Lurene Tuttle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 20, 1907
- Died
- May 28, 1986 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Pleasant Lake, Indiana, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Evil Town
Movie · as Mildred Phelps
Amazing Stories
TV · as Harriet Wendse · 1 ep
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Movie · as Mrs. Hunt
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Agnes Cochran · 1 ep
Crazy like a Fox
TV · 1 ep
Shooting Stars
Movie · as Mrs. Brand, Mrs Brand
Testament
Movie · as Rosemary Abhart
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Margaret Harper - Ellen's mother · 1 ep
Voyagers!
TV · 1 ep
Matt Houston
TV · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Rosemary Abhart · 1 ep
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie · as Miss Watson
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Movie · as Mollie Heller
Dynasty
TV · 2 eps
White Mama
Movie · as Mrs. McIntyre
For the Love of It
Movie · as Blanche
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
Movie · as Aunt Em (voice)
Carlton Your Doorman
Movie · as Carlton's Mother (voice)
Human Experiments
Movie · as Granny
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Movie · as Anna Noble
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 2 eps
Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep
The Crash of Flight 401
Movie
The Manitou
Movie · as Mrs. Herz
Fantasy Island
TV · as Mary Emery · 1 ep
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
Movie · as Grandma
The Love Boat
TV · as Lady in Black · 1 ep
Law and Order
Movie · as Mrs. Brian O'Malley, Sr.
Alice
TV · 1 ep
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Mrs. Machlin · 1 ep
Walking Tall Part II
Movie · as Grandma Pusser
Dr. Shagetz
Movie · as Mildred Phelps
Switch
TV · as Mary Beame, Rose · 1 ep
Down and Dirty Duck
Movie · as Duck's Mother (voice)
Live Again, Die Again
Movie · as Betty Simpson
Mrs. Sundance
Movie · as Mrs. Lee
Hello Mother, Goodbye!
Movie · as Leona
Down and Dirty Duck
Movie · as Duck's Mother (Voice)
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Anna Simms · 2 eps
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
Walking Tall
Movie · as Grandma
Adam's Rib
TV · 1 ep
The Rookies
TV · 1 ep
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Bella Swann (as Lorene Tuttle) · 1 ep
The Partridge Family
TV · as Mrs. Sharp · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
Julia
TV · as Hannah Yarby · 5 eps
Adam-12
TV · as Iris Kelly, Mary O'Ryan · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · 1 ep
Judd, for the Defense
TV · 1 ep
The Second Hundred Years
TV · as Annie · 1 ep
The Fortune Cookie
Movie · as Mother Hinkle
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Movie · as Mrs. Natalie Miller
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
TV · 1 ep
Nightmare in the Sun
Movie · as Gideon's wife
The Restless Ones
Movie · as David's Grandmother
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Mama · 1 ep
The Munsters
TV · as Mrs. Morton · 1 ep
Critic's Choice
Movie · as Mother in Sisters Three
Burke's Law
TV · as Amanda · 1 ep
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Adelaide Keane, Mary Alice Perkins, Henrietta Greene · 1 ep
Mr. Novak
TV · as Mrs. Grange · 1 ep
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep
Hazel
TV · 1 ep
Father of the Bride
TV · as Doris Dunston · 34 eps
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Mrs. Parker · 1 ep
The Americans
TV · 1 ep
Psycho
Movie · as Mrs. Chambers
Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Movie · as Ma Barker
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Annabelle Silby · 2 eps
My Three Sons
TV · 1 ep
Pete and Gladys
TV · 2 eps
Johnny Midnight
TV · 2 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Tessie · 1 ep
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Secretary (uncredited) · 1 ep
Dennis the Menace
TV · 1 ep
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Penelope Hobart · 1 ep
Johnny Ringo
TV · as Mamie Murphy · 1 ep
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Lillian · 1 ep
The Unchained Goddess
Movie · as Meteora the Goddess of Weather
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Mrs. Walker · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · 1 ep
Slander
Movie · as Mrs. Doyle
Sweet Smell of Success
Movie · as Loretta Bartha (uncredited)
Untamed Youth
Movie · as Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp
Perry Mason
TV · as Anna Houser, Sarette Winslow, Emma Bailey, Sarah Breel, Josephine Kempton, Henny McLeod · 1 ep
Leave It to Beaver
TV · 2 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
The Thin Man
TV · 1 ep
The Real McCoys
TV · 2 eps
Colt .45
TV · as Frances Benedict · 1 ep
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 2 eps
The Glass Slipper
Movie · as Cousin Loulou
Sincerely Yours
Movie · as Mrs. McGinley
Gunsmoke
TV · as Mrs. Cumbers, Anna Wilson · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Maggie Tremayne, Polly Thorne · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 2 eps
Summer Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Niagara
Movie · as Mrs. Kettering
Never Wave at a WAC
Movie · as Murchinson
Give a Girl a Break
Movie · as Mrs. Doolittle
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Movie · as Mrs. Eleanor Hammer
Three Lives
Movie · as Mrs. Armstrong
General Electric Theater
TV · as Ginny Andrews · 1 ep
You Are There
TV · 1 ep
Life With Father
TV · 27 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
TV · as Mrs. Martin · 1 ep
Don't Bother to Knock
Movie · as Ruth Jones
Room for One More
Movie · as Miss Kenyon
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Betsy Peale · 1 ep
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Movie · as Mrs. Dawson
The Whip Hand
Movie · as Molly Loomis
Goodbye, My Fancy
Movie · as Ellen Griswold
I Love Lucy
TV · as Club President · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Marjorie · 1 ep
A Life of Her Own
Movie · as Secretary (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Movie · as Mary
Macbeth
Movie · as Gentlewoman / The Three
Homecoming
Movie · as Miss Stoker
Heaven Only Knows
Movie · as Mrs. O'Donnell
Sadie Hawkins Day
Movie · as Mammy Yocum / Daisy Mae (voice)
Tom, Dick and Harry
Movie · as Girl Lead in Movie (voice) (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!
Movie · as Stenographer