Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

1903-10-12 – 1998-06-04 (age 94) Seattle, Washington, USA
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Biography

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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.

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North by Northwest
North by Northwest

1959

as Mrs. Townsend

Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith

1966

as Mrs. Elvira McCanles

Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein

1939

as Elsa von Frankenstein

Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry

1952

as Letitia Gentry

Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night

1946

as Elizabeth Conroy

The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

as Marie Pasteur

Walk Like a Dragon
Walk Like a Dragon

1960

as Ma Bartlett

Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward

1956

as Madame Keough

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
My Son, My Son!
My Son, My Son!

1940

as Nellie Moscrop Essex

Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain

1956

as Agnes Wood

Baby the Rain Must Fall
Baby the Rain Must Fall

1965

as Mme Ewing

Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross

1955

as Mrs. Cherne

Rabbit, Run
Rabbit, Run

1970

as Mrs. Angstrom

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane

1947

as Lillian Drover

Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days

1940

as Mrs. Mary Arnold

Oil for the Lamps of China
Oil for the Lamps of China

1935

as Hester Adams Chase

Adventure in Baltimore
Adventure in Baltimore

1949

as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon

The Right to Live
The Right to Live

1935

as Stella Trent