Actress. She was a stage actress and a star of the silent film era who was often billed as Mrs. Cecil Raleigh. She will be best remembered for her role as 'Mrs. Tredgett' in the romantic film, "The Tempstress" (1920). The film which was directed by George Edwardes-Hall, and which also starred Yvonne Arnaud, Langhorn Burton, Christine Maitland, Bruce Winston, Austin Leigh, and Lennox Pawle, tells the story of a widow who schemes to wed a rich squire by persuading his son to woo her governess. She was born one of eight children as Isabel Pauline Ellissen in Paddington, England, to Adolf Philipp Ellissen (1830-1900), and his wife Pauline Elizabeth Leveson Ellissen (1835-1908), on August 8, 1862. She began her acting career on stage and was an understudy at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England, and the Opéra-Comique in Paris, France, and was associated with the Drury Lane Theatre in London, England, and the Gaiety Theatre in London, England, for many years. She appeared in numerous stage plays including, "The Palace Of Pearl" (1886), "Woodcock's Little Game" (1887), "Becket" (1904), "The Merchant Of Venice" (1904), and "The Lyons Mail" (1904). She also appeared in, "The Cabinet Minister," "The Guardsman," "The Derby Winner," "Sporting Life," and "White Heather." During her stage career she often worked with the likes of actor Sir Henry Irving up until his death in 1905, and her husband actor Cecil Raleigh, among many others. She continued on the stage for many years usually in and around London, England, before venturing into the film world. She made her actual film debut in the role of 'Cow' in the short Fantasy drama film, "The Blue Bird" (1910), which was based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949). The film which also starred Pauline Gilmer, Olive Walter, E. A. Warburton, Ernest Hendrie, Edward Rigby, and Margaret Murray, tells the story of a fairy who helps selfish children find the bird of happiness. Besides, "The Blue Bird" (1910), and "The Tempstress" (1920), her many other film credits include, "The Clemenceau Case" (1915), "The Two Orphans" (1915), "Body And Soul" (1915), "A Parisian Romance" (1916), "A Woman's Honor" (1916), "Profit And The Loss" (1917), "Nobody's Child" (1919), "Desire" (1920), "Love Maggy" (1921), "The Road To London" (1921), "The Princess Of New York" (1921), and "The Life Of Lord Byron" (1922). She kept acting until her sudden death. She was married to the actor Cecil Raleigh (1856-1914). She was also a life member of the Actor's Association and was for many years on the Executive Committe of Theatrical Ladies' Guild. She passed away following a short illness in Bloomsbury, London, England, on August 22, 1923, just a couple of weeks after her 61st birthday, and she was buried in Paddington Old Cemetery in Paddington, England, where several other famous British personalities are also laid to rest. Her husband actor Cecil Raleigh, who was born Abraham Cecil Francis Fothergill Rowlands, predeceased her in death in London, England, on November 10, 1914, at the age of 58, and his final resting place is currently unknown.