 Tuttle's best-known role to the general public was in 32 episodes of the series "Julia" (1968–1971) as the humorless but warm-hearted Hannah Yarby.In 1972, she appeared as Bella Swann on the episode "Farmer Ted and the News" on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and as Mrs. Sharp on "The Partridge Family"
that same year.In 1980, Tuttle appeared as Mrs. McIntyre in the television movie "White Mama", with Bette Davis.