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