
Josephine Hutchinson
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1903-10-12
- Died
- 1998-06-04
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)

Perry Mason
1957
as Leona Walsh / Miriam Baker / Miss Sarah

Bonanza
1959
as Martha Randolph

Mannix
1967

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Amy O'Hara Hearn

The Rifleman
1958

Matinee Theater
1955

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Grandma Robot

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Amelia Blair

Rawhide
1959
as Abigail Briggs

The F.B.I.
1965
as Libby Jackson / Anna Wandermere

Burke's Law
1963
as Madeline Vickers

The Name of the Game
1968
as Millie Farrell

Gunsmoke
1955
as Mrs. Crale / Sister Ellen

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Mrs. Blanchard

The Partridge Family
1970
as Amanda

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

The Mod Squad
1968
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Lavery

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Betty Galloway

Then Came Bronson
1969
as Miss Lucy

The New Breed
1961
as Nettie
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Lyddie Hampton

The Sixth Sense
1972

To Rome with Love
1969

General Electric True
1962

General Electric Theater
1953
as Mother / Mama Stacey

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Mother Superior
Movies (35)

North by Northwest
1959
as Mrs. Townsend

Nevada Smith
1966
as Mrs. Elvira McCanles

Ruby Gentry
1952
as Letitia Gentry

Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Elizabeth Conroy

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Widow Douglas

Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Elsa von Frankenstein

Rabbit, Run
1970
as Mrs. Angstrom

Gun for a Coward
1956
as Madame Keough

Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965
as Mme Ewing

Many Rivers to Cross
1955
as Mrs. Cherne

Cass Timberlane
1947
as Lillian Drover

Mountain Justice
1937
as Ruth Harkins

The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Marie Pasteur

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as Mamie Baldwin

Step Down to Terror
1958
as Mrs. Walters

Miracle in the Rain
1956
as Agnes Wood

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Mrs. Macaboy

The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)

Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Ma Bartlett

Tom Brown's School Days
1940
as Mrs. Mary Arnold

Shadow Over Elveron
1968
as Emily Maslan

Adventure in Baltimore
1949
as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon

My Son, My Son!
1940
as Nellie Moscrop Essex

Her First Beau
1941
as Mrs. Wood

Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Hester Adams Chase

Sing Boy Sing
1958
as Caroline Walker

The Right to Live
1935
as Stella Trent

I Married a Doctor
1936
as Carol Kennicott
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
as Mrs. Tice

The Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
as Dr. Mary Reynolds

The Women Men Marry
1937
as Jane Carson

The Melody Lingers on
1935
as Ann Prescott

A Little Princess
1917
as (uncredited)

Happiness Ahead
1934
as Joan Bradford

The Tender Years
1948
as Emily Norris
About Josephine Hutchinson
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 m… With 62 credits spanning from 1917 to 1974, Josephine Hutchinson has appeared in 35 films and 27 TV shows.
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- North by Northwest (1959) — as Mrs. Townsend
- Nevada Smith (1966) — as Mrs. Elvira McCanles
- Ruby Gentry (1952) — as Letitia Gentry
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) — as Elizabeth Conroy
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) — as Widow Douglas
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