Dorothy Adams
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1900-01-06
Day of Death
1988-03-16 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Hannah, North Dakota, USA
Dorothy Adams
Biography
Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Known For
Acting
(1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1975)
Peeper
as Mrs. Prendergast
(1974)
(1969)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
(1960)
From the Terrace
as Mrs. Benziger
(1958)
The Big Country
as Hannassey Woman
(1958)
Gunman's Walk
as Martha Stotheby
(1958)
Unwed Mother
as Martha Pauley
(1957)
3:10 to Yuma
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
(1957)
An Affair to Remember
as Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)
(1957)
Hot Rod Rumble
as Ma Crawford
(1957)
The Buckskin Lady
as Mrs. Adams
(1956)
The Ten Commandments
as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
(1956)
The Killing
as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
(1956)
These Wilder Years
as Aunt Martha
(1956)
Johnny Concho
as Sarah Dark
(1956)
The Broken Star
as Mrs. Trail
(1956)
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Helen March
(1955)
The Prodigal
as Carpenter's Wife
(1954)
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1952)
The Winning Team
as Ma Alexander
(1952)
The Living Bible
as Sick Woman
(1952)
Fort Osage
as Mrs. Winfield
(1952)
Carrie
as Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother
(1952)
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
(1952)
Jet Job
as Mrs. Kovak
(1951)
The First Legion
as Mrs. Dunn
(1951)
Home Town Story
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
(1950)
(1950)
The Jackpot
as Saleslady (uncredited)
(1950)
The Outriders
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
(1949)
Samson and Delilah
as Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
(1949)
He Walked by Night
as Milk Customer
(1949)
Not Wanted
as Mrs. Kelton
(1948)
The Sainted Sisters
as Widow Davitt
(1947)
Unconquered
as Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)
(1947)
The Foxes of Harrow
as Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
(1947)
That's My Man
as Millie
(1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mrs. Cameron
(1946)
Sentimental Journey
as Martha (uncredited)
(1946)
Nocturne
as Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
(1946)
O.S.S.
as Claudette (uncredited)
(1946)
The Inner Circle
as Emma Wilson
(1946)
A Boy and His Dog
as Mrs. Allen
(1946)
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Mrs. Johnson
(1945)
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
(1945)
Keep Your Powder Dry
as WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)
(1945)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Bolger's wife
(1945)
Fallen Angel
as Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
(1945)
Captain Eddie
as Nurse
(1945)
Phantoms, Inc.
as Dr. Trykel's Associate
(1945)
Guest Pests
as Woman of the House
(1944)
Since You Went Away
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1944)
Laura
as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
(1944)
Dark Shadows
as Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
(1944)
Bathing Beauty
as Ms. Hanney (uncredited)
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Lt. Irma Emerson
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Deaf Annie
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1941)
The Devil Commands
as Mrs. Marcy
(1941)
Bedtime Story
as Betsy
(1941)
Whistling in the Dark
as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
(1941)
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Elvy
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as Susie Mae (uncredited)
(1941)
Penny Serenade
as Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
(1941)
The Flame of New Orleans
as Giraud's Cousin Sybil
(1941)
Highway West
as Wife (uncredited)
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
(1940)
Cross-Country Romance
as Emmy
(1940)
Untamed
as 3rd Nurse (uncredited)
(1940)
Lucky Partners
as Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
as Indigent Woman
(1940)
The Fight for Life
as The Young Woman
(1940)
Babies for Sale
as Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office
(1939)
On Borrowed Time
as Florist (uncredited)
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Jenny's Mother (uncredited)
(1939)
The Women
as Miss Atkinson (uncredited)
(1939)
Ninotchka
as Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
as Secretary (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Second Fortune Teller
(1938)
Condemned Women
as Nurse
(1938)
Broadway Musketeers
as Anna