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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

14

Gender

Female

Birthday

1877-01-02

Day of Death

1957-03-12 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Newtonville, Massachusetts, U.S.

Also Known As

Josephine Sherwood

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.    

Known For

Acting

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

as

Aunt Abby Brewster

Harvey

1950

Harvey

as

Veta Louise Simmons

After Tomorrow

1932

After Tomorrow

as

Mrs. Piper

The Lady from Texas

1951

The Lady from Texas

as

Miss Birdie Wheeler

Careless Lady

1932

Careless Lady

as

Aunt Cora

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

Studio One

Studio One

as

Lily Marsan

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Mrs. Bartholomew

Production

Crew

Directing