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Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Born August 20, 1907 · 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.

Movies

Psycho

Psycho

Psycho

8.41960
Walking Tall

Walking Tall

Walking Tall

6.61973
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

7.61957
Niagara

Niagara

Niagara

6.81953
Testament

Testament

Testament

6.41983
Macbeth

Macbeth

Macbeth

7.31948
The Manitou

The Manitou

The Manitou

5.41978
The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

7.21966
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

6.71952
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

7.01948
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

5.91984
Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

5.31934
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

6.71966
Human Experiments

Human Experiments

Human Experiments

4.41979
Slander

Slander

Slander

6.51957
Down and Dirty Duck

Down and Dirty Duck

Down and Dirty Duck

4.71974
Walking Tall Part II

Walking Tall Part II

Walking Tall Part II

5.41975
Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy

6.41951
Room for One More

Room for One More

Room for One More

6.51952
Final Chapter: Walking Tall

Final Chapter: Walking Tall

Final Chapter: Walking Tall

5.41977
Nightmare in the Sun

Nightmare in the Sun

Nightmare in the Sun

3.01965
The Crash of Flight 401

The Crash of Flight 401

The Crash of Flight 401

6.81978
Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

6.51947
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

5.81981
Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

Hello Mother, Goodbye!

6.01974
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

5.61963
Evil Town

Evil Town

Evil Town

3.81987
Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror

4.51979
Give a Girl a Break

Give a Girl a Break

Give a Girl a Break

5.41953
The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

6.31955
Homecoming

Homecoming

Homecoming

7.01948
Tomorrow Is Another Day

Tomorrow Is Another Day

Tomorrow Is Another Day

6.51951
Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

5.91955
Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC

5.01953
A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

5.31950
Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

6.21960
Carlton Your Doorman

Carlton Your Doorman

Carlton Your Doorman

8.31980
Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

6.01941
Untamed Youth

Untamed Youth

Untamed Youth

4.11957
Law and Order

Law and Order

Law and Order

8.01976
The Whip Hand

The Whip Hand

The Whip Hand

5.81951
Live Again, Die Again

Live Again, Die Again

Live Again, Die Again

7.81974
White Mama

White Mama

White Mama

8.01980
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

6.11953
For the Love of It

For the Love of It

For the Love of It

6.01980
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

7.01981
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

5.81980
Dr. Shagetz

Dr. Shagetz

Dr. Shagetz

0.01975
Sadie Hawkins Day

Sadie Hawkins Day

Sadie Hawkins Day

7.51944
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

5.01983
The Restless Ones

The Restless Ones

The Restless Ones

5.61965
Mrs. Sundance

Mrs. Sundance

Mrs. Sundance

7.71974

TV Shows

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

7.61960
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.71970
Mannix

Mannix

Mannix

6.81967
Adam-12

Adam-12

Adam-12

7.11968
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

5.31955
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

6.71976
Alice

Alice

Alice

7.01976
Dynasty

Dynasty

Dynasty

6.51981
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.51959
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

7.31957
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

5.71982
Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

6.51978
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.71961
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.91962
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

5.81963
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

6.81979
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

7.81965
My Three Sons

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

6.61960
Lawman

Lawman

Lawman

5.81958
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.91951
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.71955
Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

6.91957
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

7.01958
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.61982
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

7.51985
Medical Center

Medical Center

Medical Center

6.41969
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6.31963
Police Woman

Police Woman

Police Woman

6.41974
The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

6.81970
The Munsters

The Munsters

The Munsters

7.91964
The Rookies

The Rookies

The Rookies

6.91972
Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

6.61979
Hazel

Hazel

Hazel

6.81961
Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

6.31982
The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys

5.91957
Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

6.11959
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

5.81955
Switch

Switch

Switch

6.61975
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

6.61959
Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

7.21984
The Texan

The Texan

The Texan

6.01958
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6.01955
The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

6.21953
Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

6.01959
Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

7.71967
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

6.41960
Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

7.31963
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

5.91959
Julia

Julia

Julia

6.41968
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.81959
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

5.31956
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

7.61957

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