Dorothy Adams

Acting

January 6, 1900 – March 16, 1988 (died at 88)

Hannah, North Dakota, USA

Female

84 Movies

24 TV Shows

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

Laura

1944 7.6

as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 88)

An Affair to Remember

1957 7.4

as Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 88)

The Killing

1956 7.6

as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly

Age 56 (now 88)

The Big Country

1958 7.6

as Hannassey Woman

Age 58 (now 88)

3:10 to Yuma

1957 7.3

as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 88)

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 7.8

as Mrs. Cameron

Age 46 (now 88)

Ninotchka

1939 7.5

as Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

Not Wanted

1949 6.8

as Mrs. Kelton

Age 49 (now 88)

Fallen Angel

1945 6.6

as Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 88)

He Walked by Night

1949 6.7

as Milk Customer

Age 49 (now 88)

The Devil Commands

1941 6.3

as Mrs. Marcy

Age 41 (now 88)

Penny Serenade

1941 6.6

as Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 88)

Dark Shadows

1944 9.2

as Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 88)

A Boy and His Dog

1946 5.9

as Mrs. Allen

Age 46 (now 88)

Gunman's Walk

1958 6.7

as Martha Stotheby

Age 58 (now 88)

Bachelor Mother

1939 7.2

as Secretary (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991 8.0

as actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 91 (now 88)

Peeper

1975 5.1

as Mrs. Prendergast

Age 75 (now 88)

Virginia Hill

1974 5.7

Age 74 (now 88)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969 5.6

as Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)

Age 69 (now 88)

From the Terrace

1960 6.6

as Mrs. Benziger

Age 60 (now 88)

Unwed Mother

1958 5.2

as Martha Pauley

Age 58 (now 88)

The Big Country

1958 7.6

as Hannassey Woman

Age 58 (now 88)

Gunman's Walk

1958 6.7

as Martha Stotheby

Age 58 (now 88)

3:10 to Yuma

1957 7.3

as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 88)

An Affair to Remember

1957 7.4

as Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 88)

The Buckskin Lady

1957 4.3

as Mrs. Adams

Age 57 (now 88)

Hot Rod Rumble

1957 8.0

as Ma Crawford

Age 57 (now 88)

The Ten Commandments

1956 7.8

as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Age 56 (now 88)

These Wilder Years

1956 6.5

as Aunt Martha

Age 56 (now 88)

Three for Jamie Dawn

1956 6.5

as Helen March

Age 56 (now 88)

Johnny Concho

1956 4.5

as Sarah Dark

Age 56 (now 88)

The Killing

1956 7.6

as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly

Age 56 (now 88)

The Broken Star

1956 6.9

as Mrs. Trail

Age 56 (now 88)

The Prodigal

1955 4.6

as Carpenter's Wife

Age 55 (now 88)

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 6.1

as Nurse (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 88)

Carrie

1952 6.5

as Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother

Age 52 (now 88)

The Winning Team

1952 6.1

as Ma Alexander

Age 52 (now 88)

Jet Job

1952 6.5

as Mrs. Kovak

Age 52 (now 88)

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952 6.4

as Sam's Wife (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 88)

Fort Osage

1952 6.5

as Mrs. Winfield

Age 52 (now 88)

The Living Bible

1952 6.0

as Sick Woman

Age 51 (now 88)

Home Town Story

1951 4.9

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 88)

The First Legion

1951 7.4

as Mrs. Dunn

Age 51 (now 88)

The Jackpot

1950 7.0

as Saleslady (uncredited)

Age 50 (now 88)

The Cariboo Trail

1950 6.4

Age 50 (now 88)

The Outriders

1950 7.3

as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Age 50 (now 88)

Samson and Delilah

1949 6.6

as Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 88)

Not Wanted

1949 6.8

as Mrs. Kelton

Age 49 (now 88)

He Walked by Night

1949 6.7

as Milk Customer

Age 49 (now 88)

The Sainted Sisters

1948 7.3

as Widow Davitt

Age 48 (now 88)

Unconquered

1947 6.5

as Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)

Age 47 (now 88)

The Foxes of Harrow

1947 6.0

as Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)

Age 47 (now 88)

That's My Man

1947 6.7

as Millie

Age 47 (now 88)

A Boy and His Dog

1946 5.9

as Mrs. Allen

Age 46 (now 88)

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 7.8

as Mrs. Cameron

Age 46 (now 88)

Nocturne

1946 5.9

as Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 88)

The Inner Circle

1946 5.7

as Emma Wilson

Age 46 (now 88)

O.S.S.

1946 6.9

as Claudette (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 88)

Sentimental Journey

1946 6.5

as Martha (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 88)

Miss Susie Slagle's

1946 8.5

as Mrs. Johnson

Age 46 (now 88)

Fallen Angel

1945 6.6

as Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 88)

Guest Pests

1945 7.0

as Woman of the House

Age 45 (now 88)

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945 6.2

as Chambermaid (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 88)

Captain Eddie

1945 7.3

as Nurse

Age 45 (now 88)

Phantoms, Inc.

1945 6.2

as Dr. Trykel's Associate

Age 45 (now 88)

Circumstantial Evidence

1945 5.2

as Bolger's wife

Age 45 (now 88)

Keep Your Powder Dry

1945 6.1

as WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 88)

Dark Shadows

1944 9.2

as Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 88)

Laura

1944 7.6

as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 88)

Since You Went Away

1944 6.6

as Nurse (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 88)

Bathing Beauty

1944 5.9

as Ms. Hanney (uncredited)

Age 44 (now 88)

So Proudly We Hail

1943 5.9

as Lt. Irma Emerson

Age 43 (now 88)

Lady Gangster

1942 5.7

as Deaf Annie

Age 42 (now 88)

Joe Smith, American

1942 6.5

as Nurse (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 88)

Bedtime Story

1941 5.8

as Betsy

Age 41 (now 88)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 6.9

as Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 88)

The Devil Commands

1941 6.3

as Mrs. Marcy

Age 41 (now 88)

Whistling in the Dark

1941 5.9

as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 88)

Highway West

1941 6.6

as Wife (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 88)

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941 6.6

as Elvy

Age 41 (now 88)

The Flame of New Orleans

1941 6.6

as Giraud's Cousin Sybil

Age 41 (now 88)

Penny Serenade

1941 6.6

as Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 88)

Tobacco Road

1941 6.8

as Susie Mae (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 88)

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940 5.6

as Indigent Woman

Age 40 (now 88)

Lucky Partners

1940 6.1

as Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 88)

Untamed

1940 5.0

as 3rd Nurse (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 88)

We Who Are Young

1940 6.3

as Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 88)

Cross-Country Romance

1940 6.7

as Emmy

Age 40 (now 88)

Babies for Sale

1940 6.3

as Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office

Age 40 (now 88)

The Fight for Life

1940 6.5

as The Young Woman

Age 40 (now 88)

A Child is Born

1939 7.1

as Nurse (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

Ninotchka

1939 7.5

as Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

The Women

1939 7.2

as Miss Atkinson (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

On Borrowed Time

1939 7.6

as Florist (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

Bachelor Mother

1939 7.2

as Secretary (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939 6.6

as Jenny's Mother (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 88)

Broadway Musketeers

1938 4.4

as Anna

Age 38 (now 88)

Crime Ring

1938 5.8

as Second Fortune Teller

Age 38 (now 88)

Condemned Women

1938 7.3

as Nurse

Age 38 (now 88)