Dorothy Adams
American actress (1900-1988) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Dorothy I. Adams was an American character actress of stage, film, and television.
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1988Died16 March 19881969
The Good Guys and the Bad GuysFilm, Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)1963
The Great AdventureSeries, Mrs. Woodhaven1960
From the TerraceFilm, Mrs. Benziger1959
BonanzaSeries, Martha Neighbors
The Twilight ZoneSeries, 1959Mrs. Canfield1957
Leave It to BeaverSeries, Miss Wakeland
Panic!Series, 1957
3:10 to YumaFilm, 1957Mrs. Potter (uncredited)1956
The KillingFilm, Ruthie O'Reilly1955
FrontierSeries1954
Climax!Series
There's No Business Like Show BusinessFilm, 1954Nurse (uncredited)1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Phone Operator1951
DragnetSeries
Racket SquadSeries, 1951
Home Town StoryFilm, 1951Hospital Nurse (uncredited)1950
MontanaFilm, Kitty Maynard (uncredited)1949
Down to the Sea in ShipsFilm, Miss Hopkins (uncredited)1947
UnconqueredFilm, Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)1945
Fallen AngelFilm, Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)1944
Bathing BeautyFilm, Ms. Hanney (uncredited)1943
So Proudly We HailFilm, Lt. Irma Emerson1941
One Foot in HeavenFilm, Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)1939
Bachelor MotherFilm, Secretary (uncredited)1900Born8 January 1900
The Good Guys and the Bad GuysFilm, Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)1963The Great AdventureSeries, Mrs. Woodhaven1960From the TerraceFilm, Mrs. Benziger1959BonanzaSeries, Martha NeighborsThe Twilight ZoneSeries, 1959Mrs. Canfield1957Leave It to BeaverSeries, Miss WakelandPanic!Series, 19573:10 to YumaFilm, 1957Mrs. Potter (uncredited)1956The KillingFilm, Ruthie O'Reilly1955FrontierSeries1954Climax!SeriesThere's No Business Like Show BusinessFilm, 1954Nurse (uncredited)1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Phone Operator1951DragnetSeriesRacket SquadSeries, 1951Home Town StoryFilm, 1951Hospital Nurse (uncredited)1950MontanaFilm, Kitty Maynard (uncredited)1949Down to the Sea in ShipsFilm, Miss Hopkins (uncredited)1947UnconqueredFilm, Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)1945Fallen AngelFilm, Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)1944Bathing BeautyFilm, Ms. Hanney (uncredited)1943So Proudly We HailFilm, Lt. Irma Emerson1941One Foot in HeavenFilm, Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)1939Bachelor MotherFilm, Secretary (uncredited)1900Born8 January 1900People around Dorothy
William Wyler Directed The Best Years of Our Lives (1947)
Lloyd Bacon Directed Affectionately Yours (1941)
Cecil B. DeMille Directed The Ten Commandments (1958)
Henry Wilcoxon Produced The Ten Commandments (1960)
Bryan Foy Produced The Winning Team (1952)
Harold S. Bucquet Directed Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
Otto Preminger Produced Laura and Fallen Angel
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Dana Andrews Also in Laura, Tobacco Road and Fallen Angel
Henry Hathaway Directed The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Hal B. Wallis Produced The Gay Sisters and Paid in Full
Irving Rapper Produced One Foot in Heaven (1943)
Roy Rowland Directed Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
Jack Cummings Produced Bathing Beauty and Many Rivers to Cross
Walter Baldwin Also in The Best Years of Our Lives (1947)
Franklyn Farnum Also in The Ten Commandments and The Killing
Lane Chandler Also in The Greatest Show on Earth and Laura
Grant Mitchell Also in Laura and Tobacco Road
Gregory Peck Produced The Big Country (1959)
Charlton Heston Also in The Ten Commandments (1958)
Anne Revere Also in Fallen Angel and The Devil Commands
Mark Sandrich Directed So Proudly We Hail! (1943)- David Raksin Wrote Laura, Carrie and Fallen Angel
Charles Halton Also in Carrie and Tobacco Road
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The Ten Commandments 1956
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
The Big Country 1958
The Killing 1956
Laura 1944
Filmography 40
111 credits on file
Television 21
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1988 · aged 88
