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Rochelle Hudson

Rochelle Hudson

Acting

Born: March 6, 1916Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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). 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
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors

Helen Spalding

1967
The Night Walker

The Night Walker

Hilda

1964
Strait-Jacket

Strait-Jacket

Emily Cutler

1964
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

Judy's Mother

1955
Sky Liner

Sky Liner

Amy Winthrop

1949
Devil's Cargo

Devil's Cargo

Margo Delgado

1948
Bush Pilot

Bush Pilot

Hilary Ward

1947
Queen of Broadway

Queen of Broadway

Sherry Baker

1942
Rubber Racketeers

Rubber Racketeers

Nikki

1942
The Officer and the Lady

The Officer and the Lady

Helen Regan

1941
The Stork Pays Off

The Stork Pays Off

Irene Perry

1941
Meet Boston Blackie

Meet Boston Blackie

Cecelia Bradley

1941
Girls Under 21

Girls Under 21

Frances White Ryan

1940
Babies for Sale

Babies for Sale

Ruth Williams

1940
Men Without Souls

Men Without Souls

Suzan Leonard

1940
Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men

Lorraine Danel

1940
Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman

Betty Andrews

1940
A Woman is the Judge

A Woman is the Judge

Justine West

1939
Konga, the Wild Stallion

Konga, the Wild Stallion

Judith Hadley

1939
Smuggled Cargo

Smuggled Cargo

Marian Franklin

1939
Missing Daughters

Missing Daughters

Kay Roberts

1939

Pride of the Navy

Gloria Tyler

1939
Pirates of the Skies

Pirates of the Skies

1939
Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal

Joan Lattimore

1938
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Victoria 'Vicki' Mason

1938
Rascals

Rascals

Margaret Adams

1938
That I May Live

That I May Live

1937
She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat

Ann Garrison

1937
Born Reckless

Born Reckless

Sybil Roberts

1937

Bosko's Easter Eggs

Honey (voice)

1937
Woman-Wise

Woman-Wise

Alice Fuller

1937

Circus Daze

Honey (voice)

1937
Reunion

Reunion

Mary MacKenzie

1936
Poppy

Poppy

Poppy

1936
The Country Beyond

The Country Beyond

Jean Alison

1936
Everybody's Old Man

Everybody's Old Man

Cynthia Sampson

1936
The Music Goes 'Round

The Music Goes 'Round

Susanna Courtney

1936
Show Them No Mercy!

Show Them No Mercy!

Loretta Martin

1935
Way Down East

Way Down East

Anna Moore

1935
Curly Top

Curly Top

Mary Blair

1935
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Cosette

1935
Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

Adele Anderson

1935
I've Been Around

I've Been Around

Drue Waring

1935
The Mighty Barnum

The Mighty Barnum

Ellen

1934
Bosko's Parlor Pranks

Bosko's Parlor Pranks

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1934
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Jessie Pullman, Age 18

1934
Judge Priest

Judge Priest

Virginia Maydew

1934
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

Cynthia Douglas

1934
Such Women Are Dangerous

Such Women Are Dangerous

Vernie Little

1934
How Do I Know It's Sunday

How Do I Know It's Sunday

Various

1934
Harold Teen

Harold Teen

Lillian 'Lillums' Lovewell

1934
Mr. Skitch

Mr. Skitch

Emily Skitch

1933
Walls of Gold

Walls of Gold

Joan Street

1933
Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

Grace

1933
Doctor Bull

Doctor Bull

Virginia (Muller)/Banning

1933
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

Constance Martin

1933
Bosko in Person

Bosko in Person

Honey

1933
Bosko the Speed King

Bosko the Speed King

Honey (voice)

1933
Scarlet River

Scarlet River

Herself (uncredited)

1933
She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

Sally

1933
Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils

Visitor

1933
The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes

Betty

1933
Bosko in Dutch

Bosko in Dutch

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1933
The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder

Telephone Operator

1932
The Savage Girl

The Savage Girl

The Girl

1932
Secrets of the French Police

Secrets of the French Police

K-31

1932
Bosko's Dizzy Date

Bosko's Dizzy Date

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Bosko and Honey

Bosko and Honey

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Bosko the Drawback

Bosko the Drawback

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Hell's Highway

Hell's Highway

Mary Ellen

1932
Ride Him, Bosko

Ride Him, Bosko

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Bosko the Lumberjack

Bosko the Lumberjack

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Bosko's Store

Bosko's Store

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Bosko at the Beach

Bosko at the Beach

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Beyond the Rockies

Beyond the Rockies

Betty Allen

1932
Bosko's Dog Race

Bosko's Dog Race

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Is My Face Red?

Is My Face Red?

Newlywed Bride on Leviathon (uncredited)

1932
Bosko's Party

Bosko's Party

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Battling Bosko

Battling Bosko

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Bosko at the Zoo

Bosko at the Zoo

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1932
Red-Headed Baby

Red-Headed Baby

Red-Headed Baby

1931
Bosko's Soda Fountain

Bosko's Soda Fountain

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931
Are These Our Children?

Are These Our Children?

Mary

1931
Fanny Foley Herself

Fanny Foley Herself

Carmen

1931
The Public Defender

The Public Defender

Telephone Operator

1931
Yodeling Yokels

Yodeling Yokels

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931
Everything’s Rosie

Everything’s Rosie

Lowe Party Guest by Punch Bowl

1931
Bosko's Holiday

Bosko's Holiday

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931
Dumb Patrol

Dumb Patrol

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931
Laugh and Get Rich

Laugh and Get Rich

Miss Jones - at Dance (uncredited)

1931
Big Man from the North

Big Man from the North

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1931
Hold Anything

Hold Anything

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1930
Sinkin' in the Bathtub

Sinkin' in the Bathtub

Honey (voice) (uncredited)

1930