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 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.
North by Northwest
(Mrs. Townsend)
Son of Frankenstein
(Elsa von Frankenstein)
Nevada Smith
(Mrs. Elvira McCanles)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Widow Douglas)
Love Is Better Than Ever
(Mrs. Macaboy)
Tom Brown's School Days
(Mrs. Mary Arnold)
The Right to Live
(Stella Trent)
Ruby Gentry
(Letitia Gentry)
Many Rivers to Cross
(Mrs. Cherne)
Step Down to Terror
(Mrs. Walters)
The Story of Louis Pasteur
(Marie Pasteur)
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
(Mamie Baldwin)
Baby, the Rain Must Fall
(Mme Ewing)
Miracle in the Rain
(Agnes Wood)
Cass Timberlane
(Lillian Drover)
Happiness Ahead
(Joan Bradford)
Mountain Justice
(Ruth Harkins)
The Women Men Marry
(Jane Carson)
I Married a Doctor
(Carol Kennicott)
Oil for the Lamps of China
(Hester)
Adventure in Baltimore
(Mrs. Lilly Sheldon)
Sing Boy Sing
(Caroline Walker)
Somewhere in the Night
(Elizabeth Conroy)
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
(Dr. Mary Reynolds)
Shadow Over Elveron
(Emily Maslan)
Walk Like a Dragon
(Ma Bartlett)
My Son, My Son!
(Nellie Moscrop Essex)
Gun for a Coward
(Madame Keough)
A Little Princess
((uncredited))
Rabbit, Run
(Mrs. Angstrom)
The Tender Years
(Emily Norris)
Travis Logan, D.A.
(Mrs. Tice)
Her First Beau
(Mrs. Wood)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
(Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage))
The Melody Lingers on
(Ann Prescott)
Burke's Law
(Madeline Vickers)
Little House on the Prairie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Mrs. Blanchard)
The F.B.I.
(Libby Jackson)
Mannix
The Mod Squad
Gunsmoke
(Mrs. Crale)
Perry Mason
(Leona Walsh)
General Electric Theater
(Mother)
The Twilight Zone
To Rome with Love
Rawhide
(Abigail Briggs)
Lux Video Theatre
(Mrs. Lavery)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(Mother Superior)
Then Came Bronson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Matinee Theater
The Sixth Sense
The Rifleman
The New Breed
(Nettie)
General Electric True
Dr. Kildare
(Amelia Blair)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
(Betty Galloway)
The F.B.I.
(Anna Wandermere)
Gunsmoke
(Sister Ellen)
Bonanza
(Martha Randolph)
General Electric Theater
(Mama Stacey)
Perry Mason
(Miriam Baker)
The Name of the Game
(Millie Farrell)
Perry Mason
(Miss Sarah)