Josephine Hull

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1877-01-02 (80 years old)

Deathday

1957-03-12

Place of Birth

Newtonville, Massachusetts, U.S.

Josephine Hull

Biography

Josephine Hull (born January 3, reportedly 1886, but probably 1883  – died March 12, 1957) was an American actress. She had a successful 50-year career on stage while taking some of her better known roles to film. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Harvey, a role she also created on the Broadway stage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josephine Hull, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Acting

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Aunt Abby Brewster

1950

Harvey

as Veta Louise Simmons

1932

After Tomorrow

as Mrs. Piper

1951

The Lady from Texas

as Miss Birdie Wheeler

1932

Careless Lady

as Aunt Cora

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

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