Lurene Tuttle (August 29, 1907 – May 28, 1986) was an American actress and voice actress. Some of her best-known roles were in Don't Bother to Knock, Psycho, and Testament.
As a voice actress she was busy during the Golden Age of Radio Drama, appearing on—among others—The Great Gildersleeve, Lum and Abner, and The Adventures of Sam Spade, where she played Sam’s secretary Effie Perrine. She also voiced both Daisy Mae and Mammy Yocum in a series of animated shorts based on the Li'l Abner strip.
Tuttle was married twice, first to actor Mel Ruick, and later to Frederick W. Cole. Her daughter by Ruick, Barbara Ruick, was an actress married to composer John Williams and who died in 1974. Through Barbara, Tuttle was the grandmother of Joseph Williams, lead singer of the band Toto. She died of cancer at the age of 78.
Works with Lurene Tuttle:
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Film
- 1934 Stand Up And Cheer: Stenographer (Uncredited Role)
- 1941 Tom Dick And Harry: Girl Lead in Movie (Uncredited voice role)
- 1947 Heaven Only Knows: Mrs. O’Donnell
- 1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House: Mary
- 1948 Homecoming: Miss Stoker
- 1948 Macbeth: Gentlewoman/The Three
- 1950 The Admiral Was A Lady: Clerk (Uncredited)
- 1950 Watch The Birdie: Millie (Uncredited)
- 1951 Goodbye My Fancy: Ellen Griswold
- 1951 Tomorrow Is Another Day: Stella Dawson
- 1951 The Whip Hand: Molly Loomis
- 1952 Room For One More: Miss Kenyon
- 1952 Don't Bother to Knock: Ruth Jones
- 1953 Niagara: Mrs. Kettering
- 1953 Never Wave At AWAC: Capt. Murchinson
- 1953 The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis: Mrs. Eleanor Hammer
- 1953 Give A Girl A Break: Mrs. Doolittle
- 1955 The Glass Slipper: Cousin Loulou
- 1955 Sincerely Yours: Mrs. McGinley
- 1957 Slander: Mrs. Doyle
- 1957 Untamed Youth: Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp
- 1957 Sweet Smell of Success: Loretta Bartha (Uncredited)
- 1958 The Unchained Goddess: Meteora the Goddess of Weather (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1960 Ma Barkers Killer Brood: Ma Barker
- 1960 Psycho: Mrs. Chambers
- 1963 Critics Choice: Mother
- 1965 Nightmare In The Sun: Gideon’s Wife
- 1965 The Restless Ones: David’s Grandmother
- 1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken: Mrs. Natalie Miller
- 1966 The Fortune Cookie: Mother Hinkle
- 1968 The Horse In The Gray Flannel Suit: Aunt Martha
- 1973 Walking Tall (1973): Helen Pusser
- Reprised role in Walking Tall Part 2 (1975) and Walking Tall Final Chapter (1977)
- 1974 Heidi In The Mountains: Clara’s Grandmother
- 1974 Mrs Sundance: Mrs. Lee (TV Movie)
- 1974 Hello Mother Goodbye: Leona (TV Movie)
- 1974 Dirty Duck: Duck’s Mother
- 1975 The World Through The Eyes Of Children: Tuttle
- 1976 Law And Order: Mrs. Brian O’Malley, Sr. (TV Movie)
- 1978 The Manitou: Mrs. Hertz
- 1979 The Nutcracker Fantasy: Aunt Gerda
- 1979 Clonus: Anna Noble
- 1979 Human Experiments: Granny
- 1980 White Mama: Mrs. McIntyre (TV Movie)
- 1980 Carlton Your Doorman: Carlton’s Mother (TV Movie)
- 1980 For The Love Of It: Blanche (TV Movie)
- 1980 Dorothy In The Land Of Oz: Aunt Em (TV Movie)
- 1981 The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Miss Watson (TV Movie)
- 1981 The Return Of The Beverly Hillbillies: Mollie Heller (TV Movie)
- 1983 Shooting Stars: Mrs. Brand (TV Movie)
- 1983 Testament: Rosemary Abhart
- 1984 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear: Mrs. Hunt (TV Movie)
- 1985 Evil Town: Mrs. Phelps
Short Films
- 1942 Cinderella Goes To A Party: Cinderella
- 1944 Li'l Abner series, as Daisy Mae and Mammy Yocum
- 1944 Amoozin But Confoozin
- 1944 Sadie Hawkins Day
- 1944 A Pee Kool Yar Sit Chee Ay Shun
- 1944 Porkuliar Piggy
- 1944 Kickapoo Juice
- 1953 Three Lives: Mrs. Armstrong
Television
- 1950 Stars Over Hollywood: Granny (1 episode)
- 1952 The Unexpected: Ruth (1 episode)
- 1953 The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show: Miss Bradley (1 episode)
- 1953 I Love Lucy: Club President (1 episode)
- 1953 You Are There: Mary Easty (1 episode)
- 1953 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Store Complaints Clerk (1 episode)
- 1953 Schlitz Playhouse: Marjorie (1 episode)
- 1953-57 Cavalcade Of America: Betsy Peale/Mrs. Elton (2 episodes)
- 1953-58 General Electric Theater: Ginny Andrews (2 episodes)
- 1954 The Loretta Young Show: Angie (1 episode)
- 1955 Soldiers Of Fortune: Henrietta Baldwin (1 episode)
- 1956 My Friend Flicka: Martha Hunter (1 episode)
- 1956 Front Row Center: Mrs. Heineman (1 episode)
- 1956 Crusader: Bella/Hilda (2 episodes)
- 1956 The Bob Cummings Show: Dixie Yates (2 episodes)
- 1956 The Joseph Cotten Show On Trial: Margery Hay (1 episode)
- 1956-57 Studio 57: Mrs. Carlson (2 episodes)
- 1956-58 The Millionaire: Maggie Tremayne/Polly (2 episodes)
- 1957 Broken Arrow: Kate Connors (1 episode)
- 1957 The20th Century Fox Hour: Molly O’Leary (1 episode)
- 1957 The Adventures Of Jim Bowie: Mrs. Rounds/Mother Catherine (2 episodes)
- 1957 The Restless Gun: Hannah Gilford (1 episode)
- 1957 The Gray Ghost: Olivia Turner (1 episode)
- 1957-60 Colt 45: Frances Benedict/Lottie Strong (2 episodes)
- 1957-64 The Danny Thomas Show: Mrs. Martin/Miss Burns/Mrs. Meyers (3 episodes)
- 1958 Have Gun – Will Travel: Ma Deaver (1 episode)
- 1958 Buckskin: Edith (1 episode)
- 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive: Mrs. Walker (1 episode)
- 1958 The Thin Man: Martha Cawthorne (1 episode)
- 1958 The Texan: Amy Bofert (1 episode)
- 1958-59 The Californians: Belle Calhoun/Maude Sorel (2 episodes)
- 1958-59 The Real Mc Coys: Mother Purvis/Gladys Purvis (2 episodes)
- 1958-66 Perry Mason: Anna Houser/Sarette Winslow/Emma Bailey/Sarah Breel/Josephine Kempton/Henny McLeod (6 episodes)
- 1959 Playhouse 90: Sarah Stringham (1 episode)
- 1959 Bachelor Father: Aunt Caroline Gregg (1 episode)
- 1959 The Du Pont Show With June Allyson: Lillian (1 episode)
- 1959 This Is The Life: Mrs. Sandford (1 episode)
- 1959-60 Goodyear Theatre: Caroline Randall (2 episodes)
- 1959-60 Grand Jury: Alma Crane (2 episodes)
- 1959-61 Lawman: Matt’s Wife/Mrs. Pruitt (2 episodes)
- 1959-62 Leave It to Beaver: Mrs. Brady/Mrs. Evans (2 episodes)
- 1960 Wagon Train: Mrs. Willoughby (1 episode)
- 1960 Bourbon Street Beat: Minta Ruding (1 episode)
- 1960 Johnny Midnight: Marge/Helen Vernon (2 episodes)
- 1960 Johnny Ringo: Mamie Murphy (1 episode)
- 1960 Michael Shayne: Elizabeth Blair (1 episode)
- 1960 Dennis the Menace: Mrs. Courtland (1 episode)
- 1960-61 The Ann Sothern Show: Bertha Schyler (2 episodes)
- 1960-64 The Andy Griffith Show: Annabelle Silby/Little Old Lady (2 episodes)
- 1960-73 Gunsmoke: Mrs. Cumbers/Anna Wilson (2 episodes)
- 1961 Adventures In Paradise: Penelope Hobart (1 episode)
- 1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Tessie (1 episode)
- 1961 Tales Of Wells Fargo: Madie Armstrong (1 episode)
- 1961 The Americans: Mrs. Allen (1 episode)
- 1961 Pete And Gladys: Mrs. Slocum (2 episodes)
- 1961 The Asphalt Jungle: Mrs. Heldon (1 episode)
- 1961 Rawhide: Mrs. Porter (1 episode)
- 1961 Shotgun Slade: Grandma Ellie Casper (1 episode)
- 1961-62 Father Of The Bride: Doris Dunston
- 1961-63 Hazel: Mrs. Pruett/Mrs. Celeste Morgan (2 episodes)
- 1962 Wide Country: Minnie Sturgis (1 episode)
- 1962 Alcoa Premiere: Theresa Summer (1 episode)
- 1962 Saints And Sinners: Rose Barton (1 episode)
- 1963 Mr Novak: Mrs. Grange (1 episode)
- 1963 Dr. Kildare: Mrs. Parker (1 episode)
- 1963 Ripcord: Helen Brandon (1 episode)
- 1964 Burke's Law: Amanda (1 episode)
- 1964 The Twilight Zone (1959): Secretary (1 episode)
- 1964 Summer Playhouse: Aunt Ethel (1 episode)
- 1964 The Munsters: Mrs. Morton (1 episode)
- 1964 My Living Doll: Mrs. Wentworth (1 episode)
- 1964-68 Petticoat Junction: Adelaide Keane/Mary Alice Perkins/Henrietta Greene (3 episodes)
- 1965 Karen: Mrs. Waller (1 episode)
- 1965 Valentines Day: Vivian Marks (2 episodes)
- 1965 Tammy: Nellie (1 episode)
- 1965 My Favorite Martian: Tessie (1 episode)
- 1965 I Dream of Jeannie: Mama (1 episode)
- 1966 Pistols N Petticoats: Adelaide Coulter (1 episode)
- 1967 Bonanza: Mrs. Cutler (1 episode)
- 1967 The Beverly Hillbillies: Gladys Peabody (1 episode)
- 1967 Iron Horse: Mrs. Emerson (1 episode)
- 1967 The Second Hundred Years: Annie (1 episode)
- 1967 Judd For The Defense: Mae Youngert (1 episode)
- 1968 My Three Sons: Natalie Corcoran (1 episode)
- 1968-70 Julia: Nurse Hannah Yarby
- 1971 The Name Of The Game: Highwater Annie (1 episode)
- 1971 The Smith Family: Edith McMichael (1 episode)
- 1972 The Jimmy Stewart Show: Bertha Lang (1 episode)
- 1972 The Mod Squad: Female Clerk (1 episode)
- 1972 Insight: Landlady (1 episode)
- 1972 The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Bella Swann (1 episode)
- 1972 The Bold Ones The New Doctors: Mrs. Burkowski (1 episode)
- 1972 The Partridge Family: Mrs. Sharp (1 episode)
- 1973 Adam-12: Mary O’Ryan/Iris Kelly (2 episodes)
- 1974 The Rookies: Aunt Lou (1 episode)
- 1974 The Cowboys: Grandma Jesse (1 episode)
- 1975 Mannix: Mrs. Gamble (1 episode)
- 1975 Medical Center: Kate (1 episode)
- 1975-76 Little House on the Prairie: Agnes Molson/Anna Simms (2 episodes)
- 1976 Alice (1976): Bubbles Turner (1 episode)
- 1976-77 Switch (1975): Rose/Mary Beame (2 episodes)
- 1977 Police Woman: Mrs. Volusia (1 episode)
- 1978 Charlie's Angels: Mrs. Machlin (1 episode)
- 1978-79 Fantasy Island: Mary Emery/Ethel Small (2 episodes)
- 1979 The Dukes of Hazzard: Granny Annie (1 episode)
- 1979-84 Trapper John, M.D.: Lady/Mrs. Worth/Mrs. Gatwick/Grace/Mrs. Palmer/Mrs. Romanis (6 episodes)
- 1980 Barnaby Jones: Emily Carter (1 episode)
- 1981 Hart to Hart: Millie (1 episode)
- 1982 Strike Force: Old Lady (1 episode)
- 1982 Dynasty: Kate Torrance (2 episodes)
- 1982 The Love Boat: Lady in Black (1 episode)
- 1983 Voyagers!: Queen Victoria (1 episode)
- 1984 St. Elsewhere: Margaret Harper – Ellen’s Mother (1 episode)
- 1985 Matt Houston: Florist (1 episode)
- 1985 Hollywood Beat: Old Lady (1 episode)
- 1985 Murder, She Wrote: Agnes Cochran (1 episode)
- 1985 Amazing Stories: Harriet Wendse
