

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances
as Estella

The Rocking Horse Winner
as Hester Grahame

The Interrupted Journey
as Carol North

Kind Hearts and Coronets
as Edith D'Ascoyne

Train of Events
as Stella

The Small Voice
as Eleanor Byrne

Blanche Fury
as Blanche Fury

Great Expectations
as Estella

The Years Between
as Diana Wentworth

The Adventures of Tartu
as Maruschuka Lanova

Unpublished Story
as Carol Bennett

Atlantic Ferry
as Mary Ann Morison

Contraband
as Mrs. Sorensen

The Spy in Black
as The School Mistress

This Man in Paris
as Pat Drake

The Silent Battle
as Draguisha

Q Planes
as Kay Lawrence

This Man Is News
as Pat Drake

The Drum
as Mrs. Carruthers

Jump for Glory
as Glory Fane
Television Demonstration Film

No Exit
as Laura Anstey

Tugboat Princess
as Sally

The Secret of Stamboul
as Tania

August Week End
as Claire Barry

The Great Impersonation
as Eleanor Dominey

Chinatown Squad
as Janet Baker

Werewolf of London
as Lisa Glendon

Bride of Frankenstein
as Elizabeth

Rendezvous at Midnight
as Sandra Rogers

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Helena Landless

Life Returns
as Mrs. Kendrick

Strange Wives
as Mauna
The Path of Glory
as Maria
Badger’s Green
as Molly Butler
Two Hearts in Waltz Time
as Susie

His Lordship
as Last Face in Montage (uncredited)