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.
Filmography
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Mamie Baldwin
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Mamie Baldwin
Travis Logan, D.A.
as Mrs. Tice
Travis Logan, D.A.
as Mrs. Tice
Rabbit, Run
as Mrs. Angstrom
Rabbit, Run
as Mrs. Angstrom
Shadow Over Elveron
as Emily Maslan
Shadow Over Elveron
as Emily Maslan
Nevada Smith
as Mrs. Elvira McCanles
Nevada Smith
as Mrs. Elvira McCanles
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Mme Ewing
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Mme Ewing
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Widow Douglas
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Widow Douglas
Walk Like a Dragon
as Ma Bartlett
Walk Like a Dragon
as Ma Bartlett
North by Northwest
as Mrs. Townsend
North by Northwest
as Mrs. Townsend
Step Down to Terror
as Mrs. Walters
Step Down to Terror
as Mrs. Walters
Sing Boy Sing
as Caroline Walker
Sing Boy Sing
as Caroline Walker
Gun for a Coward
as Madame Keough
Gun for a Coward
as Madame Keough
Miracle in the Rain
as Agnes Wood
Miracle in the Rain
as Agnes Wood
Many Rivers to Cross
as Mrs. Cherne
Many Rivers to Cross
as Mrs. Cherne
Ruby Gentry
as Letitia Gentry
Ruby Gentry
as Letitia Gentry
Love Is Better Than Ever
as Mrs. Macaboy
Love Is Better Than Ever
as Mrs. Macaboy
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon
The Tender Years
as Emily Norris
The Tender Years
as Emily Norris
Cass Timberlane
as Lillian Drover
Cass Timberlane
as Lillian Drover
Somewhere in the Night
as Elizabeth Conroy
Somewhere in the Night
as Elizabeth Conroy
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
Her First Beau
as Mrs. Wood
Her First Beau
as Mrs. Wood
Tom Brown's School Days
as Mrs. Mary Arnold
Tom Brown's School Days
as Mrs. Mary Arnold
My Son, My Son!
as Nellie Moscrop Essex
My Son, My Son!
as Nellie Moscrop Essex
Son of Frankenstein
as Elsa von Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein
as Elsa von Frankenstein
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Mary Reynolds
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Mary Reynolds
The Women Men Marry
as Jane Carson
The Women Men Marry
as Jane Carson
Mountain Justice
as Ruth Harkins
Mountain Justice
as Ruth Harkins
I Married a Doctor
as Carol Kennicott
I Married a Doctor
as Carol Kennicott
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Marie Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Marie Pasteur
The Melody Lingers on
as Ann Prescott
The Melody Lingers on
as Ann Prescott
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Hester Adams Chase
Oil for the Lamps of China
as Hester Adams Chase
The Right to Live
as Stella Trent
The Right to Live
as Stella Trent
Happiness Ahead
as Joan Bradford
Happiness Ahead
as Joan Bradford
A Little Princess
as (uncredited)
A Little Princess
as (uncredited)