Person Details

Birthday: 1903-10-12 00:24:45

Death: 1998-06-04 00:24:45

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 16


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Dr. Kildare
Average
5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Amelia Blair
The Name of the Game
Average
7

The Name of the Game

(1968) Millie Farrell
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Abigail Briggs
Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Sarah McKay
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Sister Ellen
Bonanza
Average
8

Bonanza

(1959) Martha Randolph
The F.B.I.
Average
6

The F.B.I.

(1965) Anna Wandermere
The New Breed
Average
7

The New Breed

(1961) Nettie

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1974 N/A
1972 N/A
1971 Mamie Baldwin
Mrs. Tice
1970 Mrs. Angstrom
1969 N/A
N/A
1968 N/A
Millie Farrell
Emily Maslan
1967 N/A
1966 Mrs. Elvira McCanles
1965 Anna Wandermere
Libby Jackson
Mme Ewing
1963 Mrs. Blanchard
Madeline Vickers
1962 N/A
1961 Nettie
Amelia Blair
1960 Betty Galloway
Widow Douglas
Ma Bartlett
1959 N/A
Martha Randolph
Mrs. Townsend
Abigail Briggs
1958 N/A
Mrs. Walters
Caroline Walker
1957 Sarah McKay
Miriam Baker
Leona Walsh
1956 Madame Keough
Agnes Wood
1955 N/A
N/A
Sister Ellen
Mrs. Crale
Mrs. Cherne
1953 Mama Stacey
Mother
1952 Letitia Gentry
Mrs. Macaboy
1951 Mother Superior
1950 Mrs. Lavery
1949 Mrs. Lilly Sheldon
1948 Emily Norris
1947 Lillian Drover
1946 Elizabeth Conroy
1943 Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
1941 Mrs. Wood
1940 Mrs. Mary Arnold
Nellie Moscrop Essex
1939 Elsa von Frankenstein
1938 Dr. Mary Reynolds
1937 Jane Carson
Ruth Harkins
1936 Carol Kennicott
Marie Pasteur
1935 Hester
Stella Trent
1934 Joan Bradford
1917 (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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