Josephine Hutchinson
Born
October 12, 1903
Died
June 4, 1998 (94 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
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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.
Known For

Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
1974

The Sixth Sense
(1 episode)
1972

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Mamie Baldwin
1971
Travis Logan, D.A.
Mrs. Tice
1971

Rabbit, Run
Mrs. Angstrom
1970

To Rome with Love
(1 episode)
1969

Then Came Bronson
(1 episode)
1969

The Mod Squad
(1 episode)
1968

The Name of the Game
Millie Farrell · (1 episode)
1968

Shadow Over Elveron
Emily Maslan
1968

Mannix
(1 episode)
1967

Nevada Smith
Mrs. Elvira McCanles
1966

The F.B.I.
Libby Jackson · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Anna Wandermere · (1 episode)
1965

Baby the Rain Must Fall
Mme Ewing
1965

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Mrs. Blanchard · (1 episode)
1963

Burke's Law
Madeline Vickers · (1 episode)
1963
General Electric True
(1 episode)
1962

The New Breed
Nettie · (1 episode)
1961

Dr. Kildare
Amelia Blair · (1 episode)
1961

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Betty Galloway · (1 episode)
1960

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Widow Douglas
1960

Walk Like a Dragon
Ma Bartlett
1960

The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Martha Randolph · (1 episode)
1959

North by Northwest
Mrs. Townsend
1959

Rawhide
Abigail Briggs · (1 episode)
1959

The Rifleman
(1 episode)
1958

Step Down to Terror
Mrs. Walters
1958

Sing Boy Sing
Caroline Walker
1958

Perry Mason
Leona Walsh · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Miriam Baker · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Miss Sarah · (1 episode)
1957

Gun for a Coward
Madame Keough
1956

Miracle in the Rain
Agnes Wood
1956

Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Mrs. Crale · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Sister Ellen · (1 episode)
1955

Many Rivers to Cross
Mrs. Cherne
1955
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Lyddie Hampton · (1 episode)
1953

General Electric Theater
Mother · (1 episode)
1953

General Electric Theater
Mama Stacey · (1 episode)
1953

Ruby Gentry
Letitia Gentry
1952

Love Is Better Than Ever
Mrs. Macaboy
1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Mother Superior · (1 episode)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Mrs. Lavery · (1 episode)
1950

Adventure in Baltimore
Mrs. Lilly Sheldon
1949

The Tender Years
Emily Norris
1948

Cass Timberlane
Lillian Drover
1947

Somewhere in the Night
Elizabeth Conroy
1946

The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
1943

Her First Beau
Mrs. Wood
1941

Tom Brown's School Days
Mrs. Mary Arnold
1940

My Son, My Son!
Nellie Moscrop Essex
1940

Son of Frankenstein
Elsa von Frankenstein
1939

The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Dr. Mary Reynolds
1938

The Women Men Marry
Jane Carson
1937

Mountain Justice
Ruth Harkins
1937

I Married a Doctor
Carol Kennicott
1936

The Story of Louis Pasteur
Marie Pasteur
1936

The Melody Lingers on
Ann Prescott
1935

Oil for the Lamps of China
Hester
1935

The Right to Live
Stella Trent
1935

Happiness Ahead
Joan Bradford
1934

A Little Princess
(uncredited)
1917