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Hope Summers

Hope Summers

Actress

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.

Born: June 7, 1896 in Mattoon, Illinois, USA

Died: June 22, 1979 (Age 83)

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Hope Summers  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.4
ActressEthel - Policewoman on Bus (uncredited)1958
Movie
7.3
ActressSusanna Blush1966
Movie
6.4
ActressMrs. Hasselrad1965
Movie
6.5
ActressOlder Woman1957
Movie
5.1
ActressJewell Crouch1959
Movie
6.9
ActressMother Ida1963
Movie
5
ActressNurse Throttle1972
Movie
6.5
ActressCelia1968
Movie
7.7
ActressMess Vesta1973
Movie
6
ActressMrs. Quimby1962
Movie
5
ActressMarcie1978
Movie
5
ActressMrs. Beeman1972
Movie
6
ActressBiology Teacher1974
Movie
6.7
ActressMartha Adrims (Uncredited)1961
Movie
6.2
ActressMotel Attendant1959
Movie
7.9
ActressAgatha1961
Movie
5.9
ActressErnestine Peasley (uncredited)1961
Movie
7.9
ActressMrs. Gilmore1968
Movie
8.2
ActressMrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman1960
Movie
6.3
ActressMary (uncredited)1961
Movie
3.6
ActressAlice Wylie (as Hope Summer)1987
Movie
6.7
ActressEthel1978
Movie
6.5
ActressMrs. Elwood Thompson1964
Movie
4.5
ActressLaura1973
Movie
6
ActressWoman at Revival Meeting (uncredited)1961
Movie
6.4
ActressShop Lady (uncredited)1966
TV Show
5.9
Actress5 Episodes1978-1978
TV Show
7.5
ActressAunt Polly
1 Episode
1976-1976
TV Show
7.3
ActressOld Lady
1 Episode
1951-1959
TV Show
7.3
ActressNurse O'Brien
2 Episodes
1953-1961
TV Show
7.2
ActressMinnie Leona Moroney
1 Episode
1968-1980
TV Show
6.6
ActressAunt
1 Episode
1953-1962
TV Show
8.1
Actress4 Episodes1958-1963
TV Show
7.1
ActressMrs. Dodge
1 Episode
1959-1960
TV Show
7.6
Actress1 Episode1956-1959
TV Show
6.9
Actress2 Episodes1960-1972
TV Show
7.1
Actress1 Episode1975-1979
TV Show
7.1
Actress1 Episode1966-1971
TV Show
8.2
Actress1 Episode1961-1966
TV Show
7.3
ActressMrs. Rutledge
1 Episode
1963-1964
TV Show
6.8
ActressMabel Denton
1 Episode
1963-1970
TV Show
8
Actress1 Episode1969-1973
TV Show
7.7
Actress1 Episode1964-1972
TV Show
8.4
ActressMaid
1 Episode
1955-1962
TV Show
7.8
Actress2 Episodes1958-1961
TV Show
6.9
Actress1 Episode1953-1957
TV Show
6.9
Actress1 Episode1966-1967
TV Show
7
Actress1 Episode1975-1979
TV Show
8.4
ActressNurse Meg Cratty
1 Episode
1972-1983
TV Show
7.6
ActressAddie Bjornesen
1 Episode
1974-1983
TV Show
7.1
Actress1 Episode1962-1971
TV Show
6.6
Actress1 Episode1974-1978
TV Show
6.9
Actress1 Episode1964-1969
TV Show
7.9
ActressJen
1 Episode
1955-1975
TV Show
Actress1 Episode1963-1963
TV Show
6.8
Actress1 Episode1959-1963
TV Show
6.9
Actress1 Episode1957-1959
TV Show
7.2
Actress1 Episode1966-1967
TV Show
7.6
ActressMrs. McCurtin
1 Episode
1961-1962
TV Show
6.8
ActressMadge
1 Episode
1961-1966
TV Show
7.8
Actress1 Episode1957-1962
TV Show
8.4
ActressMarie Tallendier
1 Episode
1955-1962
TV Show
6.6
ActressMrs. Wagner
1 Episode
1953-1962
TV Show
6.6
ActressElizabeth
1 Episode
1953-1962
TV Show
7.9
ActressDella
1 Episode
1955-1975
TV Show
7.9
ActressEllen Cade
1 Episode
1955-1975
TV Show
7.3
Actress1 Episode1951-1959
TV Show
8.2
ActressClara Edwards
32 Episodes
1960-1968
TV Show
7.5
ActressClara Fisher
1 Episode
1968-1975
TV Show
5.7
ActressClara
3 Episodes
1968-1971
TV Show
5.7
ActressClara Edwards
2 Episodes
1968-1971
Movie
5.2
ActressEmily Boylan1974
Movie
6.6
ActressMrs. Potter1974
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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