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Dorothy Adams
Actor · Crew· Hannah, North Dakota, USA
Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
The Ten Commandments
1956
The Killing
Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly · 1956
Laura
Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited) · 1944
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mrs. Cameron · 1946
An Affair to Remember
Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited) · 1957
Ninotchka
Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited) · 1939
3:10 to Yuma
Mrs. Potter (uncredited) · 1957
The Big Country
Hannassey Woman · 1958
Filmography
61 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1975 | Peeper | Mrs. Prendergast | Film |
| 1974 | Virginia Hill | Film | |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Mrs. Pierce (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | From the Terrace | Mrs. Benziger | Film |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk | Martha Stotheby | Film |
| 1958 | Unwed Mother | Martha Pauley | Film |
| 1958 | The Big Country | Hannassey Woman | Film |
| 1957 | Hot Rod Rumble | Ma Crawford | Film |
| 1957 | The Buckskin Lady | Mrs. Adams | Film |
| 1957 | 3:10 to Yuma | Mrs. Potter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | An Affair to Remember | Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | Johnny Concho | Sarah Dark | Film |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Aunt Martha | Film |
| 1956 | The Killing | Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly | Film |
| 1955 | The Prodigal | Carpenter's Wife | Film |
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Nurse (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Sam's Wife (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | Carrie | Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother | Film |
| 1952 | The Winning Team | Ma Alexander | Film |
| 1951 | Home Town Story | Hospital Nurse (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Outriders | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Jackpot | Saleslady (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Cariboo Trail | Film | |
| 1949 | He Walked by Night | Milk Customer | Film |
| 1949 | Not Wanted | Mrs. Kelton | Film |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow | Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | O.S.S. | Claudette (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Nocturne | Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Mrs. Cameron | Film |
| 1946 | The Inner Circle | Emma Wilson | Film |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Bolger's wife | Film |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Chambermaid (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Nurse | Film |
| 1945 | Keep Your Powder Dry | WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Nurse (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty | Ms. Hanney (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Dark Shadows | Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Laura | Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Lt. Irma Emerson | Film |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Nurse (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Lady Gangster | Deaf Annie | Film |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills | Elvy | Film |
| 1941 | The Flame of New Orleans | Giraud's Cousin Sybil | Film |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | Susie Mae (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | The Devil Commands | Mrs. Marcy | Film |
| 1941 | Penny Serenade | Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Bedtime Story | Betsy | Film |
| 1941 | Highway West | Wife (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark | Mrs. Farrell (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Babies for Sale | Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office | Film |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Maid at Ethel's (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | The Fight for Life | The Young Woman | Film |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time | Florist (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Ninotchka | Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare | Jenny's Mother (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | The Women | Miss Atkinson (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother | Secretary (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Second Fortune Teller | Film |
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