Hope Summers

Hope Summers

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1896-06-07
Deathday: 1979-06-22 (83 years old)

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Biography

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.

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Filmography

all 70

TV Shows 39

Movies 31

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Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective

Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective (2000)

Movie
Alice Wylie (as Hope Summer)
Evil Town

Evil Town (1987)

Movie
Marcie
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978)

Movie
Ethel
Foul Play

Foul Play (1978)

Movie
6.7
Olive / Olive Gardner
Another Day

Another Day (1978)

TV
Judith Bowen
Lust of a Eunuch

Lust of a Eunuch (1977)

Movie
Aunt Cleo
Snip

Snip (1976)

TV
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch (1975)

TV
10
Welcome Back, Kotter

Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)

TV
5.86
Alice Wylie
Dr. Shagetz

Dr. Shagetz (1975)

Movie
Emily Boylan
Death Sentence

Death Sentence (1974)

Movie
Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man (1974)

TV
6
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie (1974)

TV
6
Biology Teacher
Our Time

Our Time (1974)

Movie
Mrs. Potter
Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict (1974)

Movie
Mess Vesta
Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick (1973)

Movie
Laura
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)

Movie
Nurse Meg Cratty
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972)

TV
5.65
Nurse Throttle
Where Does It Hurt?

Where Does It Hurt? (1972)

Movie
Mrs. Beeman
Get to Know Your Rabbit

Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)

Movie
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Clara / Clara Edwards
Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)

TV
Clara Fisher
Adam-12

Adam-12 (1968)

TV
7.5
Minnie Leona Moroney
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Celia
The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

Movie
Mrs. Gilmore
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Movie
6.22
That Girl

That Girl (1966)

TV
6
The Pruitts of Southampton

The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)

TV
Love on a Rooftop

Love on a Rooftop (1966)

TV
Susanna Blush
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

Movie
Maid
The Double Life of Henry Phyfe

The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (1966)

TV
Mrs. Hasselrad
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

Movie
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)

TV
Bewitched

Bewitched (1964)

TV
6.33
Mrs. Elwood Thompson
One Man's Way

One Man's Way (1964)

Movie
Mrs. Rutledge
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963)

TV
Carrie Cobb
Glynis

Glynis (1963)

TV
Mabel Denton
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction (1963)

TV
6
Mother Ida
Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain (1963)

Movie
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

TV
6
Mrs. Quimby
The Couch

The Couch (1962)

Movie
Agatha
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour (1961)

Movie
The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

TV
5.8
Mrs. McCurtin
The New Breed

The New Breed (1961)

TV
Madge
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Ernestine Peasley (uncredited)
Claudelle Inglish

Claudelle Inglish (1961)

Movie
Martha Adrims (Uncredited)
Homicidal

Homicidal (1961)

Movie
7
Mary
Parrish

Parrish (1961)

Movie
Clara Edwards
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

TV
6
My Three Sons

My Three Sons (1960)

TV
6
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Movie
5.75
Jewell Crouch
Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man (1959)

Movie
Motel Attendant
Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity (1959)

Movie
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (1959)

TV
6
Mrs. Dodge
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman (1959)

TV
Ethel - Policewoman on Bus (uncredited)
I Want to Live!

I Want to Live! (1958)

Movie
Hattie Denton
The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

TV
6.67
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn (1958)

TV
6
Older Woman
Zero Hour!

Zero Hour! (1957)

Movie
5.33
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV
5.33
The Thin Man

The Thin Man (1957)

TV
State Trooper

State Trooper (1956)

TV
Maid / Marie Tallendier
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Ellen Cade / Jen / Della
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Nurse O'Brien
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Aunt / Elizabeth / Mrs. Wagner
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Private Secretary

Private Secretary (1953)

TV
Old Lady
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Marie's Mother
Going Steady?

Going Steady? (1951)

Movie
Ken's mother
Better Use of Leisure Time

Better Use of Leisure Time (1950)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.2
Based on 615 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1961
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1896-06-07

Deathday
1979-06-22 (83 years old)

Birth Place
Mattoon, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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