What were Josephine Hull’s most notable film roles?

She is best known for her Oscar-winning performance in *The Lady Eve* (1941) and her role in *Harvey* (1950), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.

Where was Josephine Hull educated?

She studied at Radcliffe College, Harvard University, and the New England Conservatory.

Did Josephine Hull work in theater before film?

Yes, she began her career in stage acting in 1905, later transitioning to film in the 1940s.

Josephine Hull

Q: What awards did Josephine Hull receive?

She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (1942), a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (1942), and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

American stage and film actress (1877-1957)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[21]
Date of birth: January 3, 1877
Date of death: March 12, 1957
Place of birth: Newtonville
Place of death: The Bronx
Country of citizenship: United States^[12]
Occupation: film actor, stage actor, television actor, theatrical director, actor, director^[13]
Educated at: Radcliffe College, Harvard University, New England Conservatory^[14]^[15]^[16]
Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Donaldson Awards^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Spouse: Shelley Hull^[11]
Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage^[22]
Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[27]
Birth name: Mary Josephine Sherwood^[28]
Family name: Hull^[23]
Given name: Josephine^[24]
Manner of death: natural causes^[25]
Name in native language: Josephine Hull^[29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia^[31]
P14750: 505D-86D3-3570-AD90-E80D
Place of burial: Newton Cemetery^[10]
Start of work period: 1905^[30]

🏷️ Also known as

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GND ID: 1061315487
Academy Awards Database nominee ID: 626
AllMovie person ID: p33882
Allcinema person ID: 61767
AlloCiné person ID: 3851
American Film Institute person ID: 90036
American National Biography ID: 1800606
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/88030
Awards & Winners artist ID: 01fhxq

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14025608r
CINE21 person ID: 58198
CONOR.SI ID: 155305827
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 1061315487
Deutsche Synchronkartei actor ID: 1980
Deutsche Synchronkartei person ID: tkI-yNOBZ
Elonet person ID: 982202
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Josephine-Hull
FAST ID: 197069
FemBio ID: 14070
Film.ru person ID: dzhozefin-hall
Filmportal ID: 0d7385704182448fa5750d996295a693
Filmweb.pl person ID: 50730
Find a Grave memorial ID: 1872
Freebase ID: /m/01fhxq
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000028087896061
Harper's tag: josephine-hull
IMDb ID: nm0401449
Internet Broadway Database person ID: 15k (15k–60k, n=3)
Ivi person ID: zhozefin-hall
KINENOTE person ID: 33826
Kinobox person ID: 869762
Kinopoisk person ID: 209002
LdiF person ID: 97999
MYmovies person ID: 14400
NL CR AUT ID: xx0178973
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007446646705171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1675982
Notable Names Database ID: 087/000063895
Open Library ID: OL8874868A
PORT person ID: 125501
Prabook ID: 1095707
SNAC ARK ID: w6sb50c7
Swedish Film Database person ID: 160485
TCM Movie Database person ID: 90620
TMDB person ID: 2667
WikiTree person ID: Sherwood-2987
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxhrCYYBFgDPrxVyQgVG3
Yale LUX ID: person/d93ebb23-573e-4a33-aa61-b427374aad93
ČSFD person ID: 6269

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Occupation 6

actor, director, theatrical director, film actor, stage actor, television actor

Award received 3

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Educated at 3

Harvard University, Radcliffe College, New England Conservatory

← Cast member 3

Harvey, Arsenic and Old Lace, After Tomorrow

Cause of death 1

cerebral hemorrhage

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Family name 1

Hull

Given name 1

Josephine

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Nominated for 1

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Place of birth 1

Newtonville

Place of death 1

The Bronx

Sex or gender 1

female

← SNARC ID 1

Albert Evans-Jones

← Winner 1

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

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Summary

Josephine Hull was born on January 3, 1877^[1], in Newtonville^[2]. She died on March 12, 1957^[3], in The Bronx^[4]. She worked as a film actor^[5], stage actor^[6], television actor^[7], theatrical director^[8], and actor^[9].

FAQs

Where was Josephine Hull born?

Josephine Hull was born in Newtonville^[2].

Where did Josephine Hull die?

Josephine Hull died in The Bronx^[4].

Who was Josephine Hull married to?

Josephine Hull's spouses include Shelley Hull^[11].

What did Josephine Hull do for work?

Josephine Hull worked as a film actor^[5], stage actor^[6], television actor^[7], theatrical director^[8], and actor^[9].

Where did Josephine Hull go to school?

Josephine Hull was educated at Radcliffe College^[14], Harvard University^[15], and New England Conservatory^[16].

What awards did Josephine Hull receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[17], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[18], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture^[19], and Donaldson Awards^[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Josephine Hull — place of birth (P19): Newtonville. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Josephine Hull — place of death (P20): The Bronx. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Josephine Hull — sex or gender (P21): female. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Josephine Hull — spouse (P26): Shelley Hull. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Josephine Hull — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Josephine Hull — educated at (P69): Radcliffe College. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Josephine Hull — educated at (P69): Harvard University. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Josephine Hull — educated at (P69): New England Conservatory. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Josephine Hull — occupation (P106): film actor. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Josephine Hull — occupation (P106): stage actor. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Josephine Hull — occupation (P106): television actor. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Josephine Hull — occupation (P106): theatrical director. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Josephine Hull — occupation (P106): actor. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-16. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Josephine Hull — occupation (P106): director. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-12-16. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Josephine Hull — place of burial (P119): Newton Cemetery. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2024-06-12. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Josephine Hull — award received (P166): Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Josephine Hull — award received (P166): star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 2021-06-06. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Josephine Hull — award received (P166): Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Josephine Hull — award received (P166): Donaldson Awards. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Josephine Hull — cause of death (P509): cerebral hemorrhage. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Josephine Hull — date of birth (P569): January 3, 1877. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Josephine Hull — date of death (P570): March 12, 1957. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Josephine Hull — family name (P734): Hull. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Josephine Hull — given name (P735): Josephine. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Josephine Hull — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Josephine Hull — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Josephine Hull — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Josephine Hull — birth name (P1477): Mary Josephine Sherwood. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Josephine Hull — name in native language (P1559): Josephine Hull. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Josephine Hull — start of work period (P2031): 1905. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Josephine Hull — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia. wikidata.org.

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