Rochelle Hudson March 6 1916 January 17 1972 was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s Hudson was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1931 The Oklahoma Cityborn actress began her career as a teenager She had signed a contract with RKO Pictures on November 22 1930 when she was 17 years old She may be best remembered today for costarring in Wild Boys of the Road 1933 playing Cosette in Les Misérables 1935 playing Mary Blair the older sister of Shirley Temples character in Curly Top and for playing Natalie Woods mother in Rebel Without a Cause 1955 During her peak years in the 1930s notable roles for Hudson included Richard Cromwells love interest in the Will Rogers showcase Life Begins at 40 1935 the daughter of carnival barker W C Fields in Poppy 1936 and Claudette Colberts adult daughter in Imitation of Life 1934 She played Sally Glynn the fallen ingenue to whom Mae West imparts the immortal wisdom When a girl goes wrong men go right after her in the 1933 Paramount film She Done Him Wrong In the 19541955 television season Hudson costarred with Gil Stratton and Eddie Mayehoff in the CBS situation comedy Thats My Boy based on a 1951 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin film of the same name
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