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Josephine Hull (born January 3, reportedly 1886, but probably 1883 – died March 12, 1957) was an American actress. She had a successful 50-year career on stage while taking some of her better known roles to film. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Harvey, a role she also created on the Broadway stage.
Josephine Sherwood. Birth Place. Newtonville, Massachusetts, USA. Born. January 03, 1884. Died. March 12, 1957. Cause of Death. Cerebral Hemorrhage. Biography. Read More. Although she boasted a 50-year career, Hull is best known for her later roles as plump, scatterbrained matrons.
Hull, Josephine (1886–1957) American character actress who won an Academy Award for her performance in Harvey. Name variations: Josephine Sherwood. Born Josephine Sherwood in Newtonville, Massachusetts, on January 3, 1886; died on March 12, 1957; daughter of William Henry (an importer) and Mary (Tewksbury) Sherwood (a board of education ...
Marie Josephine Hull (née Sherwood; January 3, 1877 – March 12, 1957) was an American stage and film actress who also was a director of plays. She had a successful 50-year career on stage while taking some of her better known roles to film.
Josephine Hull, a character actress, won an Academy Award for her role in "Harvey." Her remarkable talent in portraying eccentric characters made her a cheri...
American actress. Also known as: Josephine Sherwood Hull. Learn about this topic in these articles: Oscar for best supporting actress, 1950. role in “Harvey” In Harvey. …matronly sister Veta (played by Josephine Hull), she arranges to have him treated at a psychiatric institution.
Biography by AllMovie. Distinguished character actress Josephine Hull was best known for her theatrical work, but she did grace a few movies, her two most famous being Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and Harvey (1950). She was born Josephine Sherwood in Newton, MA and had a long stage career before making her film debut in the 1930s.
