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Dorothy Adams (I) (1900–1988)

Actress

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Mother-in-law of Barry Cahill and Arnold Laven. See more trivia »

Born:

in Hannah, North Dakota, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Doris Day, Ronald Reagan and Dorothy Adams in The Winning Team
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1976 Peeper
Mrs. Prendergast
 
1974 Virginia Hill (TV movie)
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Ruth Huston
– The Miller (1974) … Ruth Huston
 
1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
 
1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Olive Spooner
– A Question of Guilt (1967) … Olive Spooner
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Mrs. Woodhaven
– The Story of Nathan Hale (1963) … Mrs. Woodhaven
 
1958-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Laura Clinton / Lorrie Smith
– The Annie Duggan Story (1963) … Laura Clinton
– The Bernal Sierra Story (1958) … Lorrie Smith
 
1962 Bonanza (TV series)
Martha Neighbors
– The Long Night (1962) … Martha Neighbors
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Mrs. Ward
– The Jodie Tyler Story (1961) … Mrs. Ward
 
1959-1961 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Sarah Rosen
– The Sonny Rosen Story II (1961) … Sarah Rosen
– The Sonny Rosen Story (1959) … Sarah Rosen
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Mrs. Canfield
– Dust (1961) … Mrs. Canfield
 
1957-1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Betsy Burris / Wilma Stone
– The Case of the Loquacious Liar (1960) … Wilma Stone
– The Case of the Angry Mourner (1957) … Betsy Burris
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Mrs. Colburn
– The Hunted (1960) … Mrs. Colburn
 
1960 From the Terrace
Mrs. Benziger (uncredited)
 
1959 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Mrs. Garnett
– The Hostiles (1959) … Mrs. Garnett
 
1959 Markham (TV series)
Mrs. Potter
– The Duelists (1959) … Mrs. Potter
 
1958-1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Dora Wilson / Widow Harper
– The Unwanted (1959) … Widow Harper
– Outlaw's Wife (1958) … Dora Wilson
 
1958 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Miss Wakeland
– School Play (1958) … Miss Wakeland
 
1958 Unwed Mother
Mrs. Paully
 
1958 The Big Country
Hannassey Woman
 
1958 Gunman's Walk
Mrs. Stotheby (uncredited)
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Grace Jackson
– Fraction of a Second (1958) … Grace Jackson
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Mrs. Jordan / Mrs. Klein
– Death in an Alley (1957) … Mrs. Klein
– The Killer (1957) … Mrs. Jordan
 
1956-1957 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Mrs. Glick / Mrs. Pitcher
– Born to Hang (1957) … Mrs. Glick
– Cow Doctor (1956) … Mrs. Pitcher
 
1957 The Buckskin Lady
Mrs. Adams
 
1957 3:10 to Yuma
Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
 
1957 An Affair to Remember
Mother at Rehersal (uncredited)
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Mrs. Ambrose
– Botulism (1957) … Mrs. Ambrose
 
1957 Hot Rod Rumble
Ma Crawford
 
1957 The Christophers (TV series)
– Gentle Warrior (1957)
 
1956-1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Mrs. Clay / Second Phone Operator
– The Doctors of Pawnee Kill (1957) … Mrs. Clay
– Emergency Call (1956) … Second Phone Operator
 
1957 Dr. Christian (TV series)
Suzy
– Rabies (1957) … Suzy
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Grace Ranker
– The Turkey Farmers (1956) … Grace Ranker
 
1956 These Wilder Years
Aunt Martha
 
1956 Johnny Concho
Sarah Dark
 
1956 Three for Jamie Dawn
Helen March
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Hannah
– A Marriage Day (1956) … Hannah
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
– The Rabbi Davis Story (1956)
 
1956 The Killing
Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Al's Wife
– Overnight Haul (1956) … Al's Wife
 
1956 The Broken Star
Mrs. Trail (uncredited)
 
1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Mrs. Hopkins' Maid (uncredited)
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
– The Sound of Silence (1956)
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Mrs. Ederly
– The Black Road (1956) … Mrs. Ederly
 
1956 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Mrs.Usher
– Kiss Me Not (1956) … Mrs.Usher
 
1956 Frontier (TV series)
Mrs. Noonan
– The Devil and Doctor O'Hara (1956) … Mrs. Noonan (as Dorothy Addams)
 
1956 You Are There (TV series)
Mrs. Munson
– V-J Day (September 2, 1945) (1956) … Mrs. Munson
 
1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– No Trial by Jury (1955)
 
1955 Jungle Jim (TV series)
Emily Haddock
– A Fortune in Ivory (1955) … Emily Haddock
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Aunt Nellie
– The Sam Donovan Story (1955) … Aunt Nellie
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Mrs. O'Brien
– The Treasure (1955) … Mrs. O'Brien
 
1953-1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Miss Fletcher / Mrs. Kimble
– Appointment with Destiny (1955) … Mrs. Kimble
– And Suddenly, You Knew (1953) … Miss Fletcher
 
1955 Annie Oakley (TV series)
Mrs. Morgan
– Annie and the Junior Pioneers (1955) … Mrs. Morgan
 
1953-1955 Dragnet (TV series)
Mabel Hartford
– The Big Number (1955) … Mabel Hartford
– The Big Dog (1955)
– The Big Pug (1954)
– The Big In-Laws (1953)
 
1954-1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Hester / Miss Fordham
– A Husband Disappears (1955) … Hester
– Long, Long Ago (1954) … Miss Fordham
 
1955 The Prodigal
Carpenter's Wife
 
1955 Many Rivers to Cross
Mrs. Crawford (uncredited)
 
1954-1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Mrs. Ziegler
– Your Witness (1955) … Mrs. Ziegler
– Color Blind (1954)
 
1954 Big Town (TV series)
– Boys Week (1954)
 
1954 There's No Business Like Show Business
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1954 Medic (TV series)
Mrs. Jackson
– My Very Good Friend Albert (1954) … Mrs. Jackson
 
1954 Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (TV series)
– Thank You Mr. Finch (1954)
 
1954 Topper (TV series)
Madame Caza
– Astrology (1954) … Madame Caza
 
1954 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Mrs. Ballard
– Martyr (1954) … Mrs. Ballard
 
1953 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Gwen
– Earthquake (1953) … Gwen
 
1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
Mrs. Martin
– Romance Unlimited (1953) … Mrs. Martin
 
1953 I Married Joan (TV series)
Lady on the Entertainment Committee
– Opera (1953) … Lady on the Entertainment Committee
 
1952-1953 The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV series)
Landlady / Mrs. Raymond / Mrs. Trumbull / …
– Claim Jumpers (1953) … Landlady
– Pledge to Danger (1952) … Mrs. Raymond
– Outlaw Paradise (1952) … Mrs. Trumbull
– Snake River Trapper (1952) … Mrs. Williams
 
1952 Carrie
Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother
 
1952 The Winning Team
Ma Alexander
 
1952 Jet Job
Mrs. Kovak
 
1952 Rebound (TV series)
– The Boarder (1952)
 
1952 Fort Osage
Mrs. Winfield
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Sam's Wife (uncredited)
 
1952 The Living Bible (TV series)
 
1951 Home Town Story
Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
 
1951 The First Legion
Mrs. Dunn
 
1951 Stars Over Hollywood (TV series)
– When the Devil Is Sick (1951)
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– Coals of Fire (1951)
 
1950 The Jackpot
Watch Saleswoman - Store Employee (uncredited)
 
1950 The Cariboo Trail
Nurse
 
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
– Coals of Fire (1950)
 
1950 The Outriders
Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
 
1950 Paid in Full
Emily Burroughs, Nurse (uncredited)
 
1950 Montana
Kitty Maynard (uncredited)
 
1949 Samson and Delilah
Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
 
1949 Not Wanted
Mrs. Aggie Kelton
 
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
Miss Hopkins (uncredited)
 
1948 He Walked by Night
Housewife (uncredited)
 
1948 The Sainted Sisters
Widow Davitt
 
1948 Sitting Pretty
Mrs. Goul (scenes deleted)
 
1947 Unconquered
Woman beside Garth, happy at bagpipes (uncredited)
 
1947 The Foxes of Harrow
Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
 
1947 The Trouble with Women
Henry's Mothers (uncredited)
 
1947 That's My Man
Millie
 
1946 A Boy and His Dog (short)
Mrs. Allen
 
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Mrs. Cameron
 
1946 Nocturne
Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
 
1946 The Inner Circle
Emma Wilson
 
1946 O.S.S.
Claudette (uncredited)
 
1946 Sentimental Journey
Martha (uncredited)
 
1946 Miss Susie Slagle's
Mrs. Johnson
 
1945 Fallen Angel
Stella's Neighbor (uncredited)
 
1945 The Falcon in San Francisco
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
 
1945 Captain Eddie
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1945 Phantoms, Inc. (short)
Dr. Trykel's Associate (uncredited)
 
1945 Circumstantial Evidence
Bolger's wife
 
1945 Keep Your Powder Dry
WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)
 
1944 Dark Shadows (short)
Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
 
1944 Laura
Bessie Clary, Laura's Maid (uncredited)
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1944 Bathing Beauty
Ms. Hanney (uncredited)
 
1943 O, My Darling Clementine
 
1943 So Proudly We Hail!
Lt. Irma Emerson
 
1942 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Mrs. Alberts (uncredited)
 
1942 The Gay Sisters
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1942 Lady Gangster
Deaf Annie
 
1942 Joe Smith, American
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1941 Bedtime Story
Betsy
 
1941 Glamour Boy
Mr. Devin - Fruit Stand Proprietress (uncredited)
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
 
1941 Whistling in the Dark
Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
 
1941 Highway West
Wife (uncredited)
 
1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
Elvy
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Reception Nurse at Hospital (uncredited)
 
1941 Penny Serenade
Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans
Giraud's Cousin Sybil
 
1941 Tobacco Road
Payne's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1941 Back Street
Mrs. Brown (uncredited)
 
1941 The Devil Commands
Mrs. Marcy
 
1940 Nobody's Children
Mrs. Alice Stone (uncredited)
 
1940 Lucky Partners
Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)
 
1940 Dr. Christian Meets the Women
Indigent Woman (uncredited)
 
1940 Untamed
3rd Nurse (as Dorothy Haddon)
 
1940 We Who Are Young
Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
 
1940 Cross-Country Romance
Emmy (uncredited)
 
1940 Babies for Sale
Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office (uncredited)
 
1940 The Fight for Life
The Young Woman
 
1939 A Child Is Born
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1939 Disputed Passage
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1939 Ninotchka
Jacqueline - Swana's Maid (uncredited)
 
1939 The Women
Miss Atkinson (uncredited)
 
1939 One Against the World (short)
Townswoman (uncredited)
 
1939 Career
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
 
1939 On Borrowed Time
Florist (uncredited)
 
1939 Mickey the Kid
Student's Mother (uncredited)
 
1939 Bachelor Mother
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
Jenny's Mother (uncredited)
 
1938 Broadway Musketeers
Anna, Judy's Governess
 
1938 Crime Ring
Second Fortune Teller (uncredited)
 
1938 Condemned Women
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1931 Pulling a Bone (short)
Mae (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1973 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Dana Andrews (1973) … Herself
 

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Alternate Names:

Dorothy Addams | Dorothy Haddon
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Trivia:

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Star Sign:

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