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Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Known for: Acting

Born 06/03/1916
Died 1972-01-17
Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Rochelle Hudson (March 6, 1916 — January 17, 1972) was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s. Hudson was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1931. The Oklahoma City-born actress began her career as a teenager. She had signed a contract with RKO Pictures on November 22, 1930, when she was 17 years old. She may be best remembered today for costarring in Wild Boys of the Road (1933), playing Cosette in Les Misérables (1935), playing Mary Blair, the older sister of Shirley Temple's character in Curly Top, and for playing Natalie Wood's mother in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). During her peak years in the 1930s, notable roles for Hudson included: Richard Cromwell's love interest in the Will Rogers showcase Life Begins at 40 (1935), the daughter of carnival barker W. C. Fields in Poppy (1936) and Claudette Colbert's adult daughter in Imitation of Life (1934). She played Sally Glynn, the fallen ingenue to whom Mae West imparts the immortal wisdom, "When a girl goes wrong, men go right after her!" in the 1933 Paramount film, She Done Him Wrong. In the 1954–1955 television season, Hudson co-starred with Gil Stratton and Eddie Mayehoff in the CBS situation comedy That's My Boy, based on a 1951 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin film of the same name.

Filmography

77 Sunset Strip Series ★ 7,2

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Branded Series ★ 6,8

Branded

1965

Rebel Without a Cause Film ★ 7,5

Rebel Without a Cause

Judy's Mother

1955

Racket Squad Series ★ 6,5

Racket Squad

1951

I'm the Law Series ★ 6,0

I'm the Law

1953

Strait-Jacket Film ★ 6,5

Strait-Jacket

Emily Cutler

1964

The Night Walker Film ★ 6,6

The Night Walker

Hilda

1964

Les Misérables Film ★ 7,1

Les Misérables

Cosette

1935

Curly Top Film ★ 6,5

Curly Top

Mary Blair

1935

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Polly Grover

1951

Imitation of Life Film ★ 7,0

Imitation of Life

Jessie Pullman, Age 18

1934

Wild Boys of the Road Film ★ 6,8

Wild Boys of the Road

Grace

1933

Mr. Skitch Film ★ 7,3

Mr. Skitch

Emily Skitch

1933

She Done Him Wrong Film ★ 5,9

She Done Him Wrong

Sally

1933

Island of Doomed Men Film ★ 5,5

Island of Doomed Men

Lorraine Danel

1940

Bachelor Bait Film ★ 6,5

Bachelor Bait

Cynthia Douglas

1934

Judge Priest Film ★ 6,4

Judge Priest

Virginia Maydew

1934

Way Down East Film ★ 4,3

Way Down East

Anna Moore

1935

Woman-Wise Film ★ 9,0

Woman-Wise

Alice Fuller

1937

Doctor Bull Film ★ 6,7

Doctor Bull

Virginia (Muller)/Banning

1933

The Penguin Pool Murder Film ★ 5,9

The Penguin Pool Murder

Telephone Operator

1932

Harold Teen Film ★ 6,5

Harold Teen

Lillian 'Lillums' Lovewell

1934

Life Begins at Forty Film ★ 10,0

Life Begins at Forty

Adele Anderson

1935

Convicted Woman Film ★ 4,6

Convicted Woman

Betty Andrews

1940

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors Film ★ 4,5

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors

Helen Spalding

1967

She Had to Eat Film ★ 5,6

She Had to Eat

Ann Garrison

1937

Men Without Souls Film ★ 6,7

Men Without Souls

Suzan Leonard

1940

Dumb Patrol Film ★ 6,2

Dumb Patrol

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931

Lucky Devils Film ★ 6,4

Lucky Devils

Visitor

1933

Rubber Racketeers Film ★ 5,5

Rubber Racketeers

Nikki

1942

The Music Goes 'Round Film ★ 7,0

The Music Goes 'Round

Susanna Courtney

1936

The Past of Mary Holmes Film ★ 10,0

The Past of Mary Holmes

Betty

1933

Babies for Sale Film ★ 6,3

Babies for Sale

Ruth Williams

1940

Fanny Foley Herself Film ★ 7,0

Fanny Foley Herself

Carmen

1931

Is My Face Red? Film ★ 5,0

Is My Face Red?

Newlywed Bride on Leviathon (uncredited)

1932

Scarlet River Film ★ 5,6

Scarlet River

Herself (uncredited)

1933

Laugh and Get Rich Film ★ 6,0

Laugh and Get Rich

Miss Jones - at Dance (uncredited)

1931

Such Women Are Dangerous Film ★ 7,0

Such Women Are Dangerous

Vernie Little

1934

Rascals Film ★ 7,0

Rascals

Margaret Adams

1938

Sky Liner Film ★ 4,8

Sky Liner

Amy Winthrop

1949

Storm Over Bengal Film ★ 6,0

Storm Over Bengal

Joan Lattimore

1938

A Woman is the Judge Film ★ 7,0

A Woman is the Judge

Justine West

1939

Everybody's Old Man Film ★ 8,0

Everybody's Old Man

Cynthia Sampson

1936

Poppy Film ★ 7,0

Poppy

Poppy

1936

Are These Our Children? Film ★ 6,8

Are These Our Children?

Mary

1931

Pirates of the Skies Film ★ 9,0

Pirates of the Skies

1939

The Mighty Barnum Film ★ 4,3

The Mighty Barnum

Ellen

1934

Hell's Highway Film ★ 6,1

Hell's Highway

Mary Ellen

1932

Secrets of the French Police Film ★ 6,6

Secrets of the French Police

K-31

1932

The Officer and the Lady Film ★ 8,0

The Officer and the Lady

Helen Regan

1941

Show Them No Mercy! Film ★ 7,5

Show Them No Mercy!

Loretta Martin

1935

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Film ★ 5,8

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Victoria 'Vicki' Mason

1938

The Public Defender Film ★ 6,4

The Public Defender

Telephone Operator

1931

Notorious But Nice Film ★ 6,7

Notorious But Nice

Constance Martin

1933

I've Been Around Film ★ 4,0

I've Been Around

Drue Waring

1935

Beyond the Rockies Film ★ 6,0

Beyond the Rockies

Betty Allen

1932

Everything’s Rosie Film ★ 6,0

Everything’s Rosie

Lowe Party Guest by Punch Bowl

1931

Meet Boston Blackie Film ★ 6,3

Meet Boston Blackie

Cecelia Bradley

1941

Bosko's Soda Fountain Film ★ 5,2

Bosko's Soda Fountain

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931

Smuggled Cargo Film ★ 8,0

Smuggled Cargo

Marian Franklin

1939

Reunion Film ★ 7,0

Reunion

Mary MacKenzie

1936

Bosko at the Beach Film ★ 5,8

Bosko at the Beach

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Film ★ 7,0

Pride of the Navy

Gloria Tyler

1939

Battling Bosko Film ★ 5,8

Battling Bosko

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Hold Anything Film ★ 5,6

Hold Anything

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1930

Born Reckless Film ★ 5,4

Born Reckless

Sybil Roberts

1937

Bosko's Store Film ★ 5,6

Bosko's Store

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Ride Him, Bosko Film ★ 6,5

Ride Him, Bosko

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Bosko's Party Film ★ 5,6

Bosko's Party

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Missing Daughters Film ★ 4,3

Missing Daughters

Kay Roberts

1939

The Savage Girl Film ★ 3,9

The Savage Girl

The Girl

1932

Bosko and Honey Film ★ 8,0

Bosko and Honey

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Sinkin' in the Bathtub Film ★ 6,0

Sinkin' in the Bathtub

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1930

Queen of Broadway Film ★ 6,3

Queen of Broadway

Sherry Baker

1942

Girls Under 21 Film ★ 4,8

Girls Under 21

Frances White Ryan

1940

Devil's Cargo Film ★ 5,9

Devil's Cargo

Margo Delgado

1948

Bosko the Lumberjack Film ★ 5,3

Bosko the Lumberjack

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

The Stork Pays Off Film ★ 6,3

The Stork Pays Off

Irene Perry

1941

Bosko in Dutch Film ★ 5,1

Bosko in Dutch

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1933

Big Man from the North Film ★ 5,4

Big Man from the North

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931

That I May Live Film ★ 7,3

That I May Live

1937

Red-Headed Baby Film ★ 5,5

Red-Headed Baby

Red-Headed Baby

1931

Konga, the Wild Stallion Film ★ 10,0

Konga, the Wild Stallion

Judith Hadley

1939

Walls of Gold Film ★ 9,0

Walls of Gold

Joan Street

1933

Yodeling Yokels Film ★ 5,3

Yodeling Yokels

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931

The Country Beyond Film ★ 7,0

The Country Beyond

Jean Alison

1936

Film ★ 7,0

Circus Daze

Honey (voice)

1937

Bosko at the Zoo Film ★ 4,8

Bosko at the Zoo

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Bosko's Dizzy Date Film ★ 4,7

Bosko's Dizzy Date

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Bosko's Dog Race Film ★ 5,6

Bosko's Dog Race

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Bosko the Drawback Film ★ 4,6

Bosko the Drawback

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932

Bosko's Parlor Pranks Film ★ 6,7

Bosko's Parlor Pranks

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1934

Bush Pilot Film ★ 5,5

Bush Pilot

Hilary Ward

1947

Bosko's Holiday Film ★ 5,3

Bosko's Holiday

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931

Bosko in Person Film ★ 5,5

Bosko in Person

Honey

1933

How Do I Know It's Sunday Film ★ 5,6

How Do I Know It's Sunday

Various

1934

Bosko the Speed King Film ★ 6,5

Bosko the Speed King

Honey (voice)

1933

Film ★ 6,0

Bosko's Easter Eggs

Honey (voice)

1937