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Josephine Hutchinson
Actor
Born October 12, 1903Died June 4, 1998 (94 years)
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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.
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
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as Cast |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense (TV Series) |
| 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story · as Mamie Baldwin |
| 1971 | Travis Logan, D.A. · as Mrs. Tice |
| 1971 | Longstreet (TV Series) · as Lydia Duval |
| 1970 | Rabbit, Run · as Mrs. Angstrom |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family (TV Series) · as Amanda |
| 1969 | To Rome with Love (TV Series) |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Emma Fields |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Millie Farrell |
| 1968 | Shadow Over Elveron · as Emily Maslan |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith · as Mrs. Elvira Mccanles |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Anna Wandermere |
| 1965 | Baby the Rain Must Fall · as Mme Ewing |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Blanchard |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Madeline Vickers |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Grace Weber |
| 1961 | The New Breed (TV Series) · as Nettie |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Amelia Blair |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Hanford |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) · as Miss Woods |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Betty Galloway |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Mrs. Stone |
| 1960 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · as Widow Douglas |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon · as Ma Bartlett |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Mrs. Stanhope |
| 1959 | North by Northwest · as Mrs. Townsend |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Abigail Briggs |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Step Down to Terror · as Mrs. Walters |
| 1958 | Sing Boy Sing · as Caroline Walker |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Mary Turner |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Leona Walsh |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Miss Stevenson |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Agatha Webster |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Sister Bridgit |
| 1956 | Gun for a Coward · as Madame Keough |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain · as Agnes Wood |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Mrs. Crale |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross · as Mrs. Cherne |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Mrs. Maynard |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lyddie Hampton |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Mama Stacey |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry · as Letitia Gentry |
| 1952 | Love Is Better Than Ever · as Mrs. Macaboy |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Mother Superior |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lavery |
| 1949 | Adventure in Baltimore · as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane · as Lillian Drover |
| 1946 | Somewhere in the Night · as Elizabeth Conroy |
| 1940 | Tom Brown's School Days · as Mrs. Mary Arnold |
| 1940 | My Son, My Son! · as Nellie Moscrop Essex |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein · as Elsa Von Frankenstein |
| 1938 | The Crime of Doctor Hallet · as Dr. Mary Reynolds |
| 1937 | The Women Men Marry · as Jane Carson |
| 1937 | Mountain Justice · as Ruth Harkins |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctor · as Carol Kennicott |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur · as Marie Pasteur |
| 1935 | Oil for the Lamps of China · as Hester |
| 1935 | The Right to Live · as Stella Trent |
| 1934 | Happiness Ahead · as Joan Bradford |
| 1917 | A Little Princess · as (uncredited) |