Dorothy Vaughan

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.

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Known For

TV Shows (2)

Movies (86)

Foreign Correspondent
Movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Jones' Mother (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons
Movie

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

The Lady from Shanghai
Movie

The Lady from Shanghai

1947

as Old Woman (uncredited)

Adventure
Movie

Adventure

1945

as Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde
Movie

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

as Woman (uncredited)

Pretty Baby
Movie

Pretty Baby

1950

as Subway Commuter (uncredited)

Lured
Movie

Lured

1947

as Mrs. Miller (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle
Movie

Kitty Foyle

1940

as Mary (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

as Midwife

The Pride of the Yankees
Movie

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

as Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
Movie

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

as Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
Movie

Gentleman Jim

1942

as Ma Corbett

The Bishop's Wife
Movie

The Bishop's Wife

1947

as Delia

The Sea of Grass
Movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Mrs. Hodges (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
Movie

They Drive by Night

1940

as Courtroom Matron (uncredited)

High Wall
Movie

High Wall

1947

The Egg and I
Movie

The Egg and I

1947

as Emmy

The House Across the Bay
Movie

The House Across the Bay

1940

as Prisoner's Wife on Ferry

It Happened Tomorrow
Movie

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

Hit the Ice
Movie

Hit the Ice

1943

as Nurse #1 (uncredited)

The Man I Love
Movie

The Man I Love

1946

as Lucy (uncredited)

Manpower
Movie

Manpower

1941

as Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost
Movie

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

as Ada Blake (uncredited)

Black Legion
Movie

Black Legion

1937

as Mrs. Grogan

Three Husbands
Movie

Three Husbands

1950

as Maid (uncredited)

Diamond Frontier
Movie

Diamond Frontier

1940

as Mrs. Willem

Keep 'Em Slugging
Movie

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

as Mrs. Meegan

Take One False Step
Movie

Take One False Step

1949

as Leona (uncredited)

The Merry Widow
Movie

The Merry Widow

1952

as Attendant (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town
Movie

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Mrs. McDougall, scrubwoman

That Brennan Girl
Movie

That Brennan Girl

1946

as Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother

Slim
Movie

Slim

1937

as Older Nurse

Espionage Agent
Movie

Espionage Agent

1939

as Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett

Once Upon a Honeymoon
Movie

Once Upon a Honeymoon

1942

as Katie's Mother (uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby
Movie

Million Dollar Baby

1941

First Love
Movie

First Love

1939

as Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid

Slander House
Movie

Slander House

1938

as Mrs. Horton

Bad Men of Missouri
Movie

Bad Men of Missouri

1941

as Mrs. Dalton

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Movie

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948

as Mrs. Alvin (uncredited)

Robin Hood Of Texas
Movie

Robin Hood Of Texas

1947

as Mrs. O'Brien

The Town Went Wild
Movie

The Town Went Wild

1944

as Nurse Irma Reeves

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

as Mrs. O'Leary

They Made Me a Killer
Movie

They Made Me a Killer

1946

as Nancy, Henry's wife

Calling Dr. Kildare
Movie

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

as Mother of Baby Vaughan (uncredited)

Lady Gangster
Movie

Lady Gangster

1942

as Jenkins

Hot Steel
Movie

Hot Steel

1940

as Mrs. Morrison

Cowboy from Brooklyn
Movie

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

as Fat Woman

Rider from Tucson
Movie

Rider from Tucson

1950

as Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly

The Chaser
Movie

The Chaser

1938

as Woman Auto Driver

The Incredible Stranger
Movie

The Incredible Stranger

1942

as Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)

The Life of the Party
Movie

The Life of the Party

1937

as Dressmaker

An Angel from Texas
Movie

An Angel from Texas

1940

as Mrs. Rogers

Go West, Young Lady
Movie

Go West, Young Lady

1941

as Townswoman

Up Goes Maisie
Movie

Up Goes Maisie

1946

as Landlady (Uncredited)

A Criminal Is Born
Movie

A Criminal Is Born

1938

as Martha Wheeler

Times Square Playboy
Movie

Times Square Playboy

1936

as Mrs.Nellie Calhoun

Hoosier Schoolboy
Movie

Hoosier Schoolboy

1937

as Miss Hodges the School Mistress

The Ape
Movie

The Ape

1940

as Mother Clifford

The Bamboo Blonde
Movie

The Bamboo Blonde

1946

as Mom

Little Orphan Annie
Movie

Little Orphan Annie

1938

as Mrs. Milligan

The Old Swimmin' Hole
Movie

The Old Swimmin' Hole

1940

Trail to San Antone
Movie

Trail to San Antone

1947

as The Commodore

Home in San Antone
Movie

Home in San Antone

1949

as Ma Gibson

A Wonderful Life
Movie

A Wonderful Life

1950

Billy The Kid Returns
Movie

Billy The Kid Returns

1938

Here's Flash Casey
Movie

Here's Flash Casey

1938

as Mrs. O'Hara

Love Begins at Twenty
Movie

Love Begins at Twenty

1936

as Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater

Fighting Fools
Movie

Fighting Fools

1949

as Mrs. Higgins

Big Town After Dark
Movie

Big Town After Dark

1947

as Charwoman (uncredited)

Chain Gang
Movie

Chain Gang

1950

as Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)

I Married a Doctor
Movie

I Married a Doctor

1936

as Hospital Nurse

One Foot in Heaven
Movie

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)

Quick Money
Movie

Quick Money

1937

as Lyda Tompkins

Assassin of Youth
Movie

Assassin of Youth

1938

as Mrs. Mary Barry

That Man's Here Again
Movie

That Man's Here Again

1937

as Mrs. Matthews

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Movie

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

1937

as Marjorie's Neighbor (uncredited)

Michael O'Halloran
Movie

Michael O'Halloran

1937

as Mrs. Tolliver

Telephone Operator
Movie

Telephone Operator

1937

as Mrs. Molloy

Secret Evidence
Movie

Secret Evidence

1941

as Mrs. Wilson

Moonlight in Vermont
Movie

Moonlight in Vermont

1943

as Mrs. Costello

Gambling Ship
Movie

Gambling Ship

1938

Boy Meets Girl
Movie

Boy Meets Girl

1938

as Happy's Nurse

Mary Burns, Fugitive
Movie

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

as Irish matron

Little Miss Thoroughbred
Movie

Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938

as Mrs. O'Reilly

Within the Law
Movie

Within the Law

1939

as Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron

Glove Slingers
Movie

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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