Lillian Culver

Born: 1896-03-23

Lillian (Roberts) Culver was born in Loveland, Colorado, the daughter of William Porter Roberts and Clara Ellen Lackey. Her ancestors included Brigadier General Isaac Roberts of the War of 1812 and Anne (Robertson)(Johnston) Cockrill, heroine of the Revolutionary War and sister of James Robertson, "the father of Tennessee." She was an aspiring actress in silent movies when she met Harry H. Culver in 1915; they were married a short while later. She gave up her acting career until her husband's death August 17, 1946, whereupon she played small speaking roles in movies and guested on several television shows.


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Blue Hawaii

as Matron (uncredited)
Released: 1961-11-22

Chad Gates has just been discharged from the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his...

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The Bad and the Beautiful

as Real Estate Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1952-12-25

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood...

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All That Heaven Allows

as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Released: 1955-12-25

Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love...

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The Harder They Fall

as Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
Released: 1956-05-09

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his...

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Nightfall

as uncredited
Released: 1956-11-09

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and...

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The Garment Jungle

as Buyer (uncredited)
Released: 1957-05-01

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house...

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The Thrill of It All

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Released: 1963-07-17

A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.

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Critic's Choice

as Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1963-02-24

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be...

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Tammy and the Bachelor

as Woman at Exhibition (uncredited)
Released: 1957-06-14

An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional...

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Ain't Misbehavin'

as Mrs. Hall (uncredited)
Released: 1955-06-30

Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.

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The Andy Griffith Show

as Barney's Mother
First aired: 1960-10-03

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and...

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Lux Video Theatre

as Mrs. Pennington
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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