8.0
8.0
North by Northwest
1959
as Mrs. Townsend
Josephine Hutchinson
Acting
Born:October 12, 1903
Died:June 4, 1998(aged 94)
Birthplace:Seattle, Washington, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Cornish College of the Arts
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (35 movies)
7.3
7.3
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Hester
7.2
7.2
Tom Brown's School Days
1940
as Mrs. Mary Arnold
7.2
7.2
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971
as Mamie Baldwin
7.0
7.0
The Tender Years
1948
as Emily Norris
6.8
6.8
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Marie Pasteur
6.7
6.7
Nevada Smith
1966
as Mrs. Elvira McCanles
6.7
6.7
Son of Frankenstein
1939
as Elsa von Frankenstein
6.7
6.7
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Elizabeth Conroy
6.7
6.7
Miracle in the Rain
1956
as Agnes Wood
6.5
6.5
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
as Mrs. Tice
6.5
6.5
Shadow Over Elveron
1968
as Emily Maslan
6.3
6.3
Ruby Gentry
1952
as Letitia Gentry
6.2
6.2
Many Rivers to Cross
1955
as Mrs. Cherne
6.1
6.1
Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Mrs. Macaboy
6.1
6.1
Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965
as Mme Ewing
6.0
6.0
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Joan Bradford
6.0
6.0
Sing Boy Sing
1958
as Caroline Walker
5.8
5.8
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Widow Douglas
5.6
5.6
Gun for a Coward
1956
as Madame Keough
5.6
5.6
Step Down to Terror
1958
as Mrs. Walters
5.5
5.5
Mountain Justice
1937
as Ruth Harkins
5.5
5.5
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Lillian Drover
5.5
5.5
The Women Men Marry
1937
as Jane Carson
5.3
5.3
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
5.2
5.2
A Little Princess
1917
as (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Her First Beau
1941
as Mrs. Wood
5.0
5.0
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Ma Bartlett
4.9
4.9
Adventure in Baltimore
1949
as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon
4.7
4.7
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Carol Kennicott
4.4
4.4
The Right to Live
1935
as Stella Trent
4.0
4.0
My Son, My Son!
1940
as Nellie Moscrop Essex
3.0
3.0
Rabbit, Run
1970
as Mrs. Angstrom
The Melody Lingers on
1935
as Ann Prescott
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
as Dr. Mary Reynolds
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