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Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907 – May 28, 1986) was a character actress, who made the transition from vaudeville to radio, and later films and television. Her most enduring impact was as one of network radio's most versatile actresses. Often appearing in fifteen shows a week, comedies, dramas, thrillers, soap operas, and crime dramas, she became known as the "First Lady of Radio".Tuttle became interested in acting after her family moved to Southern California. She appeared in Pasadena Playhouse productions before joining the vaudeville troupe, Murphy's Comedians. By the time of the Great Depression, Tuttle had put her remarkable vocal versatility to work in radio, and within a decade she became one of the most in-demand actresses in the medium.
Date Of Birth August 29, 1907 Died 1986-05-28 Place Of Birth Pleasant Lake, Indiana, USA Profession Actress Spouse Melvin Ruick child Star Sign Virgo
# Quote 1 I have a full life - radio acting, TV shows, movies, and my daily teaching - all crammed with delight. I find that the best way for me to conduct my life is to run my life - my way. 2 I started teaching drama just after the war closed in 1945. AFTRA was looking for someone to coach radio to some young people who had come back from the war. My first three drama students were a WAC, a WAVE, and a Lieutenant from the Army.
# Fact 1 Was a staunch conservative Republican. 2 She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1760 Vine Street and for Television at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. 3 The Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters awarded her their Diamond Circle award for her extensive radio work. 4 As a teenager, she was one of the original members of Gilmor Brown's acting company, which evolved into the Pasadena Playhouse. 5 Taught radio at the University of Southern California and had a private coaching practice for several decades. 6 Once the president of AFTRA, she once pounded her gavel so hard she accidentally broke it. The organization framed it for her. 7 Served on the board of the Screen Actors Guild from 1951 through 1954. 8 First woman president of the Hollywood local chapter of AFTRA and was voted "Woman of the Year" by both AFTRA and the Pasadenna Playhouse. 9 Once played the president of Lucy's women's club on a 1953 I Love Lucy (1951) episode. 10 A regular on Red Skelton broadcasts, Lurene was given 8 fur coats from Red, one for every year she was on his radio show. 11 Portrayed Marjerie Forrester on NBC Radio's "The Great Gildersleeve" during the early forties. 12 Provided voices on The Red Skelton Hour (1951), notably that of the mother of "Junior", "The Mean Little Kid". 13 Mother-in-law of John Williams 14 Grandmother of Joseph Williams . 15 Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Whispering Pines section, Lot #1570. 16 Mother of Barbara Ruick . 17 Tuttle began her career in radio, providing voices for many characters in the "Sam Spade" series.
Actress Title Year Status Character Cavalcade of America 1953-1957 TV Series Betsy Peale Slander 1957 Mrs. Doyle The Gray Ghost 1957 TV Series Olivia Turner The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial 1956 TV Series Margery Hay The Bob Cummings Show 1956 TV Series Dixie Yates Crusader 1956 TV Series Hilda / Bella Front Row Center 1956 TV Series Mrs. Heineman My Friend Flicka 1956 TV Series Martha Hunter Sincerely Yours 1955 Mrs. McGinley Life with Father 1953-1955 TV Series Vinnie Day
VInnie Day The Glass Slipper 1955 Cousin Loulou Soldiers of Fortune 1955 TV Series Henrietta Baldwin The Loretta Young Show 1954 TV Series Angie Give a Girl a Break 1953 Mrs. Doolittle Schlitz Playhouse 1953 TV Series The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet 1953 TV Series Store Complaints Clerk The Affairs of Dobie Gillis 1953 Mrs. Eleanor Hammer You Are There 1953 TV Series Mary Easty I Love Lucy 1953 TV Series Club President The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 1953 TV Series Miss Bradley Never Wave at a WAC 1953 Capt. Murchinson, Company CO Niagara 1953 Mrs. Kettering Three Lives 1953 Short Don't Bother to Knock 1952 Ruth Jones The Unexpected 1952 TV Series Ruth Room for One More 1952 Miss Kenyon The Whip Hand 1951 Molly Loomis Tomorrow Is Another Day 1951 Stella Dawson Goodbye, My Fancy 1951 Ellen Griswold Watch the Birdie 1950 Millie (uncredited) Stars Over Hollywood 1950 TV Series NBC Comics 1950 TV Series voice A Life of Her Own 1950 Secretary (uncredited) The Admiral Was a Lady 1950 Ethyl - Unemployment Clerk (uncredited) Macbeth 1948 Gentlewoman
The Three Homecoming 1948 Miss Stoker Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948 Mary Heaven Only Knows 1947 Mrs. O'Donnell Tom, Dick and Harry 1941 Girl Lead in Movie (voice, uncredited) Stand Up and Cheer! 1934 Stenographer (uncredited) Crazy Like a Fox 1985 TV Series Amazing Stories 1985 TV Series Harriet Wendse Murder, She Wrote 1985 TV Series Agnes Cochran Hollywood Beat 1985 TV Series Old lady Matt Houston 1985 TV Series Florist It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 1984 TV Movie Mrs. Hunt Trapper John, M.D. 1979-1984 TV Series Mrs. Romanis / Mrs. Palmer / Grace / ... St. Elsewhere 1984 TV Series Ellen's Mother Testament 1983 Rosemary Abhart Shooting Stars 1983 TV Movie Mrs Brand Voyagers! 1983 TV Series Queen Victoria The Love Boat 1982 TV Series Lady in Black Dynasty 1982 TV Series Kate Torrance Strike Force 1982 TV Series Old Lady The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies 1981 TV Movie Mollie Heller The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1981 TV Movie Miss Watson Hart to Hart 1981 TV Series Millie Dorothy in the Land of Oz 1980 TV Short Aunt Em (voice) For the Love of It 1980 TV Movie Blanche Carlton Your Doorman 1980 TV Short Carlton's Mother (voice) Barnaby Jones 1980 TV Series Emily Carter White Mama 1980 TV Movie Mrs. McIntyre Fantasy Island 1978-1979 TV Series Ethel Small / Mary Emery The Dukes of Hazzard 1979 TV Series Granny Annie Human Experiments 1979 Granny The Clonus Horror 1979 Anna Noble Nutcracker Fantasy 1979 Aunt Gerda (voice) Crash 1978 TV Movie The Manitou 1978 Mrs. Herz Charlie's Angels 1978 TV Series Mrs. Machlin Police Woman 1977 TV Series Mrs. Volusia Final Chapter: Walking Tall 1977 Grandma Pusser Switch 1976-1977 TV Series Mary Beame / Rose Evil Town 1977 Mildred Phelps Alice 1976 TV Series Bubbles Turner Law and Order 1976 TV Movie Mrs. Brian O'Malley, Sr. Little House on the Prairie 1975-1976 TV Series Anna Simms / Agnes Molson The World Through the Eyes of Children 1975 Tuttle Medical Center 1975 TV Series Kate Walking Tall Part II 1975 Grandma Pusser Mannix 1975 TV Series Mrs. Gamble These Are the Days 1974 TV Series voice Dirty Duck 1974 Duck's Mother (voice) The Cowboys 1974 TV Series Grandma Jesse Live Again, Die Again 1974 TV Movie Betty Simpson The Rookies 1974 TV Series Aunt Lou Mrs. Sundance 1974 TV Movie Mrs. Lee Adam's Rib 1973 TV Series Adam-12 1973 TV Series Iris Kelly / Mary O'Ryan Walking Tall 1973 Grandma Gunsmoke 1960-1973 TV Series Anna Wilson / Mrs. Cumbers The Partridge Family 1972 TV Series Mrs. Sharp The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 1972 TV Series Mrs. Burkowski Mary Tyler Moore 1972 TV Series Bella Swann Insight 1972 TV Series Landlady Mod Squad 1972 TV Series Female Clerk The Jimmy Stewart Show 1972 TV Series Bertha Lang The Smith Family 1971 TV Series Edith The Name of the Game 1971 TV Series Highwater Annie Julia 1968-1970 TV Series Hannah Yarby
Hannah Yarby Henderson The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit 1968 Aunt Martha My Three Sons 1968 TV Series Natalie Corcoran Petticoat Junction 1964-1968 TV Series Henrietta Greene / Mary Alice Perkins / Adelaide Keane Judd for the Defense 1967 TV Series Mae Youngert The Second Hundred Years 1967 TV Series Annie Iron Horse 1967 TV Series Mrs. Emerson The Beverly Hillbillies 1967 TV Series Gladys Peabody Bonanza 1967 TV Series Mrs. Cutler Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1966 TV Series Adelaide Coulter The Fortune Cookie 1966 Mother Hinkle Perry Mason 1958-1966 TV Series Henny McLeod / Josephine Kempton / Sarah Breel / ... The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966 Mrs. Natalie Miller I Dream of Jeannie 1965 TV Series Mama The Restless Ones 1965 My Favorite Martian 1965 TV Series Tessie Tammy 1965 TV Series Nellie Nightmare in the Sun 1965 Gideon's wife Valentine's Day 1965 TV Series Vivian Marks Karen 1965 TV Series Mrs. Waller My Living Doll 1964 TV Series Mrs. Wentworth The Munsters 1964 TV Series Mrs. Morton Summer Playhouse 1964 TV Series Aunt Ethel The Twilight Zone 1964 TV Series Secretary The Andy Griffith Show 1960-1964 TV Series Little Old Lady / Annabelle Silby Burke's Law 1964 TV Series Amanda Make Room for Daddy 1957-1964 TV Series Frank's Mother / Miss Burns / Mrs. Martin Dr. Kildare 1963 TV Series Mrs. Parker Mr. Novak 1963 TV Series Mrs. Grange Critic's Choice 1963 Mother in 'Sisters Three' Hazel 1961-1963 TV Series Mrs. Celeste Morgan / Mrs. Pruett Ripcord 1963 TV Series Helen Brandon Saints and Sinners 1962 TV Series Rose Barton Alcoa Premiere 1962 TV Series Theresa Summer Wide Country 1962 TV Series Minnie Sturgis Leave It to Beaver 1959-1962 TV Series Mrs. Evans / Mrs. Brady Father of the Bride 1961-1962 TV Series Doris Dunston Rawhide 1961 TV Series Mrs. Porter The Asphalt Jungle 1961 TV Series Mrs. Heldon Pete and Gladys 1961 TV Series Mrs. Slocum The Americans 1961 TV Series Mrs. Allen Lawman 1959-1961 TV Series Mrs. Pruitt / Matt's Wife The Ann Sothern Show 1960-1961 TV Series Bertha Schyler Adventures in Paradise 1961 TV Series Penelope Hobart Tales of Wells Fargo 1961 TV Series The Barbara Stanwyck Show 1961 TV Series Tessie Shotgun Slade 1961 TV Series Grandma Ellie Casper Dennis the Menace 1960 TV Series Mrs. Courtland Michael Shayne 1960 TV Series Elizabeth Blair Psycho 1960 Mrs. Chambers Johnny Ringo 1960 TV Series Mamie Murphy Colt .45 1957-1960 TV Series Lottie Strong / Frances Benedict Goodyear Theatre 1959-1960 TV Series Caroline Randall Bourbon Street Beat 1960 TV Series Minta Ruding Ma Barker's Killer Brood 1960 Ma Barker Wagon Train 1960 TV Series Mrs. Willoughby Grand Jury 1960 TV Series Alma Crane Johnny Midnight 1960 TV Series Marge / Helen The DuPont Show with June Allyson 1959 TV Series Lillian Bachelor Father 1959 TV Series Aunt Caroline Gregg The Real McCoys 1958-1959 TV Series Gladys Purvis / Mother Purvis The Californians 1958-1959 TV Series Maude Sorel / Belle Calhoun Playhouse 90 1959 TV Series Susan Stringham The Texan 1958 TV Series Amy Bofert The Thin Man 1958 TV Series Martha Cawthorine Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958 TV Series Mrs. Walker General Electric Theater 1953-1958 TV Series Ginny Andrews Buckskin 1958 TV Series Edith Matinee Theatre 1956-1958 TV Series Have Gun - Will Travel 1958 TV Series Ma Deaver The Millionaire 1956-1958 TV Series Polly Thorne / Maggie Tremayne The Unchained Goddess 1958 TV Movie Meteora the Goddess of Weather (voice, uncredited) Studio 57 1956-1957 TV Series Mrs. Carlson The Restless Gun 1957 TV Series Hannah Gilford The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1957 TV Series Mother Catherine / Mrs. Rounds Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Loretta Bartha (uncredited) Untamed Youth 1957 Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp The 20th Century-Fox Hour 1957 TV Series Molly O'Leary Broken Arrow 1957 TV Series Kate Connors
Self Title Year Status Character The Good Old Days of Radio 1976 TV Movie documentary Herself Robert Young and the Family 1971 TV Special Sketch Actor Screen Snapshots 5852: Hollywood Night at '21' Club 1952 Documentary short Herself - Celebration Guest
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1960 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 8 February 1960. At 7011 Hollywood Blvd. 1960 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Radio On 8 February 1960. At 1760 Vine Street.
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1970 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy Julia (1968)
Known for movies Psycho (1960) as Mrs. Chambers
The Fortune Cookie (1966) as Mother Hinkle
Julia (1968-1970) as Hannah Yarby / Hannah Yarby Henderson
Niagara (1953) as Mrs. Kettering