Dorothy Adams
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1900-01-06
- Died
- 1988-03-16
- Place of birth
- Hannah, North Dakota, USA
- Also known as
- Dorothy Addams · Dorothy A. Foulger · Dorothy Haddon
Biography
Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Perry Mason
1957
as Betsy Burris / Wilma Stone
Bonanza
1959
as Martha Neighbors
Dragnet
1951
Climax!
1954
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mrs. Canfield
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Miss Wakeland
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mrs. Pitcher / Mrs. Glick
The Rebel
1959
as Mrs. Colburn
Trackdown
1957
Public Defender
1954
as Mrs. Pollard
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Mrs. Garnett
The Great Adventure
1963
as Mrs. Woodhaven
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Racket Squad
1951
Frontier
1955
The Lawless Years
1959
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Gwen
Panic!
1957
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phone Operator / Mrs. Clay
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Grace Hunter
Jungle Jim
1955
Movies (84)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
Laura
1944
as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mrs. Cameron
The Big Country
1958
as Hannassey Woman
The Killing
1956
as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
The Women
1939
as Miss Atkinson (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Sam's Wife (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
1945
as Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)
An Affair to Remember
1957
as Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Ninotchka
1939
as Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
1941
as Susie Mae (uncredited)
Unconquered
1947
as Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Ms. Hanney (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Secretary (uncredited)
Carrie
1952
as Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother
The Outriders
1950
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
The Jackpot
1950
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dark Shadows
1944
as Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)
Since You Went Away
1944
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Prodigal
1955
as Carpenter's Wife
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Nurse (uncredited)
Penny Serenade
1941
as Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Elvy
The Cariboo Trail
1950
From the Terrace
1960
as Mrs. Benziger
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Martha Stotheby
Bedtime Story
1941
as Betsy
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Anna
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Lt. Irma Emerson
The Winning Team
1952
as Ma Alexander
Fort Osage
1952
as Mrs. Winfield
O.S.S.
1946
as Claudette (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Giraud's Cousin Sybil
The Inner Circle
1946
as Emma Wilson
Home Town Story
1951
as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady
1957
as Mrs. Adams
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Bolger's wife
Lady Gangster
1942
as Deaf Annie
Nocturne
1946
as Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
Unwed Mother
1958
as Martha Pauley
He Walked by Night
1949
as Milk Customer
Untamed
1940
as 3rd Nurse (uncredited)
Peeper
1975
as Mrs. Prendergast
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Jenny's Mother (uncredited)
These Wilder Years
1956
as Aunt Martha
Not Wanted
1949
as Mrs. Kelton
Virginia Hill
1974
The Foxes of Harrow
1947
as Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
That's My Man
1947
as Millie
The First Legion
1951
as Mrs. Dunn
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1940
as Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940
as Indigent Woman
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
as Mrs. Johnson
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Florist (uncredited)
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
as Helen March
The Broken Star
1956
as Mrs. Trail
Johnny Concho
1956
as Sarah Dark
Babies for Sale
1940
as Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Nurse (uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)
Highway West
1941
as Wife (uncredited)
The Fight for Life
1940
as The Young Woman
Sentimental Journey
1946
as Martha (uncredited)
Captain Eddie
1945
as Nurse
The Sainted Sisters
1948
as Widow Davitt
Crime Ring
1938
as Second Fortune Teller
A Child is Born
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940
as Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Emmy
Phantoms, Inc.
1945
as Dr. Trykel's Associate
The Devil Commands
1941
as Mrs. Marcy
The Living Bible
1952
as Sick Woman
Jet Job
1952
as Mrs. Kovak
Hot Rod Rumble
1957
as Ma Crawford
Condemned Women
1938
as Nurse
A Boy and His Dog
1946
as Mrs. Allen
Guest Pests
1945
as Woman of the House
About Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress. With 105 credits spanning from 1938 to 1991, Dorothy Adams has appeared in 84 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dorothy Adams Movies
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
- 3:10 to Yuma (1957) — as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
- Laura (1944) — as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
- Samson and Delilah (1949) — as Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Mrs. Cameron
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