Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Elvidge, of English and Irish descent,[1] attended Pennsylvania College and was a concert singer before she began acting.

[2] She debuted in Passing Show of 1914, produced by Sam Shubert at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

[3] She is noted for playing roles as a vamp in silent movies such as The Lure of Woman (1915) and The Poison Pen (1919).

After the conclusion of her movie career in 1924, Elvidge toured America on the Orpheum Circuit, Inc., in vaudeville.

[4] Elvidge died in 1965 at the Mary Lee Nursing Home in Eatontown, New Jersey.