Marie Hoke — Phone Call from a Stranger Character Profile

About Marie Hoke

Eddie's wife, who is paralyzed from the waist down after an accident with her lover. Despite her husband's past vulgarity, she describes him as deeply forgiving and the true meaning of love, which inspires Trask's final decision.

Character Facts

Played by

Bette Davis

Appears in

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Phone Call from a Stranger

• Binky Gay (Shelley Winters)
• David Trask (Gary Merrill)
• Dr. Robert Fortness (Michael Rennie)
• Eddie Hoke (Keenan Wynn)
• Sallie Carr (Evelyn Varden)
• Claire Fortness (Beatrice Straight)
• Marty Nelson (Warren Stevens)
• Mike Carr (Craig Stevens)
• Jane Trask (Helen Westcott)
• Jerry Fortness (Ted Donaldson)
• Pilot (George Nader)
• Bartender (John Doucette)