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Dorothy Gordon

Actor

Dorothy Gordon

Born March 13, 1924 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, UKDied April 18, 201329 films

English actress, daughter of actors Leonard Sharp and Nora Gordon. Her career spanned more than sixty years including a fifteen year hiatus. Died in Toronto, Canada.

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Hobson's Choice posterFirst watchHobson's Choice19547.4as Ada FigginsA widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.View film

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Filmography

29 films as actor
  1. 2004SiblingsDorothy
  2. 2004SugarAncient Waitress
  3. 2002The Matthew Shepard StoryElderly Woman
  4. 2000Where the Money IsMrs. Norton
  5. 1999Locked in SilenceMiss Catalain
  6. 1998Strike!Mrs. O'Boyle
  7. 1997Too Close to HomeMrs. Jane Sweeney
  8. 1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIMrs. Sanduski
  9. 1996Goosebumps: Ghost BeachAgatha
  10. 1974House of WhipcordBates
  11. 1960Sons and LoversFanny
  12. 1960Never Let GoTypist
  13. 1959SapphireLily
  14. 1959Life In Emergency Ward 10Mrs. Phillips
  15. 1958Grip of the StranglerHannah
  16. 1956LostIce Cream Girl's Friend
  17. 1956Peril for the GuyMiss Clark
  18. 1955All for MaryW.R.A.C. Orderly
  19. 1954The Crowded DayMiss Bunting
  20. 1954Hobson's ChoiceAda Figgins
  21. 1953Love in PawnMarlene
  22. 1953The Blakes Slept HereLaura
  23. 1953Women of TwilightSally
  24. 1952Meet Me TonightElsie Gow (segment "Fumed Oak: An Unpleasant Comedy")
  25. 1947RebeccaMrs. de Winter
  26. 1943The Dummy Talks
  27. 1943The Silver FleetJanni Peters
  28. 1922ClarenceDella
  29. 1922A Daughter of LuxuryGenevieve Fowler