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Rochelle Hudson

Acting

0.5 Popularity Mar 06, 1916 (55 years old) Oklahoma 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...

Biography

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.

Filmography 99

1967
Gallery of Horror Movie

as Helen Spalding

1965
1964
The Night Walker Movie

as Hilda

1964
Strait-Jacket Movie

as Emily Cutler

1955
Rebel Without a Cause Movie

as Judy's Mother

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars TV

as Polly Grover

1949
Sky Liner Movie

as Amy Winthrop

1948
Devil's Cargo Movie

as Margo Delgado

1947
Bush Pilot Movie

as Hilary Ward

1942
Queen of Broadway Movie

as Sherry Baker

1942
Rubber Racketeers Movie

as Nikki

1941
The Officer and the Lady Movie

as Helen Regan

1941
The Stork Pays Off Movie

as Irene Perry

1941
Meet Boston Blackie Movie

as Cecelia Bradley

1940
Girls Under 21 Movie

as Frances White Ryan

1940
Babies for Sale Movie

as Ruth Williams

1940
Island of Doomed Men Movie

as Lorraine Danel

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday March 06, 1916 (55 years old)
Died January 17, 1972
Place of Birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As Rachael Elizabeth Hudson
Years Active 1930 - 1967
Popularity 0.5
Career Stats
99 Total Credits
94 Movie Roles
5 TV Roles
4 Photos