Hope Summers

Hope Summers

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.

  • Npe: Hope Summers
  • Cov Nrov: 1.399
  • Paub Txog: Acting
  • Hnub yug: 1896-06-07
  • Qhov chaw yug: Mattoon, Illinois, USA
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Hope Summers Movies

  • 1968
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    Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

    7.8 1968 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Children's Hour

    The Children's Hour

    7.7 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Shakiest Gun in the West

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

    6.227 1968 HD

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  • 1978
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    Foul Play

    Foul Play

    6.3 1978 HD

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  • 1964
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    One Man's Way

    One Man's Way

    4 1964 HD

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  • 1973
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    Charley Varrick

    Charley Varrick

    7.323 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

    Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

    4.7 1973 HD

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  • 1961
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    Homicidal

    Homicidal

    6.494 1961 HD

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  • 1963
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    Spencer's Mountain

    Spencer's Mountain

    6.7 1963 HD

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  • 1974
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    Indict and Convict

    Indict and Convict

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1972
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    Where Does It Hurt?

    Where Does It Hurt?

    5.1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Get to Know Your Rabbit

    Get to Know Your Rabbit

    5.1 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Our Time

    Our Time

    7.5 1974 HD

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  • 1961
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    Parrish

    Parrish

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

    The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

    6.7 1966 HD

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  • 1957
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    Zero Hour!

    Zero Hour!

    6.7 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

    7.708 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    Claudelle Inglish

    Claudelle Inglish

    5.5 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Angel Baby

    Angel Baby

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Edge of Eternity

    Edge of Eternity

    6.5 1959 HD

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  • 1966
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    Penelope

    Penelope

    5.6 1966 HD

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  • 1975
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    Dr. Shagetz

    Dr. Shagetz

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Hallelujah Trail

    The Hallelujah Trail

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1987
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    Evil Town

    Evil Town

    3.9 1987 HD

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  • 1959
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    Hound-Dog Man

    Hound-Dog Man

    4.7 1959 HD

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  • 1978
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    Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

    Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Couch

    The Couch

    6.1 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    I Want to Live!

    I Want to Live!

    6.873 1958 HD

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  • 1974
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    Death Sentence

    Death Sentence

    5.7 1974 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

    7.559 1960 HD

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  • 1975
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    Welcome Back, Kotter

    Welcome Back, Kotter

    7.2 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

    7.905 1972 HD

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  • 1966
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    Love on a Rooftop

    Love on a Rooftop

    5 1966 HD

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  • 1960
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    My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1975
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    Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

    7.224 1975 HD

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  • 1974
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    Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

    8 1974 HD

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  • 1968
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    Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

    7.1 1968 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

    7.4 1961 HD

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  • 1966
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    That Girl

    That Girl

    6.115 1966 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    6.9 1962 HD

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  • 1974
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    Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

    5.8 1974 HD

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  • 1964
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    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    7.1 1964 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

    5.3 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

    5.871 1963 HD

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1970
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    Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

    7.83 1970 HD

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  • 1964
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    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    7.9 1964 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1963
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    Glynis

    Glynis

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

    6.7 1959 HD

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  • 1958
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    Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

    7.6 1957 HD

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  • 1953
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    Private Secretary

    Private Secretary

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Pruitts of Southampton

    The Pruitts of Southampton

    5.3 1966 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    Law of the Plainsman

    Law of the Plainsman

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1961
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    The New Breed

    The New Breed

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    5.4 1961 HD

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  • 1956
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    State Trooper

    State Trooper

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 1978
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    Another Day

    Another Day

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1957
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    Maverick

    Maverick

    6.8 1957 HD

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  • 1976
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    Snip

    Snip

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1968
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    Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

    5.7 1968 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
    imgS10 E34

    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1968
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    Adam-12

    Adam-12

    7.1 1968 HD

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  • 1951
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    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1968
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    Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

    5.7 1968 HD

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  • 1955
    imgS7 E39

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

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