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Josephine Hull

American stage and film actress Josephine Hull (1877-1957) won an Oscar for her role in You Can't Take It With You.

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Occupation

American stage and film actress (1877-1957)

Born in

Newtonville

Born

January 3, 1877

Zodiac

Capricorn

29,288

days lived

80

age at death

Born
January 3, 1877 in 🇺🇸Newtonville
Died
March 12, 1957 in The Bronx (aged 80)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·ox 🐂
Updated Jul 2026

About

Marie Josephine Hull 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. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Harvey (1950), a role she originally played on the Broadway stage. She was sometimes credited as Josephine Sherwood.

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  • •Josephine Hull won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Martha Hunt in the 1938 film 'You Can't Take It with You'.
  • •Before her successful film career, Josephine Hull was a respected stage actress and won a Tony Award in 1943 for her performance in 'Arsenic and Old Lace', reprising her role as Abby Brewster.
  • •Hull was known for her distinctive, often eccentric, character portrayals, frequently playing kindly but slightly dotty older women.
  • •Josephine Hull had a long and successful career on Broadway, appearing in over two dozen productions between 1905 and 1950.

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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Virgo♍︎

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Earth

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1957
Day 29,228
Age 80

Death

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Jan 12, 1957

Josephine Hull passes away at the age of 80 in New York City.

1955
Day 28,486
Age 77

Later Film Roles

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Jan 1, 1955

Continues to act in films, appearing in notable movies.

1951
Day 27,112
Age 74

Academy Award Win

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Mar 29, 1951

Wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Harvey'.

1950
Day 26,660
Age 72

Film Adaptation of Harvey

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Jan 1, 1950

Reprise her role as Veta Louise Simmons in the film adaptation of 'Harvey'.

1945
Day 24,834
Age 67

Broadway Success in Harvey

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Jan 1, 1945

Stars as Veta Louise Simmons in the Broadway production of 'Harvey'.

1932
Day 20,085
Age 54

Film Debut

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Jan 1, 1932

Makes her film debut, marking the beginning of her work in cinema.

1910
Day 12,050
Age 32

Early Stage Career

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Jan 1, 1910

Begins her professional stage career, appearing in various productions on Broadway.

1903
Day 9,493
Age 25

Marriage to Shelley Hull

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Jan 1, 1903

Josephine Hull marries actor Shelley Hull. She is sometimes credited under her married name, Josephine Sherwood.

1877
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Birth of Josephine Hull

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Jan 3, 1877

Marie Josephine Hull is born in Newtonville, Massachusetts.