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Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Acting1900Hannah, North Dakota, USA

Biography

Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress.

Acting History

1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1975
Peeper
as Mrs. Prendergast
1974
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
1963
The Great Adventure
TVas Mrs. Woodhaven• 1 eps
1962
Bonanza
TVas Martha Neighbors• 1 eps
1961
The Twilight Zone
TVas Mrs. Canfield• 1 eps
1960
From the Terrace
as Mrs. Benziger
The Rebel
TVas Mrs. Colburn• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Wilma Stone / Betsy Burris• 1 eps
1959
Law of the Plainsman
TVas Mrs. Garnett• 1 eps
1958
Unwed Mother
as Martha Pauley
Gunman's Walk
as Martha Stotheby
The Big Country
as Hannassey Woman
Leave It to Beaver
TVas Miss Wakeland• 1 eps
1957
3:10 to Yuma
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady
as Mrs. Adams
An Affair to Remember
as Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Hot Rod Rumble
as Ma Crawford
Gunsmoke
TVas Mrs. Glick• 1 eps
1956
These Wilder Years
as Aunt Martha
Johnny Concho
as Sarah Dark
The Broken Star
as Mrs. Trail
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Helen March
The Killing
as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
The Ten Commandments
as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
1955
The Prodigal
as Carpenter's Wife
1954
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Mrs. Clay / Phone Operator
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
The Living Bible
as Sick Woman
The Winning Team
as Ma Alexander
Fort Osage
as Mrs. Winfield
Jet Job
as Mrs. Kovak
Carrie
as Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother
1951
Home Town Story
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The First Legion
as Mrs. Dunn
1950
The Jackpot
as Saleslady (uncredited)
The Outriders
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
1949
Not Wanted
as Mrs. Kelton
He Walked by Night
as Milk Customer
Samson and Delilah
as Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
1948
The Sainted Sisters
as Widow Davitt
1947
The Foxes of Harrow
as Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
Unconquered
as Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)
That's My Man
as Millie
1946
Nocturne
as Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
as Emma Wilson
O.S.S.
as Claudette (uncredited)
A Boy and His Dog
as Mrs. Allen
Sentimental Journey
as Martha (uncredited)
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Mrs. Johnson
1945
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
as Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry
as WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)
Phantoms, Inc.
as Dr. Trykel's Associate
Guest Pests
as Woman of the House
Circumstantial Evidence
as Bolger's wife
1944
Since You Went Away
as Nurse (uncredited)
Laura
as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
Dark Shadows
as Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
as Ms. Hanney (uncredited)
1943
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. Irma Emerson
1942
Lady Gangster
as Deaf Annie
Joe Smith, American
as Nurse (uncredited)
1941
Tobacco Road
as Susie Mae (uncredited)
Highway West
as Wife (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
Penny Serenade
as Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans
as Giraud's Cousin Sybil
The Devil Commands
as Mrs. Marcy
1940
We Who Are Young
as Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
as Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)
Babies for Sale
as Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office
The Fight for Life
as The Young Woman
Untamed
as 3rd Nurse (uncredited)
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Jenny's Mother (uncredited)
The Women
as Miss Atkinson (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time
as Florist (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
as Secretary (uncredited)
Ninotchka
as Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)
A Child is Born
as Nurse (uncredited)
1938
Crime Ring
as Second Fortune Teller

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/6/1900
Day of Death
3/16/1988
Place of Birth
Hannah, North Dakota, USA