Priscilla Alden

Priscilla Alden

Heavyset character actress Priscilla Diane Alden was born on June 27, 1939 in San Francisco, California. Alden moved with her family to Santa Barbara, where she attended high school and graduated from UC Santa Barbara. After receiving a master's degree in English literature from the University of Montana, Priscilla returned to the Bay Area to enroll in the School of Drama at San Francisco State College. Alden acted throughout the 1970's, 80's, and 90's in an eclectic array of stage productions in such venues as the Magic Theatre, Theatre Rhinoceros, and the One Act Theatre Company. Moreover, in 1982 Priscilla won the Bay Area Theatre Critics Award for her performance as Lady Bracknell in a stage production of "Earnest in Love" at the Lamplighters theatre and appeared at times as a spear carrier in operas. Alden achieved her greatest enduring cult cinema popularity with her unforgettable portrayal of obese and unhinged compulsive eater serial killer Ethal Janowski in Criminally Insane (1975). She was likewise memorable as the equally deranged and dangerous Edith Mortley in Death Nurse (1987). Priscilla died at age 68 from complications of diabetes on August 24, 2007 in her home in San Francisco, California.

Known For: Acting

Born: San Francisco, California, USA, 1939-06-27

Died: 2007-08-24

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Criminally Insane	Ethel Janowski	55
2	1975	Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days	Townsperson	40
3	1977	.357 Magnum	Esther	0
4	1984	Birdy	Waiting Room Lady	71
5	1987	Death Nurse	Edith Mortley	41
6	1987	Criminally Insane 2	Ethel Janowski	27
7	1988	Death Nurse 2	Edith Mortley	31
8	1990	Stolen: One Husband	Court Clerk	27
9	1993	Quest of the Delta Knights	Old Woman	23
10	1995	Nine Months	Older Woman	57

Priscilla Alden

Film

Television