Josephine Hull

Birth Name:

Mary Josephine Sherwood

Birth Place:

Newtonville, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actress

Attended the New England Conservatory of Music and Radcliffe College
Began her career on stage as a stock performer in 1905 and was a chorus girl and touring player for several years
Made her screen acting debut in the film "Get Your Man" in 1927
Best known as a stage and film actress who played Veta Louise Simmons in "Harvey" and Abby Brewster in "Arsenic and Old Lace․"
Directed the Broadway productions "Why Not?," "The Rivals," and "The Habitual Husband," all in the mid-1920s
Her Broadway hits include "You Can't Take It With You" in 1936, "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 1941, and "Harvey" in 1944
Spent 50 years as a stage actress and play director, appearing in films as characters she performed on Broadway

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