Lillian Culver

Biography

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.

Known For

The Andy Griffith Show

The Harder They Fall

The Bad and the Beautiful

Blue Hawaii

All That Heaven Allows

The Thrill of It All

Nightfall

The Garment Jungle

All Movies (11)

• The Thrill of It All1963 · as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
• Critic's Choice1963 · as Woman (uncredited)
• Blue Hawaii1961 · as Matron (uncredited)
• Tammy and the Bachelor1957 · as Woman at Exhibition (uncredited)
• The Garment Jungle1957 · as Buyer (uncredited)
• Nightfall1956 · as Woman (uncredited)
• The Harder They Fall1956 · as Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
• Sincerely Yours1955 · as Plump Woman (uncredited)
• All That Heaven Allows1955 · as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
• Ain't Misbehavin'1955 · as Mrs. Hall (uncredited)
• The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · as Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

All TV Shows (2)

• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Barney's Mother
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mrs. Pennington