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.
Acted in 59
1970s
- 1974
- 1972
- 1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Mamie Baldwin
- 1970
Rabbit, Run
Mrs. Angstrom
1960s
- 1969
To Rome with Love
TV
- 1968
Shadow Over Elveron
Emily Maslan
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Mme Ewing
- 1963
- 1962
General Electric True
TV
- 1961
- 1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Widow Douglas
Walk Like a Dragon
Ma Bartlett
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Step Down to Terror
Mrs. Walters
Sing Boy Sing
Caroline Walker
- 1957
- 1956
Gun for a Coward
Madame Keough
Miracle in the Rain
Agnes Wood
- 1955
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Mother, Mama Stacey · 1 episode
- 1952
Ruby Gentry
Letitia Gentry
Love Is Better Than Ever
Mrs. Macaboy
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Mother Superior · 1 episode
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Adventure in Baltimore
Mrs. Lilly Sheldon
- 1948
The Tender Years
Emily Norris
- 1947
Cass Timberlane
Lillian Drover
- 1946
- 1941
Her First Beau
Mrs. Wood
- 1940
Tom Brown's School Days
Mrs. Mary Arnold
My Son, My Son!
Nellie Moscrop Essex
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Dr. Mary Reynolds
- 1937
The Women Men Marry
Jane Carson
Mountain Justice
Ruth Harkins
- 1936
I Married a Doctor
Carol Kennicott
- 1935
The Melody Lingers on
Ann Prescott
Oil for the Lamps of China
Hester Adams Chase
The Right to Live
Stella Trent
- 1934
Happiness Ahead
Joan Bradford
1910s
- 1917
Appearances1
1940s
- 1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)