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Dorothy Peterson (I) (1897–1979)

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Character actress of Swedish ancestry, who after her movie debut in the 1930 melodrama 'Mothers Cry', was henceforth typecast to play long-suffering mothers and wives. Studied at Columbia University, New York, and appeared on Broadway from 1924 to 1930. Notable roles in 'Dracula' (as Lucy Seward, 1927-8) and 'Subway Express' (1929, with Helen Mack).

Born:

Bergetta Peterson
in Hector, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 81) in New York City, New York, USA
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1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
Mrs. Caldwell
– Hi, Society (1964) … Mrs. Caldwell
 
1963 Escala en Hi-Fi (unconfirmed)
 
1959 Naked City (TV series)
Mrs. Graither
– Burst of Passion (1959) … Mrs. Graither
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
– My Kewpie Doll (1955)
 
1954 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV series)
Mrs. Kennedy
– The Kennedy Case (1954) … Mrs. Kennedy
 
1953 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
– The Man Who Knew O. Henry (1953)
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
– The Vault (1953)
 
1951-1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Checkerboard Heart (1953)
– Night Song (1951)
 
1953 Lincoln's Little Correspondent (TV movie)
 
1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Wife
– The Return of Ulysses (1952) … Wife
 
1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– The Lonely (1952)
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
Mrs. Morgan
– North of Shanghai (1952) … Mrs. Morgan
 
1951 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Sisters (1951)
– Hour of Destiny (1951)
 
1951 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
Muriel McComber
– Ah, Wilderness! (1951) … Muriel McComber
 
1951 Martin Kane (TV series)
Mrs. Heyward
– A Jockey Is Murdered (1951) … Mrs. Heyward
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
Emily Webb
– Our Town (1950) … Emily Webb
 
1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
– The Box Supper (1950)
 
1950 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The First Mrs. Fraser (1950)
 
1950 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Father and the Angels (1950)
 
1947 That Hagen Girl
Minta Hagen
 
1946 Sister Kenny
Agnes
 
1946 Canyon Passage
Mrs. Dance (uncredited)
 
1944 Faces in the Fog
Mrs. Mason
 
1944 The Woman in the Window
Mrs. Wanley
 
1944 When the Lights Go on Again
Mrs. Clara Benson
 
1944 Mr. Skeffington
Manby
 
1944 This Is the Life
Aunt Betsy
 
1943 This Is the Army
Mrs. Nelson
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
Mother (uncredited)
 
1943 Air Force
Mrs. Chester (uncredited)
 
1942 The Man in the Trunk
Lola DeWinters (uncredited)
 
1942 Saboteur
Mrs. Mason
 
1941 Henry Aldrich for President
Mrs. Aldrich
 
1941 Cheers for Miss Bishop
Mrs. Bishop
 
1941 Ride, Kelly, Ride
Mrs. Martin
 
1941 Uncle Joe
Margaret Day
 
1940 Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Mrs. Pepper
 
1940 Out West with the Peppers
Mrs. Pepper
 
1940 Women in War
Sister Frances
 
1940 Lillian Russell
Cynthia Leonard
 
1940 Too Many Husbands
Gertrude Houlihan
 
1940 Five Little Peppers at Home
Mrs. Pepper
 
1939 Sabotage
Edith Grayson
 
1939 Two Bright Boys
Kathleen O'Donnell
 
1939 Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
Mrs. Pepper
 
1939 Dark Victory
Miss Wainwright
 
1939 The Flying Irishman
Mrs. Edith Corrigan - Doug's Mother (uncredited)
 
1938 Girls on Probation
Jane Lennox
 
1938 Breaking the Ice
Annie Decker
 
1938 Hunted Men
Mary Harris
 
1937 52nd Street
Adela Rondell
 
1937 Confession
Mrs. Koslov
 
1937 Girl Loves Boy
Mrs. McCarthy
 
1937 Her Husband Lies
Dorothy Powell
 
1937 Under Cover of Night
Susan
 
1936 Reunion
Katherine Kennedy
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Mrs. Jennie Stevens (uncredited)
 
1936 The Country Doctor
Nurse Katherine Kennedy
 
1935 Man of Iron
Bessie Bennett
 
1935 Freckles
Mrs. Duncan
 
1935 Pursuit
Mrs. McCoy
 
1935 Laddie
Mrs. Stanton
 
1935 Sweepstake Annie
Mrs. Henry Foster
 
1935 Society Doctor
Mrs. Harrigan
 
1934 Peck's Bad Boy
Aunt Lily Clay
 
1934 Treasure Island
Mrs. Hawkins
 
1934 Side Streets
Mrs. Richards
 
1934 Uncertain Lady
Cicily Prentiss
 
1934 Men in White
Nurse Mary (uncredited)
 
1934 As the Earth Turns
Mil
 
1934 Beloved
Baroness Irene von Hausmann
 
1933 Big Executive
Mrs. Sarah Conway
 
1933 I'm No Angel
Thelma
 
1933 The Mayor of Hell
Mrs. Smith
 
1933 Hold Me Tight
Mary Shane (uncredited)
 
1933 Reform Girl
Mrs. Putnam
 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
Mrs. Jackson (scenes deleted)
 
1932 Call Her Savage
Silas' Wife
 
1932 Payment Deferred
Annie Marble
 
1932 The Cabin in the Cotton
Lilly Blake
 
1932 Life Begins
A Patient
 
1932 Thrill of Youth
Seena Sherwood
 
1932 Attorney for the Defense
Mrs. Wallace
 
1932 Night World
Edith Blair
 
1932 When a Fellow Needs a Friend
Mrs. Margaret Randall
 
1932 So Big!
Maartje Pool
 
1932 Business and Pleasure
Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker
 
1932 She Wanted a Millionaire
Mrs. Miller
 
1932 The Beast of the City
Mary Fitzpatrick
 
1932 Forbidden
Helen
 
1932 Emma
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
 
1931 Rich Man's Folly
Katherine Trumbull
 
1931 Way Back Home
Rose Clark
 
1931 Skyline
Rose Breen
 
1931 Penrod and Sam
Mrs. Schofield
 
1931 Bought!
Mrs. Dale
 
1931 Traveling Husbands
Martha Hall
 
1931 The Reckless Hour
Mrs. Susie Jennison
 
1931 Party Husband
Kate
 
1931 Up for Murder
Mrs. Marshall
 
1930 Mothers Cry
Mary Williams
 
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1936 The Country Doctor (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited, "Jack and Jill" - uncredited)
 
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1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Trivia:

Character actress of Swedish ancestry, who after her movie debut in the 1930 melodrama 'Mothers Cry', was henceforth typecast to play long-suffering mothers and wives. Studied at Columbia University, New York, and appeared on Broadway from 1924 to 1930. Notable roles in 'Dracula' (as Lucy Seward, 1927-8) and 'Subway Express' (1929, with Helen Mack). See more »

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