Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Adams's earliest roles were in film, including "Broadway Musketeers" (1938), the Myron McCormick documentary "The Fight For Life" (1940) and "The Devil Commands" (1941). She also appeared in "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941) with John Wayne, "Bedtime Story" (1941) with Fredric March and "Lady Gangster" (1942). Her film career continued throughout the forties in productions like "Fallen Angel" (1946), "Sentimental Journey" (1946) and the drama "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) with Fredric March. She also appeared in the Don Ameche drama "That's My Man" (1947). Toward the end of her career, she continued to act in the Jack Martin Smith dramatic adaptation "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1956), the Frank Sinatra western "Johnny Concho" (1956) and "These Wilder Years" (1956). She also appeared in "The Ten Commandments" (1956) and the Van Heflin western "Gunman's Walk" (1958). Adams was most recently credited in "Jonah from Tonga" (HBO, 2013-14). Adams was married to Bryan Foulger. Adams passed away in March 1988 at the age of 88.
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Dorothy Adams
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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31% |
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From the Terrace | Mrs. Benziger (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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Gunman's Walk | Mrs. Stotheby (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1958 |
100% |
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The Big Country | Hannassey Woman (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Buckskin Lady | Mrs. Adams (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three for Jamie Dawn | Helen March (Character) | - | 1956 |
75% |
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Carrie | Mrs. Meeber (Character) | - | 1952 |
80% |
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Shame | Mrs. Aggie Kelton (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet |
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The Inner Circle | Emma Wilson (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Boy and His Dog | Mrs. Allen (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Phantoms, Inc. | Dr. Trykel's Associate (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Miss Susie Slagle's | Mrs. Johnson (Character) | - | 1945 |
100% |
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Laura | Bessie Clary (Character) | - | 1944 |
100% |
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So Proudly We Hail | Lt. Irma Emerson (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet |
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Lady Gangster | Deaf Annie (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
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The Shepherd of the Hills | Elvy Royal (Character) | - | 1941 |
29% |
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The Flame of New Orleans | Giraud's Cousin Sybil (Character) | - | 1941 |
33% |
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Bedtime Story | Betsy (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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Lucky Partners | Maid at Ethel's (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fight for Life | The Young Woman (Character) | - | 1940 |
95% |
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Ninotchka | Jacqueline, Swana's maid (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Broadway Musketeers | Anna (Character) | - | 1938 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Apple's Way | Ruth Huston (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Canfield (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Wilma Stone (Guest Star) | 1957 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rebel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trackdown | Emily Zeigler (Guest Star) | 1958-1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Lorrie Smith (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Mrs. Glick (Guest Star) | 1956-1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marshal Dillon | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Star and the Story | Unknown (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Letter to Loretta | Unknown (Character) | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Married Joan | Lady on the Entertainment Committee (Guest Star) | 1953 |