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Hope Emerson (October 29, 1897 - April 25, 1960)
was an American actress.

She was born in Hawarden, Iowa. Following her
graduation from West High School in Des Moines in
1916, she moved to New York City where she
performed in vaudeville. She made her Broadway
debut in Lysistrata in 1930. She made her film
debut in Smiling Faces (1932) but then returned to
theater work.

In the 1940s, Emerson was well known as the voice
of Elsie the Cow in Borden Milk commercials on
radio.

Towering 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighing 240
pounds (109 kg), Emerson was a formidable force in
both film and theater. She returned to Hollywood
in 1946 and appeared in character parts. Among her
most memorable roles was as a circus strongwoman
testifying in court in Adam's Rib (1949) and a
mail-order bride in Westward the Women (1952). Her
most famous role, as sadistic prison matron Evelyn
Harper, in Caged (1950) garnered her an Academy
Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

She also did television work and had a regular
role in Peter Gunn (1958) and The Dennis O'Keefe
Show (1959).

Emerson died of liver disease in 1960 in
Hollywood, California. She was interred in Grace
Hill Cemetery in her hometown.