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Rochelle Hudson

Actor
Born March 6, 1916Died January 17, 1972 (55 years)
Rochelle Hudson (March 6, 1916 — January 17, 1972) was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s. Hudson was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1931.

The Oklahoma City-born actress began her career as a teenager. She had signed a contract with RKO Pictures on November 22, 1930, when she was 17 years old.

She may be best remembered today for costarring in Wild Boys of the Road (1933), playing Cosette in Les Misérables (1935), playing Mary Blair, the older sister of Shirley Temple's character in Curly Top, and for playing Natalie Wood's mother in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). During her peak years in the 1930s, notable roles for Hudson included: Richard Cromwell's love interest in the Will Rogers showcase Life Begins at 40 (1935), the daughter of carnival barker W. C. Fields in Poppy (1936) and Claudette Colbert's adult daughter in Imitation of Life (1934).

She played Sally Glynn, the fallen ingenue to whom Mae West imparts the immortal wisdom, "When a girl goes wrong, men go right after her!" in the 1933 Paramount film, She Done Him Wrong. In the 1954–1955 television season, Hudson co-starred with Gil Stratton and Eddie Mayehoff in the CBS situation comedy That's My Boy, based on a 1951 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin film of the same name.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Les Misérables
  • Judge Priest
  • Hell's Highway

Known For

  • Rebel Without a Cause
  • Imitation of Life
  • Strait-Jacket
  • Les Misérables
  • Wild Boys of the Road
  • She Done Him Wrong
  • Curly Top
  • The Night Walker
  • Judge Priest
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
  • Meet Boston Blackie
  • Hold Anything
  • Lady, Play Your Mandolin!
  • Hell's Highway
  • Gallery of Horror
  • The Savage Girl
  • Battling Bosko
  • Bosko at the Zoo

Filmography

1967
Gallery of Horror · as Helen Spalding
1965
Broken Sabre · as Alice Whitcomb
1965
Branded (TV Series)
1964
The Night Walker · as Hilda
1964
Strait-Jacket · as Emily Cutler
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
1955
Rebel Without a Cause · as Judy's Mother
1955
The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1954
Shower of Stars (TV Series) · as Alice
1953
I'm the Law (TV Series)
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Diana
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Polly Grover
1950
Racket Squad (TV Series)
1949
Sky Liner · as Amy Winthrop
1948
Devil's Cargo · as Margo Delgado
1947
Bush Pilot · as Hilary Ward
1942
Queen of Broadway · as Sherry Baker
1942
Rubber Racketeers · as Nikki
1941
Meet Boston Blackie · as Cecelia Bradley
1940
Girls Under 21 · as Frances White Ryan
1940
Babies for Sale · as Ruth Williams
1940
Island of Doomed Men · as Lorraine Danel
1940
Men Without Souls · as Suzan Leonard
1940
Convicted Woman · as Betty Andrews
1938
Storm Over Bengal · as Joan Lattimore
1938
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance · as Victoria 'vicki' Mason
1938
Rascals · as Margaret Adams
1937
Born Reckless · as Sybil Roberts
1937
1936
Poppy · as Poppy
1935
Show Them No Mercy! · as Loretta Martin
1935
Way Down East · as Anna Moore
1935
Curly Top · as Mary Blair
1935
1935
Life Begins at 40 · as Adele Anderson
1934
The Mighty Barnum · as Ellen
1934
Bosko's Parlor Pranks · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1934
Imitation of Life · as Jessie Pullman, Age 18
1934
Judge Priest · as Virginia Maydew
1934
Bachelor Bait · as Cynthia Douglas
1934
Harold Teen · as Lillian 'lillums' Lovewell
1933
Mr. Skitch · as Emily Skitch
1933
1933
Doctor Bull · as Virginia (muller)/banning
1933
1933
1933
Notorious But Nice · as Constance Martin
1933
Beau Bosko · as Honey
1933
1933
1933
Bosko the Speed King · as Honey (voice)
1933
Bosko in Person · as Honey
1933
She Done Him Wrong · as Sally
1933
Lucky Devils · as Visitor
1933
Bosko in Dutch · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Penguin Pool Murder · as Telephone Operator
1932
The Savage Girl · as The Girl
1932
Secrets of the French Police · as Undercover Agent K-31 (bit)
1932
Bosko's Dizzy Date · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Bosko the Drawback · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Hell's Highway · as Mary Ellen
1932
Ride Him, Bosko! · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Beyond the Rockies · as Betty Allen
1932
Bosko the Lumberjack · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Bosko's Store · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Bosko at the Beach · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Bosko's Dog Race · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Is My Face Red? · as Newlywed Bride On Leviathon (uncredited)
1932
Girl Crazy · as San Luz Señorita
1932
Battling Bosko · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1932
Bosko at the Zoo · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1931
1931
1931
1931
The Public Defender · as Telephone Operator
1931
Everything's Rosie · as Lowe Party Guest By Punch Bowl
1931
Laugh and Get Rich · as Miss Jones - At Dance (uncredited)
1930
Hold Anything · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)
1930
Sinkin' in the Bathtub · as Honey (voice) (uncredited)

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