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. Actress: Harvey. Josephine Sherwood changed her name after marrying stage actor Shelly Hull in 1910. She studied drama at Radcliffe College -- much to the dismay of her parents -- and first worked on the stage in a stock company in Boston. Her husband died in 1919, aged 35, of Spanish influenza.

An endearing actress known for her portrayals of eccentric old ladies, Josephine Hull was born in 1886, grew up in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and attended Radcliffe College, where she sang in the glee club and acted in school plays.

Feb 17, 2014 · Josephine Hull wins the Oscar for Supporting Actress for Harvey at the 23rd Academy Awards. Dean Jagger presents the award; hosted by Fred Astaire.

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.

Josephine Hull 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...

Although she boasted a 50-year career, Hull is best known for her later roles as plump, scatterbrained matrons. Born Josephine Sherwood to a well-to-do New England family, the hopeful actress attended Radcliffe and The New England Conservatory of Music before making her stage debut in stock in 1905.

A ctress Josephine Hull had a long and successful Broadway career before moving into films. Hull, who joined a Boston stock company in 1902 at $6 a week and traveled for several seasons in...

Actress Josephine Hull, born on Jan 3, 1877 and died on Mar 12, 1957 starred in Harvey, Arsenic and Old Lace, After Tomorrow, The Lady from Texas

Apr 16, 2014 · After Harvey Josephine Hull appeared in only one more feature film, Joseph Pevney’s The Lady from Texas (1951) after which she did television work until 1955 when she retired from acting. Ms. Ms. Hull died in New York in March 1957 of a …