Hope Summers
Acting
Born June 7, 1896 · Mattoon, Illinois, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Rifleman
The Andy Griffith Show
Hawaii Five-O
Peter Gunn
Maverick
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Adam-12
Little House on the Prairie
Bewitched
M*A*S*H
My Three Sons
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Dr. Kildare
Starsky & Hutch
Gunsmoke
Night Gallery
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dennis the Menace
That Girl
Chico and the Man
Mayberry R.F.D.
The Gale Storm Show
The Third Man
The Thin Man
Law of the Plainsman
Rosemary's Baby
The New Breed
The Second Hundred Years
Private Secretary
Letter to Loretta
Welcome Back, Kotter
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Pruitts of Southampton
Love on a Rooftop
General Electric Theater
Foul Play
The Children's Hour
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars