Personal Info

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

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Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

The Thrill of It All

1963

5.6

Woman (uncredited)

Critic's Choice

1963

5.9

Matron (uncredited)

Blue Hawaii

1961

7.6

Barney's Mother

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

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Woman at Exhibition (uncredited)

Tammy and the Bachelor

1957

6.4

Buyer (uncredited)

The Garment Jungle

1957

6.9

Woman (uncredited)

Nightfall

1956

7.1

Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)

The Harder They Fall

1956

7.3

Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

All That Heaven Allows

1955

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Mrs. Hall (uncredited)

Ain't Misbehavin'

1955

Credits

The Thrill of It All

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

1963

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Critic's Choice

as Woman (uncredited)

1963

5.6

Blue Hawaii

as Matron (uncredited)

1961

5.9

The Andy Griffith Show

as Barney's Mother

1960

7.6

Tammy and the Bachelor

as Woman at Exhibition (uncredited)

1957

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The Garment Jungle

as Buyer (uncredited)

1957

6.4

Nightfall

as Woman (uncredited)

1956

6.9

The Harder They Fall

as Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)

1956

7.1

All That Heaven Allows

as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

1955

7.3

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Mrs. Hall (uncredited)

1955

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The Bad and the Beautiful

as Real Estate Woman (uncredited)

1952

7.3

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Lux Video Theatre

as Mrs. Pennington

1950

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