Famous People with Name Elsie

Elsie Driggs            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elsie Driggs: was an American painter mostly known for her contributions to the Precisionism movement of the 1920s, as well as her floral and figurative paintings in watercolor, pastels, and oils later on in her career. Her works are in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), the James A. Michener Art Museum (Pennsylvania), and the Columbus Museum of Art (Ohio), among others.

Elsie Janis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elsie Janis: was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "the sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force).

Elsie Windes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elsie Windes: is an American water polo player. She was a member of the US Water Polo Team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Elsie Lefebvre            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elsie Lefebvre: is a Quebec politician. She was the Member of the National Assembly for the Laurier-Dorion riding from 2004 to 2007, and currently serves on Montreal City Council. She is trilingual, speaking French, Spanish and English.In 2004, she won the Parti Québécois candidacy for the coming by-election in her native riding, Laurier-Dorion, and began a campaign of outspoken left-wing and sovereigntist politics (opposing the Charest government). On September 20, 2004, at the age of 25, she became the youngest elected female MNA in the National Assembly of Quebec's history. Her arrival was touted by some as the sovereigntist new blood and breath of fresh air for the party and movement. Four by-elections occurred on the day of her victory. The Liberals lost all but one (with a smaller victory than usual for one of the strongest Liberal fortresses, Nelligan), with the PQ winning two and the Action démocratique du Québec one.

Lily Elsie            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Lily Elsie: was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow.Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie found success in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals. Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times.

Florence Elsie Inman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Florence Elsie Inman: was a long serving member of the Canadian Senate. A Liberal, she was appointed to the Senate 28 July 1955 on the recommendation of Louis St-Laurent, and represented the senatorial division of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island until her death. She was the first female Senator from Prince Edward Island.