb rating 4.6as Countess Lorenz

Best known for

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

The Corpse Vanishes1942 Horror, Sci-Fias Countess Lorenz
IMDb rating 4.63.8K votes
The Curse of the Cat People1944 Drama, Horror, Mysteryas Barbara Farren
IMDb rating 6.78.0K votes
Bedlam1946as Mistress Sims
IMDb rating 6.84.8K votes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes1945as Kola Hanson
IMDb rating 7.62.7K votes
Weird Woman1944as Evelyn Sawtelle
IMDb rating 6.21.3K votes
The Seventh Victim1943as Mimi
IMDb rating 6.79.1K votes
So's Your Aunt Emma!1942as Zelda
IMDb rating 5.8285 votes
Cat People1942as The Cat Woman
IMDb rating 7.229K votes

Most often with

Mark Robson directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Tristram Coffin

George Eldredge

Donald Kerr

Simone SimonMark RobsonDirector, 2 films

Films together

Kent Smith2 films together, 1942 to 1944
Kent Smith's page
- The Curse of the Cat People1944IMDb rating 6.7Russell as Barbara FarrenSmith as Oliver 'Ollie' Reed
- Cat People1942IMDb rating 7.2Russell as The Cat WomanSmith as Oliver Reed
Tristram Coffin2 films together, 1942
Tristram Coffin's page
- So's Your Aunt Emma!1942IMDb rating 5.8Russell as ZeldaCoffin as Flower Henderson
- The Corpse Vanishes1942IMDb rating 4.6Russell as Countess LorenzCoffin as Dr. Foster
George Eldredge2 films together, 1942
George Eldredge's page
- So's Your Aunt Emma!1942IMDb rating 5.8Russell as ZeldaEldredge as Jake - Mickey's Trainer
- The Corpse Vanishes1942IMDb rating 4.6Russell as Countess LorenzEldredge as Mike
Tom Conway2 films together, 1942 to 1943
Tom Conway's page
- The Seventh Victim1943IMDb rating 6.7Russell as MimiConway as Dr. Louis Judd
- Cat People1942IMDb rating 7.2Russell as The Cat WomanConway as Dr. Louis Judd
Donald Kerr2 films together, 1942
Donald Kerr's page
- Cat People1942IMDb rating 7.2Russell as The Cat WomanKerr as Taxi Driver
- So's Your Aunt Emma!1942IMDb rating 5.8Russell as ZeldaKerr as The Sailor
Simone Simon2 films together, 1942 to 1944
Simone Simon's page
- The Curse of the Cat People1944IMDb rating 6.7Russell as Barbara FarrenSimon as Ghost of Irena
- Cat People1942IMDb rating 7.2Russell as The Cat WomanSimon as Irena Dubrovna Reed
Mark RobsonDirector, 2 films, 1943 to 1946
All films by Mark Robson
- Bedlam1946IMDb rating 6.8Russell as Mistress Sims
- The Seventh Victim1943IMDb rating 6.7Russell as Mimi
Also two films together4 more actors
- Jane RandolphThe Curse of the Cat People (1944) and Cat People (1942)
- Erford GageThe Curse of the Cat People (1944) and The Seventh Victim (1943)
- Eve MarchThe Curse of the Cat People (1944) and The Seventh Victim (1943)
- Gwen KenyonSo's Your Aunt Emma! (1942) and The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
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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