Valerie Hobson
Born: 1917-04-14 Larne, Northern Ireland
Died: 1998-11-13
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 saw Hobson in perhaps her two most memorable roles: ...
Acting (in our collection)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949)
The Rocking Horse Winner
(1949)
Great Expectations
(1946)
Contraband
(1940)
The Bride of Frankenstein
(1935)