Nook NotesPick a film
Dorothy Lyman

Actor

Dorothy Lyman

Born April 18, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA23 films

Dorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director, and producer. She is most known for her work as Gwen Frame on Another World, on All My Children as the original Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore on Generations, and on the sitcom Mama's Family as Naomi Harper.

Start here

The best way into Dorothy Lyman's work
The Departed posterFirst watchThe Departed20068.2as Woman at Bar #1To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Blow poster7.4Blow2001World Trade Center poster6.1World Trade Center2006Blind poster6.1Blind2017I Love Trouble poster5.5I Love Trouble1994Jack the Bear poster6.3Jack the Bear1993

Filmography

23 films as actor
  1. 2019Back ForkSusie
  2. 2018Bullitt CountyThe Mrs.
  3. 2018The Price for SilenceWendy Moro
  4. 2017BlindJudge
  5. 2016Bad HurtMrs. Salisbury
  6. 2009The Northern KingdomNan
  7. 2006The DepartedWoman at Bar #1
  8. 2006World Trade CenterAllison's Mother
  9. 2001Speechless...Margaret Tanner
  10. 2001BlowJudge (Chicago)
  11. 1997Dinner and DrivingRita
  12. 1994Boys Will Be BoysMrs. Green
  13. 1994I Love TroubleSuzie
  14. 1994Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers StoryDorothy
  15. 1993Ruby in ParadiseMildred Chambers
  16. 1993Young Goodman BrownSarah Good
  17. 1993Jack the BearMrs. Morris
  18. 1990Camp CucamongaMillie Schector
  19. 1988The People Across the LakeRuth Mortimer
  20. 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissMom
  21. 1984Summer FantasyDr. Nancy Brannigan
  22. 1980Night of the JugglerNurse Jenny
  23. 1971The 300-Year WeekendJean