Dorothy Vaughan

Acting

Dorothy Vaughan

Born 3 November 1890 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA · Died 15 March 1955 at 64

Dorothy Vaughan (November 5, 1890 – March 15, 1955) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 143 films and television. Vaughan is best known for appearing in Slander House (1930), The Ape (1940) and Lady Gangster (1942). She was sometimes credited as Dorothy Vaughn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorothy Vaughan (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Highlights

The Lady from Shanghai1947 · Film · Old Woman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons1942 · Film · Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent1940 · Film · Jones' Mother (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife1947 · Film · Delia
Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · Film · Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees1942 · Film · Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)

Filmography

Movies

85 films

The Star1952 · Film
The Merry Widow1952 · Film · Attendant (uncredited)
Three Husbands1950 · Film · Maid (uncredited)
Chain Gang1950 · Film · Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)
Pretty Baby1950 · Film · Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Rider from Tucson1950 · Film · Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly
Square Dance Katy1950 · Film · Ma O'Connor
Take One False Step1949 · Film · Leona (uncredited)
Home in San Antone1949 · Film · Ma Gibson
Fighting Fools1949 · Film · Mrs. Higgins
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes1948 · Film · Mrs. Alvin (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife1947 · Film · Delia
The Lady from Shanghai1947 · Film · Old Woman (uncredited)
High Wall1947 · Film
Big Town After Dark1947 · Film · Charwoman (uncredited)
Lured1947 · Film · Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas1947 · Film · Mrs. O'Brien
The Egg and I1947 · Film · Emmy
The Sea of Grass1947 · Film · Mrs. Hodges (uncredited)
Trail to San Antone1947 · Film · The Commodore
The Man I Love1946 · Film · Lucy (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl1946 · Film · Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
The Bamboo Blonde1946 · Film · Mom
They Made Me a Killer1946 · Film · Nancy, Henry's wife
Up Goes Maisie1946 · Film · Landlady (Uncredited)
Adventure1945 · Film · Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)
Destiny1944 · Film · Maggie, the Old Woman (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild1944 · Film · Nurse Irma Reeves
The Mummy's Ghost1944 · Film · Ada Blake (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow1944 · Film
Moonlight in Vermont1943 · Film · Mrs. Costello
Hit the Ice1943 · Film · Nurse #1 (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging1943 · Film · Mrs. Meegan
Once Upon a Honeymoon1942 · Film · Katie's Mother (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim1942 · Film · Ma Corbett
The Pride of the Yankees1942 · Film · Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons1942 · Film · Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
The Incredible Stranger1942 · Film · Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)
Lady Gangster1942 · Film · Jenkins
Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942 · Film · Mrs. O'Leary
Go West, Young Lady1941 · Film · Townswoman
One Foot in Heaven1941 · Film · Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town1941 · Film · Mrs. McDougall, scrubwoman
Manpower1941 · Film · Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri1941 · Film · Mrs. Dalton
Million Dollar Baby1941 · Film
The Strawberry Blonde1941 · Film · Woman (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle1940 · Film · Mary (uncredited)
The Old Swimmin' Hole1940 · Film
The Ape1940 · Film · Mother Clifford
Diamond Frontier1940 · Film · Mrs. Willem
Foreign Correspondent1940 · Film · Jones' Mother (uncredited)
They Drive by Night1940 · Film · Courtroom Matron (uncredited)
Hot Steel1940 · Film · Mrs. Morrison
An Angel from Texas1940 · Film · Mrs. Rogers
The House Across the Bay1940 · Film · Prisoner's Wife on Ferry
Glove Slingers1939 · Film · Mary Kelly (uncredited)
First Love1939 · Film · Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid
Espionage Agent1939 · Film · Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett
The Man in the Iron Mask1939 · Film · Midwife
Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · Film · Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare1939 · Film · Mother of Baby Vaughan (uncredited)
Within the Law1939 · Film · Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron
Slander House1938 · Film · Mrs. Horton
Billy The Kid Returns1938 · Film
Boy Meets Girl1938 · Film · Happy's Nurse
The Chaser1938 · Film · Woman Auto Driver
Cowboy from Brooklyn1938 · Film · Fat Woman
A Criminal Is Born1938 · Film · Martha Wheeler
Little Miss Thoroughbred1938 · Film · Mrs. O'Reilly
Assassin of Youth1938 · Film · Mrs. Mary Barry
Here's Flash Casey1938 · Film · Mrs. O'Hara
Quick Money1937 · Film · Lyda Tompkins
Telephone Operator1937 · Film · Mrs. Molloy
The Life of the Party1937 · Film · Dressmaker
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air1937 · Film · Marjorie's Neighbor (uncredited)
Hoosier Schoolboy1937 · Film · Miss Hodges the School Mistress
Slim1937 · Film · Older Nurse
Michael O'Halloran1937 · Film · Mrs. Tolliver
That Man's Here Again1937 · Film · Mrs. Matthews
Black Legion1937 · Film · Mrs. Grogan
Love Begins at Twenty1936 · Film · Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater
Times Square Playboy1936 · Film · Mrs.Nellie Calhoun
I Married a Doctor1936 · Film · Hospital Nurse
Mary Burns, Fugitive1935 · Film · Irish matron

Filmography

Series

2 shows

The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · Series · Sarah
Four Star Playhouse1952 · Series · Mrs. Mack