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Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Known for: Acting

Born 20/08/1907
Died 1986-05-28
Place of birth Pleasant Lake, Indiana, USA

​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

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Anna Houser

1957

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Sarette Winslow

1957

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Emma Bailey

1957

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Sarah Breel

1957

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Josephine Kempton

1957

Perry Mason Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Henny McLeod

1957

Murder, She Wrote Series ★ 7,5

Murder, She Wrote

Agnes Cochran

1984

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Lady in Black

1977

The Mary Tyler Moore Show Series ★ 7,7

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Bella Swann (as Lorene Tuttle)

1970

Little House on the Prairie Series ★ 8,0

Little House on the Prairie

Anna Simms

1974

The Andy Griffith Show Series ★ 7,6

The Andy Griffith Show

Annabelle Silby

1960

Matinee Theater Series ★ 5,3

Matinee Theater

1955

Dynasty Series ★ 6,5

Dynasty

1981

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

Secretary (uncredited)

1959

Fantasy Island Series ★ 6,5

Fantasy Island

Mary Emery

1978

Have Gun, Will Travel Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

St. Elsewhere Series ★ 5,7

St. Elsewhere

Margaret Harper - Ellen's mother

1982

Adam-12 Series ★ 7,1

Adam-12

Iris Kelly

1968

Adam-12 Series ★ 7,1

Adam-12

Mary O'Ryan

1968

Mannix Series ★ 6,8

Mannix

1967

Charlie's Angels Series ★ 6,7

Charlie's Angels

Mrs. Machlin

1976

The Beverly Hillbillies Series ★ 6,9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Hart to Hart Series ★ 6,8

Hart to Hart

1979

Alice Series ★ 7,0

Alice

1976

My Three Sons Series ★ 6,6

My Three Sons

1960

I Dream of Jeannie Series ★ 7,8

I Dream of Jeannie

Mama

1965

Psycho Film ★ 8,4

Psycho

Mrs. Chambers

1960

Dr. Kildare Series ★ 5,7

Dr. Kildare

Mrs. Parker

1961

Leave It to Beaver Series ★ 6,9

Leave It to Beaver

1957

Petticoat Junction Series ★ 5,8

Petticoat Junction

Adelaide Keane

1963

Petticoat Junction Series ★ 5,8

Petticoat Junction

Mary Alice Perkins

1963

Petticoat Junction Series ★ 5,8

Petticoat Junction

Henrietta Greene

1963

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Mrs. Cumbers

1955

Gunsmoke Series ★ 6,7

Gunsmoke

Anna Wilson

1955

Burke's Law Series ★ 6,3

Burke's Law

Amanda

1963

Wanted: Dead or Alive Series ★ 7,0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Mrs. Walker

1958

I Love Lucy Series ★ 7,9

I Love Lucy

Club President

1951

Lawman Series ★ 5,8

Lawman

1958

Medical Center Series ★ 6,4

Medical Center

1969

Police Woman Series ★ 6,4

Police Woman

1974

Amazing Stories Series ★ 7,5

Amazing Stories

Harriet Wendse

1985

The Partridge Family Series ★ 6,8

The Partridge Family

Mrs. Sharp

1970

The Munsters Series ★ 7,9

The Munsters

Mrs. Morton

1964

Trapper John, M.D. Series ★ 6,6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

American Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

American Playhouse

Rosemary Abhart

1982

Adventures in Paradise Series ★ 6,1

Adventures in Paradise

Penelope Hobart

1959

The Rookies Series ★ 6,9

The Rookies

1972

Switch Series ★ 6,6

Switch

Mary Beame

1975

Switch Series ★ 6,6

Switch

Rose

1975

The Texan Series ★ 6,0

The Texan

1958

Matt Houston Series ★ 6,3

Matt Houston

1982

The Danny Thomas Show Series ★ 6,2

The Danny Thomas Show

Mrs. Martin

1953

Crazy like a Fox Series ★ 7,2

Crazy like a Fox

1984

The Real McCoys Series ★ 5,9

The Real McCoys

1957

Hazel Series ★ 6,8

Hazel

1961

The 20th Century Fox Hour Series ★ 6,0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

The Millionaire Series ★ 5,8

The Millionaire

Maggie Tremayne

1955

The Millionaire Series ★ 5,8

The Millionaire

Polly Thorne

1955

Dennis the Menace Series ★ 6,6

Dennis the Menace

1959

Julia Series ★ 6,4

Julia

1968

Julia Series ★ 6,4

Julia

Hannah Yarby

1968

The Adventures of Jim Bowie Series ★ 5,3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

The DuPont Show with June Allyson Series ★ 6,8

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Lillian

1959

Mr. Novak Series ★ 7,3

Mr. Novak

Mrs. Grange

1963

Cavalcade of America Series ★ 4,6

Cavalcade of America

Betsy Peale

1952

Bourbon Street Beat Series ★ 6,0

Bourbon Street Beat

1959

Johnny Ringo Series ★ 5,9

Johnny Ringo

Mamie Murphy

1959

Judd, for the Defense Series ★ 7,7

Judd, for the Defense

1967

The Barbara Stanwyck Show Series ★ 6,4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Tessie

1960

Pete and Gladys Series ★ 6,3

Pete and Gladys

1960

You Are There Series ★ 6,0

You Are There

1953

The Thin Man Series ★ 7,6

The Thin Man

1957

Voyagers! Series ★ 7,6

Voyagers!

1982

Pistols 'n' Petticoats Series ★ 7,6

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966

The Second Hundred Years Series ★ 6,5

The Second Hundred Years

Annie

1967

Walking Tall Film ★ 6,6

Walking Tall

Grandma

1973

Adam's Rib Series ★ 7,5

Adam's Rib

1973

Father of the Bride Series ★ 9,5

Father of the Bride

Doris Dunston

1961

Macbeth Film ★ 7,3

Macbeth

Gentlewoman / The Three

1948

Niagara Film ★ 6,8

Niagara

Mrs. Kettering

1953

Sweet Smell of Success Film ★ 7,6

Sweet Smell of Success

Loretta Bartha (uncredited)

1957

Colt .45 Series ★ 6,7

Colt .45

Frances Benedict

1957

The Manitou Film ★ 5,4

The Manitou

Mrs. Herz

1978

Johnny Midnight Series ★ 7,0

Johnny Midnight

1960

The Americans Series ★ 6,5

The Americans

1961

Don't Bother to Knock Film ★ 6,7

Don't Bother to Knock

Ruth Jones

1952

The Fortune Cookie Film ★ 7,2

The Fortune Cookie

Mother Hinkle

1966

Series

Summer Playhouse

1954

Testament Film ★ 6,4

Testament

Rosemary Abhart

1983

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Film ★ 5,9

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Mrs. Hunt

1984

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Film ★ 7,0

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mary

1948

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Film ★ 6,7

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Mrs. Natalie Miller

1966

Stand Up and Cheer! Film ★ 5,3

Stand Up and Cheer!

Stenographer

1934

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Marjorie

1951

Slander Film ★ 6,5

Slander

Mrs. Doyle

1957

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

Ginny Andrews

1953

Room for One More Film ★ 6,5

Room for One More

Miss Kenyon

1952

Final Chapter: Walking Tall Film ★ 5,4

Final Chapter: Walking Tall

Grandma

1977

Human Experiments Film ★ 4,4

Human Experiments

Granny

1979

Walking Tall Part II Film ★ 5,4

Walking Tall Part II

Grandma Pusser

1975

Series ★ 10,0

Life With Father

1953

Heaven Only Knows Film ★ 6,5

Heaven Only Knows

Mrs. O'Donnell

1947

Down and Dirty Duck Film ★ 4,7

Down and Dirty Duck

Duck's Mother (voice)

1974

Hello Mother, Goodbye! Film ★ 6,0

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Leona

1974

Give a Girl a Break Film ★ 5,4

Give a Girl a Break

Mrs. Doolittle

1953

Nightmare in the Sun Film ★ 3,0

Nightmare in the Sun

Gideon's wife

1965

Homecoming Film ★ 7,0

Homecoming

Miss Stoker

1948

Goodbye, My Fancy Film ★ 6,4

Goodbye, My Fancy

Ellen Griswold

1951

Parts: The Clonus Horror Film ★ 4,5

Parts: The Clonus Horror

Anna Noble

1979

A Life of Her Own Film ★ 5,3

A Life of Her Own

Secretary (uncredited)

1950

The Crash of Flight 401 Film ★ 6,8

The Crash of Flight 401

1978

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies Film ★ 5,8

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

Mollie Heller

1981

Sincerely Yours Film ★ 5,9

Sincerely Yours

Mrs. McGinley

1955

Tomorrow Is Another Day Film ★ 6,5

Tomorrow Is Another Day

Mrs. Dawson

1951

Critic's Choice Film ★ 5,6

Critic's Choice

Mother in Sisters Three

1963

The Glass Slipper Film ★ 6,3

The Glass Slipper

Cousin Loulou

1955

The Whip Hand Film ★ 5,8

The Whip Hand

Molly Loomis

1951

Live Again, Die Again Film ★ 7,8

Live Again, Die Again

Betty Simpson

1974

Evil Town Film ★ 3,8

Evil Town

Mildred Phelps

1987

Never Wave at a WAC Film ★ 5,0

Never Wave at a WAC

Murchinson

1953

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Film ★ 6,1

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

Mrs. Eleanor Hammer

1953

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Film ★ 7,0

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Miss Watson

1981

Tom, Dick and Harry Film ★ 6,0

Tom, Dick and Harry

Girl Lead in Movie (voice) (uncredited)

1941

White Mama Film ★ 8,0

White Mama

Mrs. McIntyre

1980

Untamed Youth Film ★ 4,1

Untamed Youth

Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp

1957

Carlton Your Doorman Film ★ 8,3

Carlton Your Doorman

Carlton's Mother (voice)

1980

Ma Barker's Killer Brood Film ★ 6,2

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Ma Barker

1960

Law and Order Film ★ 8,0

Law and Order

Mrs. Brian O'Malley, Sr.

1976

Shooting Stars Film ★ 5,0

Shooting Stars

Mrs. Brand

1983

Shooting Stars Film ★ 5,0

Shooting Stars

Mrs Brand

1983

For the Love of It Film ★ 6,0

For the Love of It

Blanche

1980

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz Film ★ 5,8

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

Aunt Em (voice)

1980

Sadie Hawkins Day Film ★ 7,5

Sadie Hawkins Day

Mammy Yocum / Daisy Mae (voice)

1944

Film ★ 6,8

The Unchained Goddess

Meteora the Goddess of Weather

1958

Dr. Shagetz Film

Dr. Shagetz

Mildred Phelps

1975

The Restless Ones Film ★ 5,6

The Restless Ones

David's Grandmother

1965

Film ★ 7,5

Three Lives

Mrs. Armstrong

1953

Mrs. Sundance Film ★ 7,7

Mrs. Sundance

Mrs. Lee

1974

Film

Down and Dirty Duck

Duck's Mother (Voice)

1974