Elizabeth Wilson was born April 4, 1921, in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Marie Ethel and Dunning Wilson. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. Elizabeth’s debut film appearance was an uncredited role in Notorious (1946), she later appeared in Patterns of Power (1956), her performance was nominated a BAFTA Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film. With over 70 film and television appearances, we should acknowledge her work in The Graduate (1967), 9 to 5 (1980), The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) and The Addams Family (1991) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
