Valerie Hobson
Acting
Born April 14, 1917 · Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Biography
Valerie Hobson (14 April 1917 – 13 November 1998) was a British actress who appeared in a number of British films during the 1940s and 1950s. She was born Babette Valerie Louise Hobson in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland. She appeared as Baroness Frankenstein in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with Boris Karloff and Colin Clive, taking over the role from Mae Clarke, who had played it in the original Frankenstein (1931). Hobson also played opposite Henry Hull that same year in Werewolf of London, the first Hollywood werewolf movie, predating The Wolf Man by six years. The latter half of the 1940s s…
Known For · 40 titles
Great Expectations
Bride of Frankenstein
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Werewolf of London
Train of Events
Tugboat Princess
Television Demonstration Film
The Card
The Drum
The Adventures of Tartu
Meet Me Tonight
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Rocking Horse Winner
The Spy in Black
Unpublished Story
Monsieur Ripois
The Interrupted Journey
Contraband
The Great Impersonation
Strange Wives
The Voice of Merrill
Q Planes
Chinatown Squad
Atlantic Ferry
Badger’s Green
Blanche Fury
The Path of Glory
The Small Voice
The Secret of Stamboul
Jump for Glory
Life Returns
Rendezvous at Midnight
This Man in Paris
Background
No Exit
Who Goes There!
The Silent Battle
The Years Between
This Man Is News
His Lordship