
Dorothy Christy
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1906-05-26
- Died
- 1977-05-21
- Place of birth
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Dorothea J. Seltzer · Dorothy Christie
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, May 26, 1906 – died May 21, 1977) was an American actress.
Christy acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers, and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial. She concluded her cinema career in 1953.
Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday.
Known For
Movies (81)

Laura
1944
as Woman (uncredited)

Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Secretary (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
1949
as Society Woman (uncredited)

Undercurrent
1946
as Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Slave Ship
1937
as Blonde

Topper
1937

Marie Antoinette
1938
as Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)

Sons of the Desert
1933
as Mrs. Betty Laurel

Only Yesterday
1933
as Rena (Uncredited)

Lawyer Man
1932
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Mrs. Updyke

Silver River
1948
as Woman (uncredited)

Caught
1949
as Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)

Bright Eyes
1934
as Anita Smythe

Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Mother Bronson

Love Is News
1937
as Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)

Early to Bed
1936
as Nurse (uncredited)

Little Giant
1946
as Jim's wife (uncredited)

The Unfaithful
1947
as Mrs. Freedley

The Phantom Empire
1935
as Queen Tika

Union Depot
1932
as Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)

So Big
1953
as Widow Paarlenberg

Devil and the Deep
1932
as Mrs. Crimp

The Daring Young Man
1935
as Helen Kay

You Can't Have Everything
1937
as Blonde

Woman Against Woman
1938
as Mrs. Morton

Slightly Married
1932
as Marjorie Reynolds

East Side of Heaven
1939
as Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol
1938
as McPeek's Girl

They Shall Have Music
1939
as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992
as (archive footage)

Cowboy and the Senorita
1944
as Lulubelle

Big Money
1930
as Leila

Gold Dust Gertie
1931
as Mabel Guthrie

Scared to Death
1947
as Mrs. Williams (uncredited)

City of Chance
1940
as Woman on Phone

So This Is London
1930
as Lady Amy Ducksworth

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932
as Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
as Angelica Embrey

Radio Ranch
1940
as Queen Tika

Million Dollar Ransom
1934
as Gwen (Uncredited)

Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Committee Woman

Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Rusty's Dancing Partner

Sailors on Leave
1941
as Blonde Woman (uncredited)

Sierra Sue
1941
as Verebel Featherstone

Love Birds
1934
as Kitten

Servants' Entrance
1934
as Mrs. Knut Johnson

Fashion Model
1945
as Mme. Celeste

Night Life in Reno
1931
as Gwen Maynard

Extravagance
1930
as Esther Hamilton

Big Business Girl
1931
as Mrs. Emery

That's My Wife
1929
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Grief Street
1931
as Ethel Wynn Merle

6 Day Bike Rider
1934
as Mrs. Mabel St. Clair

Get Hep to Love
1942
as 3rd Woman

I've Been Around
1935
as Girl

The Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Nell Brown

King of the Wild
1931
as Mrs. LaSalle

The Unexpected Father
1932
as Evelyn Smythe

The Fabulous Joe
1947
as Grace

Black Market Babies
1945
as Mrs. Becker (uncredited)

Convicted
1931
as Constance Forbes

Playboy of Paris
1930
as Mlle. Berengere
The Hollywood Handicap
1932

One Exciting Adventure
1934
as Woman with Earrings

The Magnificent Rogue
1946
as Clerk
She Got What She Wanted
1930

Fighting Back
1948
as Martha Higby

The Arm of the Law
1932
as Mrs. Myrtle Welling

Double Up
1943
as Leon's Wife

Dear! Deer!
1942
as Mrs. Taylor

Radio Runaround
1943
as Mrs. Arlene Errol

Junior Miss
1945
as Mrs. Cummings

The Devil Plays
1931
as Dolores Quincy
The Big Squeal
1933
as Natalie

Gem-Jams
1943
as Mrs. Arlene Errol
No, No, Lady
1931
as Adelle Martin

Caught Cheating
1931
as Tessie

Second Hand Wife
1933
as Rose Bray (Uncredited)

She Who Gets Slapped
1930
as Wife

Cutie on Duty
1943
as Mrs Errol
About Dorothy Christy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, May 26, 1906 – died May 21, 1977) was an American actress. Christy acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers, and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial. She concluded her cinema career in 1953. Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday. With 81 credits spanning from 1929 to 1992, Dorothy Christy has appeared in 81 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dorothy Christy Movies
- Laura (1944) — as Woman (uncredited)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — as Secretary (uncredited)
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Society Woman (uncredited)
- Undercurrent (1946) — as Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- Slave Ship (1937) — as Blonde
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