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Interprétation

Hope Summers

Métier
Interprétation
Naissance
7 juin 1896 · Mattoon, Illinois, USA
Décès
22 juin 1979

Biographie

Hope Summers could portray a friendly neighbor or companion as she did for Frances Bavier's Aunt Bee character on many episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) or a seemingly amiable Satanist in Rosemary's Baby (1968). Born in Mattoon, Illinois, she developed an early interest in the theater. Graduating from Northwestern School of Speech in Evanston, Illinois, she subsequently taught speech and diction there. This, in turn, led to her the head position in the Speech Department at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, teaching students privately on the side as well. In the 1930s Hope began to focus on acting. She found work in community and stock theaters in Illinois and earned some notice for putting on one-woman shows such as "Backstage of Broadway." She made use of her vocal eloquence by building up her resumé on radio, performing in scores of dramatic shows, including "Authors' Playhouse," "First Night," "Ma Perkins", and "Step-Mother". In 1950 Hope transferred her talents to the new medium of television and earned a regular role on the comedy series Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (1950). By the age of 50 she was customarily called upon to play slightly older than she was, appearing in a number of minuscule matron roles in such films as Zero Hour! (1957), Hound-Dog Man (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Spencer's Mountain (1963), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), Charley Varrick (1973) and her last, Foul Play (1978). She never had any major stand-out roles in movies; TV would be a more prolific choice of medium. Her gently stern, old-fashioned looks allowed her to be a part of many small-town settings, including Dennis the Menace (1959) and Petticoat Junction (1963), and in various western locales such as Maverick (1957) and Wagon Train (1957). She played a rustic regular for many years on The Rifleman (1958). Usually assigned to play teachers, nurses and other helpful, nurturing types, her characters were also known to be inveterate gossips. Hope worked until close to the end of her life, passing away from heart failure in 1979.

Connu pour

Affiche de Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
Film · 1968 · ★ 7,8
Affiche de La Petite Maison dans la prairie
La Petite Maison dans la prairie
Série · 1974 · ★ 8,0
Affiche de M.A.S.H.
M.A.S.H.
Série · 1972 · ★ 8,0
Affiche de Ma sorcière bien-aimée
Ma sorcière bien-aimée
Série · 1964 · ★ 7,9
Affiche de Procès de singe
Procès de singe
Film · 1960 · ★ 7,6
Affiche de La Rumeur
La Rumeur
Film · 1961 · ★ 7,7
Affiche de Tuez Charley Varrick !
Tuez Charley Varrick !
Film · 1973 · ★ 7,4
Affiche de Drôle d'embrouille
Drôle d'embrouille
Film · 1978 · ★ 6,3
Affiche de Alfred Hitchcock présente
Alfred Hitchcock présente
Série · 1955 · ★ 7,8
Affiche de Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
Série · 1975 · ★ 7,4
Affiche de The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Série · 1960 · ★ 7,6
Affiche de Hawaï police d'État
Hawaï police d'État
Série · 1969 · ★ 7,2

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