Hope Summers

Hope Summers

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Evil Town ★ 3.9 Evil Town 1987 Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws ★ 10.0 Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws 1978 Foul Play ★ 6.3 Foul Play 1978 Another Day ★ 8.0 Another Day 1978 Snip ★ 9.0 Snip 1976 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Welcome Back, Kotter ★ 7.3 Welcome Back, Kotter 1975 Dr. Shagetz Dr. Shagetz 1975 Death Sentence ★ 5.5 Death Sentence 1974 Chico and the Man ★ 6.2 Chico and the Man 1974 Little House on the Prairie ★ 7.9 Little House on the Prairie 1974 Our Time ★ 7.6 Our Time 1974 Indict and Convict ★ 8.0 Indict and Convict 1974 Charley Varrick ★ 7.3 Charley Varrick 1973 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies ★ 5.1 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies 1973 M*A*S*H ★ 7.9 M*A*S*H 1972 Where Does It Hurt? ★ 5.5 Where Does It Hurt? 1972 Get to Know Your Rabbit ★ 5.0 Get to Know Your Rabbit 1972 Night Gallery ★ 7.8 Night Gallery 1970 The Learning Tree ★ 6.7 The Learning Tree 1969 Mayberry R.F.D. ★ 6.2 Mayberry R.F.D. 1968 Adam-12 ★ 7.1 Adam-12 1968 Hawaii Five-O ★ 7.2 Hawaii Five-O 1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West ★ 6.2 The Shakiest Gun in the West 1968 Rosemary's Baby ★ 7.8 Rosemary's Baby 1968 The Second Hundred Years ★ 6.5 The Second Hundred Years 1967 Penelope ★ 5.4 Penelope 1966 That Girl ★ 6.2 That Girl 1966 Love on a Rooftop ★ 7.0 Love on a Rooftop 1966 The Pruitts of Southampton ★ 6.5 The Pruitts of Southampton 1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken ★ 6.8 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966 The Hallelujah Trail ★ 6.1 The Hallelujah Trail 1965 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ★ 7.1 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 1964 Bewitched ★ 7.9 Bewitched 1964 One Man's Way ★ 4.3 One Man's Way 1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters ★ 6.3 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 1963 Glynis ★ 10.0 Glynis 1963 Petticoat Junction ★ 5.8 Petticoat Junction 1963 Spencer's Mountain ★ 6.8 Spencer's Mountain 1963 The Beverly Hillbillies ★ 6.9 The Beverly Hillbillies 1962 The Couch ★ 6.3 The Couch 1962 The Children's Hour ★ 7.6 The Children's Hour 1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show ★ 7.6 The Dick Van Dyke Show 1961 The New Breed ★ 7.7 The New Breed 1961 Dr. Kildare ★ 5.7 Dr. Kildare 1961 Claudelle Inglish ★ 5.2 Claudelle Inglish 1961 Homicidal ★ 6.4 Homicidal 1961 Angel Baby ★ 6.1 Angel Baby 1961 Parrish ★ 5.3 Parrish 1961 The Andy Griffith Show ★ 7.6 The Andy Griffith Show 1960 My Three Sons ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960 Inherit the Wind ★ 7.7 Inherit the Wind 1960 Hound-Dog Man ★ 4.7 Hound-Dog Man 1959 Edge of Eternity ★ 6.7 Edge of Eternity 1959 Dennis the Menace ★ 6.6 Dennis the Menace 1959 The Third Man ★ 7.2 The Third Man 1959 Law of the Plainsman ★ 7.3 Law of the Plainsman 1959 I Want to Live! ★ 6.9 I Want to Live! 1958 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 Peter Gunn ★ 6.6 Peter Gunn 1958 Zero Hour! ★ 6.7 Zero Hour! 1957 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1957 The Thin Man ★ 7.6 The Thin Man 1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Gunsmoke ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955 Son of Man Son of Man 1954 Letter to Loretta ★ 6.6 Letter to Loretta 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Private Secretary ★ 6.0 Private Secretary 1953 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Better Use of Leisure Time ★ 10.0 Better Use of Leisure Time 1950