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Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

ActingBorn October 12, 1903Died June 4, 1998 (age 94)Seattle, Washington, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josephine Hutchinson (October 12, 1903 - June 4, 1998) was an American actress. Hutchinson was born in Seattle, Washington. Her mother, Leona Roberts, was an actress best known for her role as Mrs. Meade in Gone with the Wind. Under contract with Warner Bros., Hutchinson went to Hollywood in 1934, debuting in Happiness Ahead. She was featured on the cover of Film Weekly on August 23, 1935 and appeared in The Story of Louis Pasteur in 1936. At Universal, she played Elsa von Frankenstein in one of her more memorable roles alongside actor Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein (1939). She later played Mrs. Townsend in North by Northwest (1959) and Love Is Better Than Ever, starring Elizabeth Taylor. Hutchinson made a number of Television appearances, including episodes of Perry Mason, The Rifleman and Little House on the Prairie. She died, aged 94, on June 4, 1998 at the Florence Nightingale Nursing Home in Manhattan. Her ashes were scattered near her niece’s home at Springfield, Oregon.

Filmography

1974
Little House on the Prairie

as Amy O'Hara Hearn

TV
1971Movie
1971
Travis Logan, D.A.

as Mrs. Tice

Movie
1970
Rabbit, Run

as Mrs. Angstrom

Movie
1970TV
1969
Then Came Bronson

as Miss Lucy

TV
1968
The Name of the Game

as Millie Farrell

TV
1968
Shadow Over Elveron

as Emily Maslan

Movie
1967TV
1966
Nevada Smith

as Mrs. Elvira McCanles

Movie
1965
The F.B.I.

as Libby Jackson

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Anna Wandermere

TV
1965Movie
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Mrs. Blanchard

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Madeline Vickers

TV
1961
The New Breed

as Nettie

TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Amelia Blair

TV
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Betty Galloway

TV
1960Movie
1960
Walk Like a Dragon

as Ma Bartlett

Movie
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Grandma Robot

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Martha Randolph

TV
1959
North by Northwest

as Mrs. Townsend

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Abigail Briggs

TV
1958
Step Down to Terror

as Mrs. Walters

Movie
1958
Sing Boy Sing

as Caroline Walker

Movie
1957
Perry Mason

as Leona Walsh

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Miriam Baker

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Miss Sarah

TV
1956
Gun for a Coward

as Madame Keough

Movie
1956
Miracle in the Rain

as Agnes Wood

Movie
1955
Gunsmoke

as Mrs. Crale

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Sister Ellen

TV
1955
Many Rivers to Cross

as Mrs. Cherne

Movie
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

as Lyddie Hampton

TV
1953TV
1952
Ruby Gentry

as Letitia Gentry

Movie
1952Movie
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Mother Superior

TV
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Mrs. Lavery

TV
1949
Adventure in Baltimore

as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon

Movie
1948
The Tender Years

as Emily Norris

Movie
1947
Cass Timberlane

as Lillian Drover

Movie
1946
Somewhere in the Night

as Elizabeth Conroy

Movie
1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)

Movie
1941
Her First Beau

as Mrs. Wood

Movie
1940
Tom Brown's School Days

as Mrs. Mary Arnold

Movie
1940
My Son, My Son!

as Nellie Moscrop Essex

Movie
1939
Son of Frankenstein

as Elsa von Frankenstein

Movie
1938
The Crime of Doctor Hallet

as Dr. Mary Reynolds

Movie
1937
The Women Men Marry

as Jane Carson

Movie
1937
Mountain Justice

as Ruth Harkins

Movie
1936
I Married a Doctor

as Carol Kennicott

Movie
1936Movie
1935
The Melody Lingers on

as Ann Prescott

Movie
1935
Oil for the Lamps of China

as Hester Adams Chase

Movie
1935
The Right to Live

as Stella Trent

Movie
1934
Happiness Ahead

as Joan Bradford

Movie
1917
A Little Princess

as (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 12, 1903
Day of DeathJune 4, 1998
Place of BirthSeattle, Washington, USA
Popularity0.6