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Rochelle Hudson
Actor

Rochelle Hudson

6 Mar 1916Born
17 Jan 1972Died
55Age at death
97Credits

Biography

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).

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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.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 97 credits.

  1. 1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsFilm: Helen Spalding
  2. 1965BrandedSeries (3 episodes)
  3. 1964The Night WalkerFilm: Hilda
  4. 1964Strait-JacketFilm: Emily Cutler
  5. 195877 Sunset StripSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1955Rebel Without a CauseFilm: Judy's Mother
  7. 1953I'm the LawSeries (1 episode)
  8. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Polly Grover (1 episode)
  9. 1951Racket SquadSeries (1 episode)
  10. 1949Sky LinerFilm: Amy Winthrop
  11. 1948Devil's CargoFilm: Margo Delgado
  12. 1947Bush PilotFilm: Hilary Ward
  13. 1942Queen of BroadwayFilm: Sherry Baker
  14. 1942Rubber RacketeersFilm: Nikki
  15. 1941The Officer and the LadyFilm: Helen Regan
  16. 1941The Stork Pays OffFilm: Irene Perry
  17. 1941Meet Boston BlackieFilm: Cecelia Bradley
  18. 1940Girls Under 21Film: Frances White Ryan
  19. 1940Babies for SaleFilm: Ruth Williams
  20. 1940Island of Doomed MenFilm: Lorraine Danel
  21. 1940Men Without SoulsFilm: Suzan Leonard
  22. 1940Convicted WomanFilm: Betty Andrews
  23. 1939A Woman is the JudgeFilm: Justine West
  24. 1939Konga, the Wild StallionFilm: Judith Hadley
  25. 1939Smuggled CargoFilm: Marian Franklin
  26. 1939Missing DaughtersFilm: Kay Roberts
  27. 1939Pride of the NavyFilm: Gloria Tyler
  28. 1939Pirates of the SkiesFilm
  29. 1938Storm Over BengalFilm: Joan Lattimore
  30. 1938Mr. Moto Takes a ChanceFilm: Victoria 'Vicki' Mason
  31. 1938RascalsFilm: Margaret Adams
  32. 1937That I May LiveFilm
  33. 1937She Had to EatFilm: Ann Garrison
  34. 1937Born RecklessFilm: Sybil Roberts
  35. 1937Bosko's Easter EggsFilm: Honey (voice)
  36. 1937Woman-WiseFilm: Alice Fuller
  37. 1937Circus DazeFilm: Honey (voice)
  38. 1936ReunionFilm: Mary MacKenzie
  39. 1936PoppyFilm: Poppy
  40. 1936The Country BeyondFilm: Jean Alison
  41. 1936Everybody's Old ManFilm: Cynthia Sampson
  42. 1936The Music Goes 'RoundFilm: Susanna Courtney
  43. 1935Show Them No Mercy!Film: Loretta Martin
  44. 1935Way Down EastFilm: Anna Moore
  45. 1935Curly TopFilm: Mary Blair
  46. 1935Les MisérablesFilm: Cosette
  47. 1935Life Begins at FortyFilm: Adele Anderson
  48. 1935I've Been AroundFilm: Drue Waring
  49. 1934The Mighty BarnumFilm: Ellen
  50. 1934Bosko's Parlor PranksFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  51. 1934Imitation of LifeFilm: Jessie Pullman, Age 18
  52. 1934Judge PriestFilm: Virginia Maydew
  53. 1934Bachelor BaitFilm: Cynthia Douglas
  54. 1934How Do I Know It's SundayFilm: Various
  55. 1934Such Women Are DangerousFilm: Vernie Little
  56. 1934Harold TeenFilm: Lillian 'Lillums' Lovewell
  57. 1933Mr. SkitchFilm: Emily Skitch
  58. 1933Walls of GoldFilm: Joan Street
  59. 1933Wild Boys of the RoadFilm: Grace
  60. 1933Doctor BullFilm: Virginia (Muller)/Banning
  61. 1933Notorious But NiceFilm: Constance Martin
  62. 1933Bosko in PersonFilm: Honey
  63. 1933Bosko the Speed KingFilm: Honey (voice)
  64. 1933She Done Him WrongFilm: Sally
  65. 1933Lucky DevilsFilm: Visitor
  66. 1933The Past of Mary HolmesFilm: Betty
  67. 1933Bosko in DutchFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  68. 1932The Penguin Pool MurderFilm: Telephone Operator
  69. 1932The Savage GirlFilm: The Girl
  70. 1932Secrets of the French PoliceFilm: K-31
  71. 1932Bosko and HoneyFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  72. 1932Bosko's Dizzy DateFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  73. 1932Bosko the DrawbackFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  74. 1932Hell's HighwayFilm: Mary Ellen
  75. 1932Ride Him, BoskoFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  76. 1932Bosko the LumberjackFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  77. 1932Bosko's StoreFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  78. 1932Bosko at the BeachFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)
  79. 1932Beyond the RockiesFilm: Betty Allen
  80. 1932Bosko's Dog RaceFilm: Honey (voice) (uncredited)

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