
Dorothy Vaughan
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1890-11-03
- Died
- 1955-03-15
- Place of birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Dorothy Vaughn
Biography
Dorothy Vaughan (November 5, 1890 – March 15, 1955) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 143 films and television. Vaughan is best known for appearing in Slander House (1930), The Ape (1940) and Lady Gangster (1942). She was sometimes credited as Dorothy Vaughn.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorothy Vaughan (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mrs. Mack

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Sarah

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Jones' Mother (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

The Lady from Shanghai
1947
as Old Woman (uncredited)

Adventure
1945
as Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)
TV Shows (2)
Movies (86)

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Jones' Mother (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

The Lady from Shanghai
1947
as Old Woman (uncredited)

Adventure
1945
as Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Woman (uncredited)

Pretty Baby
1950
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)

Lured
1947
as Mrs. Miller (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle
1940
as Mary (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Midwife

The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Ma Corbett

The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Delia

The Sea of Grass
1947
as Mrs. Hodges (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
1940
as Courtroom Matron (uncredited)

High Wall
1947

The Egg and I
1947
as Emmy

The House Across the Bay
1940
as Prisoner's Wife on Ferry

It Happened Tomorrow
1944

Hit the Ice
1943
as Nurse #1 (uncredited)

The Man I Love
1946
as Lucy (uncredited)

Manpower
1941
as Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Ada Blake (uncredited)

Black Legion
1937
as Mrs. Grogan

Three Husbands
1950
as Maid (uncredited)

Diamond Frontier
1940
as Mrs. Willem

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Mrs. Meegan

Take One False Step
1949
as Leona (uncredited)

The Merry Widow
1952
as Attendant (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town
1941
as Mrs. McDougall, scrubwoman

That Brennan Girl
1946
as Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother

Slim
1937
as Older Nurse

Espionage Agent
1939
as Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett

Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
as Katie's Mother (uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby
1941

First Love
1939
as Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid

Slander House
1938
as Mrs. Horton

Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Dalton

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
as Mrs. Alvin (uncredited)

Robin Hood Of Texas
1947
as Mrs. O'Brien

The Town Went Wild
1944
as Nurse Irma Reeves

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Mrs. O'Leary

They Made Me a Killer
1946
as Nancy, Henry's wife

Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Mother of Baby Vaughan (uncredited)

Lady Gangster
1942
as Jenkins

Hot Steel
1940
as Mrs. Morrison

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Fat Woman

Rider from Tucson
1950
as Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly

The Chaser
1938
as Woman Auto Driver

The Incredible Stranger
1942
as Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)

The Life of the Party
1937
as Dressmaker

An Angel from Texas
1940
as Mrs. Rogers

Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Townswoman

Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Landlady (Uncredited)

A Criminal Is Born
1938
as Martha Wheeler

Times Square Playboy
1936
as Mrs.Nellie Calhoun

Hoosier Schoolboy
1937
as Miss Hodges the School Mistress

The Ape
1940
as Mother Clifford

The Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Mom
Little Orphan Annie
1938
as Mrs. Milligan

The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940

Trail to San Antone
1947
as The Commodore

Home in San Antone
1949
as Ma Gibson
A Wonderful Life
1950

Billy The Kid Returns
1938

Here's Flash Casey
1938
as Mrs. O'Hara

Love Begins at Twenty
1936
as Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater

Fighting Fools
1949
as Mrs. Higgins

Big Town After Dark
1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)

Chain Gang
1950
as Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)

I Married a Doctor
1936
as Hospital Nurse

One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)

Quick Money
1937
as Lyda Tompkins

Assassin of Youth
1938
as Mrs. Mary Barry

That Man's Here Again
1937
as Mrs. Matthews

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937
as Marjorie's Neighbor (uncredited)

Michael O'Halloran
1937
as Mrs. Tolliver

Telephone Operator
1937
as Mrs. Molloy
Secret Evidence
1941
as Mrs. Wilson

Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Mrs. Costello
Gambling Ship
1938

Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Happy's Nurse

Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
as Irish matron

Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
as Mrs. O'Reilly

Within the Law
1939
as Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron

Glove Slingers
1939
as Mary Kelly (uncredited)
About Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan (November 5, 1890 – March 15, 1955) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 143 films and television. Vaughan is best known for appearing in Slander House (1930), The Ape (1940) and Lady Gangster (1942). She was sometimes credited as Dorothy Vaughn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorothy Vaughan (actress), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. With 88 credits spanning from 1935 to 1952, Dorothy Vaughan has appeared in 86 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dorothy Vaughan Movies
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Jones' Mother (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) — as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — as Old Woman (uncredited)
- Adventure (1945) — as Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — as Woman (uncredited)
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