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.
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: as the adult Estella in David Lean's 1946 adaptation of Great Expectations, and as the refined and virtuous Edith D'Ascoyne in the 1949 black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets.
In 1952 she divorced her first husband, film producer Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan (1904–2003), and married MP John Profumo (1915–2006) in 1954, giving up acting shortly afterwards
Valerie Hobson's last starring role was in the original London production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical play The King and I which opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on October 8, 1953. She played Mrs. Anna Leonowens opposite Herbert Lom's King.
After Profumo's ministerial career ended in disgrace in 1963, following revelations he had lied to the House of Commons about his affair with Christine Keeler, she stood by him, and they worked together for charity for the remainder of her life.
Hobson's eldest son, Simon Anthony Clerveaux Havelock-Allan was born in May 1944 with Down's Syndrome. Her middle child, Mark Havelock-Allan, was born on 4 April 1951. Her youngest child is author David Profumo, (b. 16 October 1955) wrote Bringing the House Down (2006) about the scandal.
She died of a heart attack in London in 1998 and is buried in Surrey, England.
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Filmography (Movies)
Monsieur Ripois
Character:Catherine Ripois
Release Date:01/04/1954
Background
Character:Barbie Lomax
Release Date:09/11/1953
The Voice of Merrill
Character:Alycia Roche
Release Date:01/12/1952
Meet Me Tonight
Character:Stella Cartwright
Release Date:09/09/1952
Who Goes There!
Character:Alex Cornwall
Release Date:09/06/1952
The Card
Character:Countess of Chell
Release Date:25/02/1952
The Rocking Horse Winner
Character:Hester Grahame
Release Date:30/11/1949
The Interrupted Journey
Character:Carol North
Release Date:11/10/1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Character:Edith D'Ascoyne
Release Date:21/06/1949
Train of Events
Character:Stella
Release Date:18/01/1949
The Small Voice
Character:Eleanor Byrne
Release Date:27/11/1948
Blanche Fury
Character:Blanche Fury
Release Date:19/02/1948
Great Expectations
Character:Estella
Release Date:26/12/1946
The Years Between
Character:Diana Wentworth
Release Date:08/07/1946
The Adventures of Tartu
Character:Maruschuka Lanova
Release Date:01/10/1943
Unpublished Story
Character:Carol Bennett
Release Date:10/08/1942
Atlantic Ferry
Character:Mary Ann Morison
Release Date:06/09/1941
Contraband
Character:Mrs. Sorensen
Release Date:11/05/1940
The Spy in Black
Character:The School Mistress
Release Date:03/08/1939
This Man in Paris
Character:Pat Drake
Release Date:01/07/1939
The Silent Battle
Character:Draguisha
Release Date:01/03/1939
Q Planes
Character:Kay Lawrence
Release Date:21/02/1939
This Man Is News
Character:Pat Drake
Release Date:16/09/1938
The Drum
Character:Mrs. Carruthers
Release Date:07/04/1938
Jump for Glory
Character:Glory Fane
Release Date:01/01/1937
Television Demonstration Film
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1937
No Exit
Character:Laura Anstey
Release Date:26/11/1936
Tugboat Princess
Character:Sally
Release Date:15/10/1936
The Secret of Stamboul
Character:Tania
Release Date:05/10/1936
August Week End
Character:Claire Barry
Release Date:17/02/1936
The Great Impersonation
Character:Eleanor Dominey
Release Date:08/12/1935
Chinatown Squad
Character:Janet Baker
Release Date:31/05/1935
Werewolf of London
Character:Lisa Glendon
Release Date:13/05/1935
Bride of Frankenstein
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:20/04/1935
Rendezvous at Midnight
Character:Sandra Rogers
Release Date:11/02/1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Character:Helena Landless
Release Date:04/02/1935
Life Returns
Character:Mrs. Kendrick
Release Date:02/01/1935
Strange Wives
Character:Mauna
Release Date:30/11/1934
The Path of Glory
Character:Maria
Release Date:08/10/1934
Badger’s Green
Character:Molly Butler
Release Date:11/03/1934
Two Hearts in Waltz Time
Character:Susie
Release Date:01/01/1934
His Lordship
Character:Last Face in Montage (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1932
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