The Maybelline Story

Maybelline Model Rochelle Hudson, 1930’s actress who’s star faded to soon

By Sharrie Williams · Written December 2016 · 1 min read

Maybelline Model Rochelle Hudson, 1930’s actress who’s star faded to soon
Rochelle Hudson – March 6, 1916 – January 17, 1972.

Maybelline Model Rochelle Hudson, 1930’s actress who’s star faded to soon

 Wild Boys of the Road (1933), 


Maybelline Model Rochelle Hudson, 1930’s actress who’s star faded to soon



playing Cosette in Les Misérables (1935),

Maybelline Model Rochelle Hudson, 1930’s actress who’s star faded to soon



 playing Mary Blair, the older sister of Shirley Temple‘s character in Curly Top, 

Maybelline Model Rochelle Hudson, 1930’s actress who’s star faded to soon



and for playing Natalie Wood‘s mother in Rebel Without a Cause (1955).

Maybelline Model Rochelle Hudson, 1930’s actress who’s star faded to soon


 Rochelle was the girl-next-door during her heyday, but faded as the times changed and films became more sophisticated.
Many Maybelline models, are not remembered today, because their stardom faded so soon. 

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