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Dorothy Adams

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Dorothy Adams

Born January 6, 1900 in Hannah, North Dakota, USADied March 16, 198886 films

Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress.

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Laura posterFirst watchLaura19447.6as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)A supporting role.A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.View film

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Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
An Affair to Remember poster7.4An Affair to Remember1957The Ten Commandments poster7.8The Ten Commandments1956The Killing poster7.6The Killing1956The Best Years of Our Lives poster7.7The Best Years of Our Lives1946Fallen Angel poster6.6Fallen Angel1945He Walked by Night poster6.7He Walked by Night1949The Big Country poster7.6The Big Country1958Ninotchka poster7.5Ninotchka1939

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The Killing poster7.6The Killing1956The Ten Commandments poster7.8The Ten Commandments1956

Filmography

86 films as actor
  1. 1975PeeperMrs. Prendergast
  2. 1974Virginia Hill
  3. 1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMrs. Pierce (uncredited)
  4. 1960From the TerraceMrs. Benziger
  5. 1958Unwed MotherMartha Pauley
  6. 1958The Big CountryHannassey Woman
  7. 1958Gunman's WalkMartha Stotheby
  8. 19573:10 to YumaMrs. Potter (uncredited)
  9. 1957An Affair to RememberMother at Rehearsal (uncredited)
  10. 1957The Buckskin LadyMrs. Adams
  11. 1957Hot Rod RumbleMa Crawford
  12. 1956The Ten CommandmentsSlave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
  13. 1956These Wilder YearsAunt Martha
  14. 1956Three for Jamie DawnHelen March
  15. 1956Johnny ConchoSarah Dark
  16. 1956The KillingRuthie O'Reilly
  17. 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitMrs. Hopkins' Maid (uncredited)
  18. 1956The Broken StarMrs. Trail
  19. 1955The ProdigalCarpenter's Wife
  20. 1954There's No Business Like Show BusinessNurse (uncredited)
  21. 1952CarrieMrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother
  22. 1952The Winning TeamMa Alexander
  23. 1952Jet JobMrs. Kovak
  24. 1952The Greatest Show on EarthSam's Wife (uncredited)
  25. 1952Fort OsageMrs. Winfield
  26. 1952The Living BibleSick Woman
  27. 1951Home Town StoryHospital Nurse (uncredited)
  28. 1951The First LegionMrs. Dunn
  29. 1950The JackpotSaleslady (uncredited)
  30. 1950The Cariboo Trail
  31. 1950The OutridersFarmer's Wife (uncredited)
  32. 1950MontanaKitty Maynard (uncredited)
  33. 1949Samson and DelilahScreaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
  34. 1949Not WantedMrs. Kelton
  35. 1949Down to the Sea in ShipsMiss Hopkins (uncredited)
  36. 1949He Walked by NightMilk Customer
  37. 1948The Sainted SistersWidow Davitt
  38. 1947UnconqueredWoman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)
  39. 1947The Foxes of HarrowMrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
  40. 1947That's My ManMillie
  41. 1946A Boy and His DogMrs. Allen
  42. 1946The Best Years of Our LivesMrs. Cameron
  43. 1946NocturneAngry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
  44. 1946The Inner CircleEmma Wilson
  45. 1946O.S.S.Claudette (uncredited)
  46. 1946Sentimental JourneyMartha (uncredited)
  47. 1946Miss Susie Slagle'sMrs. Johnson
  48. 1945Fallen AngelStella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
  49. 1945Guest PestsWoman of the House
  50. 1945The Falcon in San FranciscoChambermaid (uncredited)
  51. 1945Captain EddieNurse
  52. 1945Phantoms, Inc.Dr. Trykel's Associate
  53. 1945Circumstantial EvidenceBolger's wife
  54. 1945Keep Your Powder DryWAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)
  55. 1944Dark ShadowsMrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
  56. 1944LauraLaura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
  57. 1944Since You Went AwayNurse (uncredited)
  58. 1944Bathing BeautyMs. Hanney (uncredited)
  59. 1943So Proudly We HailLt. Irma Emerson
  60. 1942Lady GangsterDeaf Annie
  61. 1942Joe Smith, AmericanNurse (uncredited)
  62. 1941Bedtime StoryBetsy
  63. 1941One Foot in HeavenWoman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
  64. 1941The Devil CommandsMrs. Marcy
  65. 1941Whistling in the DarkMrs. Farrell (uncredited)
  66. 1941Highway WestWife (uncredited)
  67. 1941The Shepherd of the HillsElvy
  68. 1941The Flame of New OrleansGiraud's Cousin Sybil
  69. 1941Penny SerenadeMother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
  70. 1941Tobacco RoadSusie Mae (uncredited)
  71. 1940Dr. Christian Meets the WomenIndigent Woman
  72. 1940Lucky PartnersMaid at Ethel's (uncredited)
  73. 1940Untamed3rd Nurse (uncredited)
  74. 1940We Who Are YoungBellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
  75. 1940Cross-Country RomanceEmmy
  76. 1940Babies for SaleMother in Dr. Gaines' Office
  77. 1940The Fight for LifeThe Young Woman
  78. 1939A Child is BornNurse (uncredited)
  79. 1939NinotchkaSwana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)
  80. 1939The WomenMiss Atkinson (uncredited)
  81. 1939On Borrowed TimeFlorist (uncredited)
  82. 1939Bachelor MotherSecretary (uncredited)
  83. 1939Calling Dr. KildareJenny's Mother (uncredited)
  84. 1938Broadway MusketeersAnna
  85. 1938Crime RingSecond Fortune Teller
  86. 1938Condemned WomenNurse