Dorothy Vaughan

Born: 1890-11-03


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The Magnificent Ambersons

as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Released: 1942-07-10

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the...

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Foreign Correspondent

as Jones' Mother (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-16

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover...

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Kitty Foyle

as Mary - Second Charwoman (uncredited)
Released: 1940-12-27

Kitty Foyle, a hard-working white-collar girl from a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania low,...

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They Drive by Night

as Courtroom Matron (uncredited)
Released: 1940-07-26

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small...

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The Bishop's Wife

as Delia
Released: 1947-12-25

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate...

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The Lady from Shanghai

as Old Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1947-12-24

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

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Gentleman Jim

as Ma Corbett
Released: 1942-11-14

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and...

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Big Town After Dark

as Charwoman (uncredited)
Released: 1947-12-12

A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.

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Lured

as Mrs. Miller, Fleming's Housekeeper
Released: 1947-08-28

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has...

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Manpower

as Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-09

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident...

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It Happened Tomorrow

as uncredited
Released: 1944-03-31

A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This...

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The Pride of the Yankees

as Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
Released: 1942-07-14

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

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Pretty Baby

as Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Released: 1950-09-16

A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat...

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The Mummy's Ghost

as Ada Blake (uncredited)
Released: 1944-07-07

An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess...

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Black Legion

as Mrs. Grogan
Released: 1937-01-30

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into...

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The Egg and I

as Emmy
Released: 1947-05-01

World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and...

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Once Upon a Honeymoon

as Katie's Mother (uncredited)
Released: 1942-11-27

A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.

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Young Mr. Lincoln

as Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
Released: 1939-06-09

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a...

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The Man in the Iron Mask

as Midwife
Released: 1939-07-13

Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised...

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Hoosier Schoolboy

as Miss Hodges the School Mistress
Released: 1937-07-07

A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.

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First Love

as Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid
Released: 1939-11-10

In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and...

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The House Across the Bay

as Prisoner's Wife on Ferry
Released: 1940-03-01

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion...

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Hit the Ice

as Nurse #1 (uncredited)
Released: 1943-06-02

Flash Fulton (Bud Abbott) and Weejie McCoy (Lou Costello) take pictures of a bank robbery. Lured...

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That Brennan Girl

as Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
Released: 1946-12-23

Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in...

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Adventure

as Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)
Released: 1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

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Take One False Step

as Leona (uncredited)
Released: 1949-08-14

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's...

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Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Mrs. O'Leary
Released: 1942-01-31

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.

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Slander House

as Mrs. Horton
Released: 1938-10-04

Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger,...

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Calling Dr. Kildare

as Mother of Baby Vaughan (uncredited)
Released: 1939-04-28

Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare...

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Three Girls About Town

as Mrs. McDougall, scrubwoman
Released: 1941-10-23

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next...

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Lady Gangster

as Jenkins
Released: 1942-04-01

An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery....

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Diamond Frontier

as Mrs. Willem
Released: 1940-09-30

Story of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.

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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

as Mrs. Alvin
Released: 1948-05-23

An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his...

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The Bamboo Blonde

as Mom
Released: 1946-07-15

A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with...

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Billy The Kid Returns

as uncredited
Released: 1938-09-04

After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for...

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Up Goes Maisie

as Landlady (Uncredited)
Released: 1946-02-01

A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.

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The Ape

as Mother Clifford
Released: 1940-09-30

Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs human...

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Within the Law

as Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron
Released: 1939-03-17

A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.

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They Made Me a Killer

as Nancy, Henry's wife
Released: 1946-05-03

A fugitive receives help from a victim's sister as he tries to clear his name of robbery and...

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Robin Hood Of Texas

as Mrs. O'Brien
Released: 1947-07-15

When the bank is robbed, Gene and the boys are singing nearby and the Chief arrests them as gang...

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The Life of the Party

as Dressmaker
Released: 1937-09-03

A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.

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The Man I Love

as Lucy
Released: 1946-12-26

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister,...

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The Town Went Wild

as Nurse Irma Reeves
Released: 1944-12-15

Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were...

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Keep 'Em Slugging

as Mrs. Meegan
Released: 1943-03-01

A gang of tough street kids decide to go straight and get jobs in order to free draft-age men...

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Three Husbands

as Maid (uncredited)
Released: 1950-11-10

When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all...

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Espionage Agent

as Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett
Released: 1939-09-30

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the...

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Fighting Fools

as Mrs. Higgins
Released: 1949-03-17

The boys are working at the local boxing arena where their friend, Jimmy Higgins, is boxing....

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Chain Gang

as Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)
Released: 1950-11-01

Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.

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Boy Meets Girl

as Happy's Nurse
Released: 1938-08-27

Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to...

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Assassin of Youth

as Mrs. Mary Barry
Released: 1938-02-23

A high-school girl gets involved with a ring of teenage marijuana smokers and starts down the...

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The Chaser

as Woman Auto Driver
Released: 1938-07-29

A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop...

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One Foot in Heaven

as Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)
Released: 1941-11-01

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

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Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Fat Woman
Released: 1938-07-09

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

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I Married a Doctor

as Hospital Nurse
Released: 1936-04-25

City girl marries country doctor, meets prejudice and exclusion when she tries to befriend the...

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Little Miss Thoroughbred

as Mrs. O'Reilly
Released: 1938-06-04

A young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.

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An Angel from Texas

as Mrs. Rogers
Released: 1940-04-27

A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.

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The Old Swimmin' Hole

as uncredited
Released: 1940-10-21

Teenager Betty Elliott has decided to take over the business and social affairs of her father...

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Here's Flash Casey

as Mrs. O'Hara
Released: 1938-01-07

After graduating college an aspiring photographer lands his first job--with a big city newspaper.

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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

as Marjorie's Neighbor (uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-11

A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.

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Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Irish matron
Released: 1935-11-15

A young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a...

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A Criminal Is Born

as Martha Wheeler
Released: 1938-06-05

An entry in MGM's Crime Does Not Pay series, this short tells the true story of how a young man,...

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Home in San Antone

as Ma Gibson
Released: 1949-04-14

Posing as unemployed musicians, Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, are being helped by Ted...

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Moonlight in Vermont

as Mrs. Costello
Released: 1943-12-24

A poor country girl from Vermont travels to New York City to attend a theatrical school.

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Love Begins at Twenty

as Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater
Released: 1936-08-22

A henpecked husband tries to help his daughter marry the man she loves and his wife loathes.

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That Man's Here Again

as Mrs. Matthews
Released: 1937-04-16

An elevator operator in a swanky apartment building falls in love with a homeless girl who...

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Bad Men of Missouri

as Mrs. Dalton
Released: 1941-07-26

The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds...

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Hot Steel

as Mrs. Morrison
Released: 1940-05-24

Matt Morrison gets his old college chum Frank Stewart a job at the steel foundry where he works....

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Telephone Operator

as Mrs. Molloy
Released: 1937-12-07

A telephone operator covering for a friend's "fling" finds herself in the middle of a major...

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The Incredible Stranger

as Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)
Released: 1942-06-20

In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been...

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Glove Slingers

as Mary Kelly (uncredited)
Released: 1939-11-24

A fighter trains for the big bout, and discovers that his opponent is his girlfriend's brother.

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Quick Money

as Lyda Tompkins
Released: 1937-12-10

Bluford H. Smythe, who has made it big in the big city, has returned to his small hometown of...

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Times Square Playboy

as Mrs.Nellie Calhoun
Released: 1936-05-09

A stock broker's small-town best friend thinks the bride-to-be and her family are gold-diggers...

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Rider from Tucson

as Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly
Released: 1950-06-07

In order to make Tug Cardwell (William Phipps) sign over his rich gold claim to them, John Avery...

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Go West, Young Lady

as Townswoman
Released: 1941-11-27

A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of...

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Trail to San Antone

as The Commodore
Released: 1947-01-25

Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that...

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Michael O'Halloran

as Mrs. Tolliver
Released: 1937-05-15

A wealthy woman's wild lifestyle finally drives her husband to take their two children, move out...

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