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Hope Summers
★ Acting

Hope Summers

1896 – 1979 · Mattoon, Illinois, USA · Active 1950–1987

Born in 1902 in Mattoon, Illinois, Hope Summers carved a niche in cult cinema with her versatile performances. She appears as the seemingly amiable neighbor in Rosemary's Baby (1968), a role that showcases her ability to blend warmth with underlying menace. Summers also graced the screen in Claudelle Inglish (1961) and Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972), where her theatrical training shines through. With a career rooted in theater and television, she brought a unique presence to the world of exploitation and horror films.

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Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968 ★ 7.8
as Mrs. Gilmore

A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn’t safe around their strange neighbors.

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Filmography

79 credits
1980s 1 credit
1987
Evil Town as Alice Wylie (as Hope Summer)
Movie ★ 3.9
1970s 18 credits
1978
Foul Play as Ethel
Movie ★ 6.3
1978
Movie ★ 10.0
1978
TV ★ 8.0
1976
Snip as Aunt Polly
TV ★ 9.0
1975
Dr. Shagetz as Alice Wylie
Movie
1975
TV ★ 7.3
1975
TV ★ 7.3
1974
Indict and Convict as Mrs. Potter
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
Our Time as Biology Teacher
Movie ★ 7.6
1974
Death Sentence as Emily Boylan
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
TV ★ 7.9
1974
TV ★ 6.2
1973
Charley Varrick as Mess Vesta
Movie ★ 7.3
1973
Movie ★ 5.1
1972
Where Does It Hurt? as Nurse Throttle
Movie ★ 5.5
1972
Movie ★ 5.0
1972
M*A*S*H as Nurse Meg Cratty
TV ★ 7.9
1970
TV ★ 7.8
1960s 34 credits
1969
The Learning Tree as Mrs. Kiner
Movie ★ 6.7
1968
Rosemary's Baby as Mrs. Gilmore
Movie ★ 7.8
1968
Movie ★ 6.3
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Minnie Leona Moroney
TV ★ 7.2
1968
Mayberry R.F.D. as Clara Edwards
TV ★ 6.2
1968
Adam-12 as Clara Fisher
TV ★ 7.1
1968
TV ★ 6.2
1967
TV ★ 6.5
1966
Movie ★ 6.8
1966
Penelope as Shop Lady (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1966
TV ★ 7.0
1966
TV ★ 6.2
1965
The Hallelujah Trail as Mrs. Hasselrad
Movie ★ 6.1
1964
One Man's Way as Mrs. Elwood Thompson
Movie ★ 4.3
1964
TV ★ 7.1
1964
TV ★ 7.9
1963
Spencer's Mountain as Mother Ida
Movie ★ 6.8
1963
TV ★ 6.3
1963
Petticoat Junction as Mabel Denton
TV ★ 5.8
1963
TV ★ 10.0
1962
The Couch as Mrs. Quimby
Movie ★ 6.3
1961
Movie ★ 7.6
1961
Homicidal as Martha Adrims (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1961
Parrish as Mary (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1961
Claudelle Inglish as Ernestine Peasley (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1961
Angel Baby as Woman at Revival Meeting (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1961
TV ★ 7.6
1961
The New Breed as Mrs. McCurtin
TV ★ 7.7
1961
Dr. Kildare as Madge
TV ★ 5.7
1960
Inherit the Wind as Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
Movie ★ 7.7
1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Clara Edwards
TV ★ 7.6
1960
TV ★ 6.6
1950s 26 credits
1959
Edge of Eternity as Motel Attendant
Movie ★ 6.7
1959
Hound-Dog Man as Jewell Crouch
Movie ★ 4.7
1959
TV ★ 7.3
1959
The Third Man as Irate woman
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Dennis the Menace as Mrs. Burns
TV ★ 6.6
1958
I Want to Live! as Ethel - Policewoman on Bus (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1958
TV ★ 6.6
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1958
The Rifleman as Hattie Denton
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Zero Hour! as Older Woman
Movie ★ 6.7
1957
TV ★ 7.6
1957
TV ★ 6.9
1955
Gunsmoke as Ellen Cade
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Marie Tallendier
TV ★ 7.8
1955
Gunsmoke as Della
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Jen
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1954
Son of Man as Miss Johnson
Movie
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 6.0
1953
Letter to Loretta as Nurse O'Brien
TV ★ 6.6
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Better Use of Leisure Time as Mrs. Michaels (uncredited)
Movie ★ 10.0