Lurene Tuttle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907, Pleasant Lake, Indiana - May 28, 1986, Encino, California) was a character actress, who made transitions from vaudeville to radio, to films and television. Her most enduring impact was as one of network radio's most versatile actresses. Often appearing in 15 shows a week, comedies, dramas, thrillers, soap operas, and crime dramas, and she became known as the First Lady of Radio. Heaven Only Knows (1947) was her first film. She went on to roles in other films such as Orson Welles's Macbeth (1948), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), as the wife of Sheriff Chambers. In Don't Bother to Knock (1952) she portrayed a mother who lets a disturbed Marilyn Monroe babysit her daughter. The next year she appeared again with Marilyn in Niagara, as Mrs. Kettering. She had a rare starring role in Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960). She played Grandma Pusser in the original Walking Tall film trilogy, and also appeared in horror films such as The Manitou (1978), starring Tony Curtis. Her final film role was in the 1983 film Testament. Tuttle became a familiar face to millions of television viewers with more than 100 appearances from 1950 to 1986, often in the role of an inquisitive busybody. On television and in films, Tuttle streamlined herself into a pattern of roles between wise, loving wives/mothers or bristling matrons. She was familiar to the early television audience as wife/mother Lavinia (Vinnie) Day in Life with Father (1953–1955). Columnist Hedda Hopper called the selection of Leon Ames as Father and Tuttle as Mother "what I consider 22 carat casting with two all-Americans." Description above from the Wikipedia article Lurene Tuttle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Evil Town
as Mildred Phelps
Evil Town
as Mildred Phelps
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Mrs. Hunt
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
as Mrs. Hunt
Testament
as Rosemary Abhart
Testament
as Rosemary Abhart
Shooting Stars
as Mrs Brand
Shooting Stars
as Mrs Brand
Shooting Stars
as Mrs Brand
Shooting Stars
as Mrs Brand
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
as Mollie Heller
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
as Mollie Heller
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Miss Watson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Miss Watson
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
as Aunt Em (voice)
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
as Aunt Em (voice)
For the Love of It
as Blanche
For the Love of It
as Blanche
Carlton Your Doorman
as Carlton's Mother (voice)
Carlton Your Doorman
as Carlton's Mother (voice)
White Mama
as Mrs. McIntyre
White Mama
as Mrs. McIntyre
Human Experiments
as Granny
Human Experiments
as Granny
Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Anna Noble
Parts: The Clonus Horror
as Anna Noble
The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401
The Manitou
as Mrs. Herz
The Manitou
as Mrs. Herz
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
as Grandma
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
as Grandma
Law and Order
as Mrs. Brian O'Malley, Sr.
Law and Order
as Mrs. Brian O'Malley, Sr.
Walking Tall Part II
as Grandma Pusser
Walking Tall Part II
as Grandma Pusser
Dr. Shagetz
as Mildred Phelps
Dr. Shagetz
as Mildred Phelps
Down and Dirty Duck
as Duck's Mother (Voice)
Down and Dirty Duck
as Duck's Mother (Voice)
Down and Dirty Duck
as Duck's Mother (voice)
Down and Dirty Duck
as Duck's Mother (voice)
Hello Mother, Goodbye!
as Leona
Hello Mother, Goodbye!
as Leona
Live Again, Die Again
as Betty Simpson
Live Again, Die Again
as Betty Simpson
Mrs. Sundance
as Mrs. Lee
Mrs. Sundance
as Mrs. Lee
Walking Tall
as Grandma
Walking Tall
as Grandma
The Fortune Cookie
as Mother Hinkle
The Fortune Cookie
as Mother Hinkle
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Mrs. Natalie Miller
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Mrs. Natalie Miller
The Restless Ones
as David's Grandmother
The Restless Ones
as David's Grandmother
Nightmare in the Sun
as Gideon's wife
Nightmare in the Sun
as Gideon's wife
Critic's Choice
as Mother in Sisters Three
Critic's Choice
as Mother in Sisters Three
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
as Ma Barker
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
as Ma Barker
The Unchained Goddess
as Meteora the Goddess of Weather
The Unchained Goddess
as Meteora the Goddess of Weather
Sweet Smell of Success
as Loretta Bartha (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success
as Loretta Bartha (uncredited)
Untamed Youth
as Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp
Untamed Youth
as Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp
Sincerely Yours
as Mrs. McGinley
Sincerely Yours
as Mrs. McGinley
The Glass Slipper
as Cousin Loulou
The Glass Slipper
as Cousin Loulou
Give a Girl a Break
as Mrs. Doolittle
Give a Girl a Break
as Mrs. Doolittle
Three Lives
as Mrs. Armstrong
Three Lives
as Mrs. Armstrong
Niagara
as Mrs. Kettering
Niagara
as Mrs. Kettering
Never Wave at a WAC
as Murchinson
Never Wave at a WAC
as Murchinson
Don't Bother to Knock
as Ruth Jones
Don't Bother to Knock
as Ruth Jones
Room for One More
as Miss Kenyon
Room for One More
as Miss Kenyon
The Whip Hand
as Molly Loomis
The Whip Hand
as Molly Loomis
Tomorrow Is Another Day
as Mrs. Dawson
Tomorrow Is Another Day
as Mrs. Dawson
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Ellen Griswold
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Ellen Griswold
A Life of Her Own
as Secretary (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own
as Secretary (uncredited)
Macbeth
as Gentlewoman / The Three
Macbeth
as Gentlewoman / The Three
Homecoming
as Miss Stoker
Homecoming
as Miss Stoker
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Mary
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Mary
Heaven Only Knows
as Mrs. O'Donnell
Heaven Only Knows
as Mrs. O'Donnell
Sadie Hawkins Day
as Mammy Yocum / Daisy Mae (voice)
Sadie Hawkins Day
as Mammy Yocum / Daisy Mae (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Girl Lead in Movie (voice) (uncredited)
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Girl Lead in Movie (voice) (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Stenographer
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Stenographer