Josephine Hutchinson
Acting
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
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tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974
Amy O'Hara Hearn
movieThe Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
Mamie Baldwin
movieRabbit, Run
1970
Mrs. Angstrom
tvThen Came Bronson
1969
Miss Lucy
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Millie Farrell
movieShadow Over Elveron
1968
Emily Maslan
movieNevada Smith
1966
Mrs. Elvira McCanles
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Libby Jackson / Anna Wandermere
movieBaby the Rain Must Fall
1965
Mme Ewing
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Mrs. Blanchard
tvBurke's Law
1963
Madeline Vickers
tvThe New Breed
1961
Nettie
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Amelia Blair
tvThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Betty Galloway
movieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
Widow Douglas
movieWalk Like a Dragon
1960
Ma Bartlett
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Grandma Robot
tvBonanza
1959
Martha Randolph
movieNorth by Northwest
1959
Mrs. Townsend
tvRawhide
1959
Abigail Briggs
movieStep Down to Terror
1958
Mrs. Walters
movieSing Boy Sing
1958
Caroline Walker
tvPerry Mason
1957
Leona Walsh / Miriam Baker / Miss Sarah
movieGun for a Coward
1956
Madame Keough
movieMiracle in the Rain
1956
Agnes Wood
tvGunsmoke
1955
Mrs. Crale / Sister Ellen
movieMany Rivers to Cross
1955
Mrs. Cherne
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Lyddie Hampton
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Mother / Mama Stacey
movieRuby Gentry
1952
Letitia Gentry
movieLove Is Better Than Ever
1952
Mrs. Macaboy
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Mother Superior
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Mrs. Lavery
movieAdventure in Baltimore
1949
Mrs. Lilly Sheldon
movieThe Tender Years
1948
Emily Norris
movieCass Timberlane
1947
Lillian Drover
movieSomewhere in the Night
1946
Elizabeth Conroy
movieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
movieHer First Beau
1941
Mrs. Wood
movieTom Brown's School Days
1940
Mrs. Mary Arnold
movieMy Son, My Son!
1940
Nellie Moscrop Essex
movieSon of Frankenstein
1939
Elsa von Frankenstein
movieThe Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
Dr. Mary Reynolds
movieThe Women Men Marry
1937
Jane Carson
movieMountain Justice
1937
Ruth Harkins
movieI Married a Doctor
1936
Carol Kennicott
movieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
Marie Pasteur
movieThe Melody Lingers on
1935
Ann Prescott
movieOil for the Lamps of China
1935
Hester Adams Chase
movieThe Right to Live
1935
Stella Trent
movieHappiness Ahead
1934
Joan Bradford
movieA Little Princess
1917
(uncredited)