Dorothy Adams

Acting

Dorothy Adams

Born 6 January 1900 · Hannah, North Dakota, USA · Died 16 March 1988 at 88

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

Known for

Highlights

The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Mrs. Canfield
The Ten Commandments1956 · Film · Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
The Killing1956 · Film · Ruthie O'Reilly
Laura1944 · Film · Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · Film · Mrs. Cameron
Bonanza1959 · Series · Martha Neighbors

Filmography

Movies

84 films

Peeper1975 · Film · Mrs. Prendergast
Virginia Hill1974 · Film
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys1969 · Film · Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
From the Terrace1960 · Film · Mrs. Benziger
Unwed Mother1958 · Film · Martha Pauley
The Big Country1958 · Film · Hannassey Woman
Gunman's Walk1958 · Film · Martha Stotheby
3:10 to Yuma1957 · Film · Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember1957 · Film · Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady1957 · Film · Mrs. Adams
Hot Rod Rumble1957 · Film · Ma Crawford
The Ten Commandments1956 · Film · Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
These Wilder Years1956 · Film · Aunt Martha
Three for Jamie Dawn1956 · Film · Helen March
Johnny Concho1956 · Film · Sarah Dark
The Killing1956 · Film · Ruthie O'Reilly
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit1956 · Film · Mrs. Hopkins' Maid (uncredited)
The Broken Star1956 · Film · Mrs. Trail
The Prodigal1955 · Film · Carpenter's Wife
There's No Business Like Show Business1954 · Film · Nurse (uncredited)
Carrie1952 · Film · Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother
The Winning Team1952 · Film · Ma Alexander
Jet Job1952 · Film · Mrs. Kovak
The Greatest Show on Earth1952 · Film · Sam's Wife (uncredited)
Fort Osage1952 · Film · Mrs. Winfield
Home Town Story1951 · Film · Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The First Legion1951 · Film · Mrs. Dunn
The Jackpot1950 · Film · Saleslady (uncredited)
The Cariboo Trail1950 · Film
The Outriders1950 · Film · Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Montana1950 · Film · Kitty Maynard (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah1949 · Film · Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Not Wanted1949 · Film · Mrs. Kelton
Down to the Sea in Ships1949 · Film · Miss Hopkins (uncredited)
He Walked by Night1949 · Film · Milk Customer
The Sainted Sisters1948 · Film · Widow Davitt
Unconquered1947 · Film · Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)
The Foxes of Harrow1947 · Film · Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
That's My Man1947 · Film · Millie
A Boy and His Dog1946 · Film · Mrs. Allen
The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · Film · Mrs. Cameron
Nocturne1946 · Film · Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
The Inner Circle1946 · Film · Emma Wilson
O.S.S.1946 · Film · Claudette (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey1946 · Film · Martha (uncredited)
Miss Susie Slagle's1946 · Film · Mrs. Johnson
Fallen Angel1945 · Film · Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
The Falcon in San Francisco1945 · Film · Chambermaid (uncredited)
Captain Eddie1945 · Film · Nurse
Phantoms, Inc.1945 · Film · Dr. Trykel's Associate
Circumstantial Evidence1945 · Film · Bolger's wife
Keep Your Powder Dry1945 · Film · WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)
Dark Shadows1944 · Film · Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
Laura1944 · Film · Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
Since You Went Away1944 · Film · Nurse (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty1944 · Film · Ms. Hanney (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail1943 · Film · Lt. Irma Emerson
Lady Gangster1942 · Film · Deaf Annie
Joe Smith, American1942 · Film · Nurse (uncredited)
Bedtime Story1941 · Film · Betsy
One Foot in Heaven1941 · Film · Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
The Devil Commands1941 · Film · Mrs. Marcy
Whistling in the Dark1941 · Film · Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
Highway West1941 · Film · Wife (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills1941 · Film · Elvy
The Flame of New Orleans1941 · Film · Giraud's Cousin Sybil
Penny Serenade1941 · Film · Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
Tobacco Road1941 · Film · Susie Mae (uncredited)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women1940 · Film · Indigent Woman
Lucky Partners1940 · Film · Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)
Untamed1940 · Film · 3rd Nurse (uncredited)
We Who Are Young1940 · Film · Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance1940 · Film · Emmy
Babies for Sale1940 · Film · Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office
The Fight for Life1940 · Film · The Young Woman
A Child is Born1939 · Film · Nurse (uncredited)
Ninotchka1939 · Film · Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)
The Women1939 · Film · Miss Atkinson (uncredited)
On Borrowed Time1939 · Film · Florist (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother1939 · Film · Secretary (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare1939 · Film · Jenny's Mother (uncredited)
Broadway Musketeers1938 · Film · Anna
Crime Ring1938 · Film · Second Fortune Teller
Condemned Women1938 · Film · Nurse

Filmography

Series

21 shows

The Great Adventure1963 · Series · Mrs. Woodhaven
The Rebel1959 · Series · Mrs. Colburn
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Mrs. Canfield
Law of the Plainsman1959 · Series · Mrs. Garnett
Bonanza1959 · Series · Martha Neighbors
The Lawless Years1959 · Series
Trackdown1957 · Series
Leave It to Beaver1957 · Series · Miss Wakeland
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Betsy Burris
Panic!1957 · Series
Jungle Jim1955 · Series
Frontier1955 · Series
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Mrs. Pitcher
Climax!1954 · Series
Public Defender1954 · Series · Mrs. Pollard
Letter to Loretta1953 · Series · Gwen
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Phone Operator
Dragnet1951 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series · Grace Hunter
The Adventures of Kit Carson1951 · Series
Racket Squad1951 · Series