
Dorothy Vaughan
Known for Acting · 90 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
TV Shows (2)
Movies (88)

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Jones' Mother (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle
1940
as Mary (uncredited)

Slander House
1938
as Mrs. Horton

The Lady from Shanghai
1947
as Old Woman (uncredited)

Slim
1937
as Older Nurse

The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

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

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

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

Hit the Ice
1943
as Nurse #1 (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
1940
as Courtroom Matron (uncredited)

The Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Mom

The Merry Widow
1952
as Attendant (uncredited)

Assassin of Youth
1938
as Mrs. Mary Barry

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

The Man I Love
1946
as Lucy (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Mrs. O'Leary

Within the Law
1939
as Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron

Lured
1947
as Mrs. Miller (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Midwife

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Ma Corbett

The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Woman (uncredited)

Hot Steel
1940
as Mrs. Morrison

Michael O'Halloran
1937
as Mrs. Tolliver

It Happened Tomorrow
1944

Million Dollar Baby
1941

Espionage Agent
1939
as Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett

The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Delia

The Egg and I
1947
as Emmy

The Ape
1940
as Mother Clifford

High Wall
1947

Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
as Irish matron

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

Manpower
1941
as Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)

Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Happy's Nurse

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

The Incredible Stranger
1942
as Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)

Lady Gangster
1942
as Jenkins

Three Girls About Town
1941
as Mrs. McDougall, scrubwoman

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

Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Townswoman

Times Square Playboy
1936
as Mrs.Nellie Calhoun

The Chaser
1938
as Woman Auto Driver

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

The Star
1952

A Criminal Is Born
1938
as Martha Wheeler

Three Husbands
1950
as Maid (uncredited)

Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Dalton

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

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

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

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

Big Town After Dark
1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)

Black Legion
1937
as Mrs. Grogan

Take One False Step
1949
as Leona (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Mrs. Meegan

Pretty Baby
1950
as Subway Commuter (uncredited)

Fighting Fools
1949
as Mrs. Higgins

Rider from Tucson
1950
as Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly

Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Fat Woman

Chain Gang
1950
as Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)

Diamond Frontier
1940
as Mrs. Willem

An Angel from Texas
1940
as Mrs. Rogers

Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Landlady (Uncredited)

Billy The Kid Returns
1938

I Married a Doctor
1936
as Hospital Nurse

Love Begins at Twenty
1936
as Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater

The Life of the Party
1937
as Dressmaker

Adventure
1945
as Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)

Hoosier Schoolboy
1937
as Miss Hodges the School Mistress

Quick Money
1937
as Lyda Tompkins

That Man's Here Again
1937
as Mrs. Matthews

Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Mrs. Costello
A Wonderful Life
1950
Gambling Ship
1938
Secret Evidence
1941
as Mrs. Wilson

Telephone Operator
1937
as Mrs. Molloy
Little Orphan Annie
1938
as Mrs. Milligan

The Town Went Wild
1944
as Nurse Irma Reeves

Home in San Antone
1949
as Ma Gibson

Trail to San Antone
1947
as The Commodore

Robin Hood Of Texas
1947
as Mrs. O'Brien

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

Square Dance Katy
1950
as Ma O'Connor

Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938
as Mrs. O'Reilly

Glove Slingers
1939
as Mary Kelly (uncredited)

The Old Swimmin' Hole
1940

Here's Flash Casey
1938
as Mrs. O'Hara
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 90 credits spanning from 1935 to 1952, Dorothy Vaughan has appeared in 88 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Jones' Mother (uncredited)
- Kitty Foyle (1940) — as Mary (uncredited)
- Slander House (1938) — as Mrs. Horton
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) — as Old Woman (uncredited)
- Slim (1937) — as Older Nurse
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