Hope Summers
Actress

Hope Summers Net Worth

Hope Summers was an American actress born in Mattoon, Illinois in 1896. She developed an early interest in the theater and went on to teach speech and diction at Northwestern School of Speech and Bradley University. In the 1930s, she began to focus on acting and found work in community and stock theaters. She also had a successful career in radio, performing in many dramatic shows. In 1950, she transferred her talents to television and earned a regular role on the comedy series Hawkins Falls, Population 6200. She was usually cast in matron roles in films such as Zero Hour!, Hound-Dog Man, Inherit the Wind, and Charley Varrick. She was also a regular on The Rifleman, playing teachers, nurses, and other helpful, nurturing types. Hope worked until close to the end of her life, passing away from heart failure in 1979.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day June 07, 1896
Birth Place  Mattoon, Illinois, United States
Age 123 YEARS OLD
Died On June 22, 1979(1979-06-22) (aged 83)\nWoodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
Birth Sign Cancer
Resting place Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.
Other names Hope Sommers
Occupation Actress
Years active 1950–1978
Spouse(s) Claude James Witherell
Parent(s) John W. Summers Jennie Summers

💰 Net worth

Hope Summers' net worth is estimated to be between $100,000 and $1 million in 2024. The talented actress has made quite a name for herself in the entertainment industry, particularly in the United States. With her impressive acting skills and captivating performances, Hope Summers has not only gained recognition but has also accumulated a substantial amount of wealth. As she continues to showcase her talent on the big screen, her net worth is expected to grow even further in the coming years.

Biography/Timeline

1951

A regional Actress who often performed in one-woman shows, she was past fifty when she came to Hollywood to begin her career as a character player. She made her television debut in 1951 on the series Hawkins Falls.

1958

Hope Summers first attracted attention in 1958 in the semi-regular role as Hattie Denton on the western series The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors. She guest starred on dozens of series including Maverick, Wagon Train, State Trooper, Rescue 8, Peter Gunn, Dennis the Menace, It's a Man's World, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Hazel, Gunsmoke, The Danny Thomas Show, My Three Sons, Petticoat Junction, Love on a Rooftop, The Pruitts of Southampton, The Second Hundred Years, Adam-12 and The Paul Lynde Show, and was a regular in the cast of the short-lived 1978 situation comedy Another Day. She made thirty-six appearances on the Andy Griffith Show during the 1960s (in earlier episodes her character was called Bertha), and five appearances on the post-Griffith spinoff, Mayberry R.F.D..

1968

Her film work usually was in quite small parts, often unbilled, but she had a credited part as Mrs. Gilmore, one of the kindlier members of the witches' coven at the heart of Roman Polanski's film classic Rosemary's Baby (1968).

1978

She acted until 1978, a year before her death from congestive heart failure in 1979, aged 83, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. She is interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla, Washington in the Masonic Section.

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