Dorothy Adams

Known for: Acting

Born: 1900-01-06 – 1988-03-16 (aged 88)

From: Hannah, North Dakota, USA

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

Filmography (105)

MOVIE★ 8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Peeper
1975
as Mrs. Prendergast
MOVIE★ 5.7
Virginia Hill
1974
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
TV★ 10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
as Mrs. Woodhaven
MOVIE★ 6.6
From the Terrace
1960
as Mrs. Benziger
TV★ 5.1
The Rebel
1959
as Mrs. Colburn
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mrs. Canfield
TV★ 7.3
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Mrs. Garnett
TV★ 7.5
Bonanza
1959
as Martha Neighbors
TV★ 7.0
The Lawless Years
1959
MOVIE★ 5.2
Unwed Mother
1958
as Martha Pauley
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Big Country
1958
as Hannassey Woman
MOVIE★ 6.7
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Martha Stotheby
TV★ 6.9
Trackdown
1957
TV★ 6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Miss Wakeland
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Betsy Burris
MOVIE★ 7.3
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
An Affair to Remember
1957
as Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Buckskin Lady
1957
as Mrs. Adams
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hot Rod Rumble
1957
as Ma Crawford
TV★ 8.0
Panic!
1957
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
MOVIE★ 6.5
These Wilder Years
1956
as Aunt Martha
MOVIE★ 6.5
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
as Helen March
MOVIE★ 4.5
Johnny Concho
1956
as Sarah Dark
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Killing
1956
as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Broken Star
1956
as Mrs. Trail
TV★ 6.7
Jungle Jim
1955
TV★ 7.5
Frontier
1955
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mrs. Pitcher
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Prodigal
1955
as Carpenter's Wife
MOVIE★ 6.1
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Nurse (uncredited)
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
TV★ 6.3
Public Defender
1954
as Mrs. Pollard
TV★ 6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Gwen
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phone Operator
MOVIE★ 6.5
Carrie
1952
as Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Winning Team
1952
as Ma Alexander
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jet Job
1952
as Mrs. Kovak
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Fort Osage
1952
as Mrs. Winfield
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Living Bible
1952
as Sick Woman
TV★ 6.5
Dragnet
1951
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Grace Hunter
TV★ 6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
TV★ 6.5
Racket Squad
1951
MOVIE★ 4.9
Home Town Story
1951
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.4
The First Legion
1951
as Mrs. Dunn
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Jackpot
1950
as Saleslady (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Cariboo Trail
1950
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Outriders
1950
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Not Wanted
1949
as Mrs. Kelton
MOVIE★ 6.7
He Walked by Night
1949
as Milk Customer
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Sainted Sisters
1948
as Widow Davitt
MOVIE★ 6.5
Unconquered
1947
as Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Foxes of Harrow
1947
as Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
That's My Man
1947
as Millie
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Boy and His Dog
1946
as Mrs. Allen
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mrs. Cameron
MOVIE★ 5.9
Nocturne
1946
as Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Inner Circle
1946
as Emma Wilson
MOVIE★ 6.9
O.S.S.
1946
as Claudette (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sentimental Journey
1946
as Martha (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
as Mrs. Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.6
Fallen Angel
1945
as Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Guest Pests
1945
as Woman of the House
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Captain Eddie
1945
as Nurse
MOVIE★ 6.0
Phantoms, Inc.
1945
as Dr. Trykel's Associate
MOVIE★ 5.2
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Bolger's wife
MOVIE★ 6.1
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.9
Dark Shadows
1944
as Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.6
Laura
1944
as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Since You Went Away
1944
as Nurse (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Ms. Hanney (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Lt. Irma Emerson
MOVIE★ 5.7
Lady Gangster
1942
as Deaf Annie
MOVIE★ 6.5
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Nurse (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Bedtime Story
1941
as Betsy
MOVIE★ 6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Devil Commands
1941
as Mrs. Marcy
MOVIE★ 5.9
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Highway West
1941
as Wife (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Elvy
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Giraud's Cousin Sybil
MOVIE★ 6.6
Penny Serenade
1941
as Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tobacco Road
1941
as Susie Mae (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Indigent Woman
MOVIE★ 6.1
Lucky Partners
1940
as Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Untamed
1940
as 3rd Nurse (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
We Who Are Young
1940
as Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Emmy
MOVIE★ 6.3
Babies for Sale
1940
as Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Fight for Life
1940
as The Young Woman
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Child is Born
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Ninotchka
1939
as Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Women
1939
as Miss Atkinson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.6
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Florist (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Secretary (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Jenny's Mother (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.4
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Anna
MOVIE★ 5.8
Crime Ring
1938
as Second Fortune Teller
MOVIE★ 7.3
Condemned Women
1938
as Nurse