Dorothy Peterson (I) (1897–1979)

Actress | Soundtrack

Dorothy Peterson was born on December 25, 1897 in Hector, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known...

Born: December 25, 1897
Died: October 3, 1979 (age 81)

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Known For

Saboteur Mrs. Mason (1942)
Dark Victory Miss Wainwright (1939)
Too Many Husbands Gertrude Houlihan (1940)
Known For

The Beast of the City Mary Fitzpatrick (1932)
Actress

The Patty Duke Show Mrs. Caldwell (1964)
Escala en Hi-Fi (1963)
Naked City Mrs. Graither (1959)
Star Tonight (1955)
Modern Romances (1954)
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse Mrs. Kennedy (1954)
Campbell Summer Soundstage (1953)
Tales of Tomorrow (1953)
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951-1953)
Lincoln's Little Correspondent (1953)
Lux Video Theatre Wife (1952)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1952)
Suspense Mrs. Morgan (1952)
Martin Kane Mrs. Heyward (1951)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1951)
Celanese Theatre Muriel McComber (1951)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse Julia Gibbs (1950)
Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950)
Kraft Theatre (1950)
Studio One (1950)
That Hagen Girl Minta Hagen (1947)
Sister Kenny Agnes (1946)
Canyon Passage Mrs. Dance (1946)
Faces in the Fog Mrs. Mason (1944)
The Woman in the Window Mrs. Wanley (1944)
When the Lights Go on Again Mrs. Clara Benson (1944)
Mr. Skeffington Manby (1944)
This Is the Life Aunt Betsy (1944)
Reconnaissance Pilot Mrs. Cummings (1943)
This Is the Army Mrs. Nelson (1943)
The Moon Is Down Mother (1943)
Air Force Mrs. Chester (1943)
The Man in the Trunk Lola DeWinters (1942)
Saboteur Mrs. Mason (1942)
Uncle Joe Margaret Day (1941)
Henry Aldrich for President Mrs. Aldrich (1941)
Ride, Kelly, Ride Mrs. Martin (1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop Mrs. Bishop (1941)
Five Little Peppers in Trouble Mrs. Pepper (1940)
Out West with the Peppers Mrs. Pepper (1940)
Women in War Sister Frances (1940)
Lillian Russell Cynthia Leonard (1940)
Too Many Husbands Gertrude Houlihan (1940)
Five Little Peppers at Home Mrs. Pepper (1940)
Sabotage Edith Grayson (1939)
Two Bright Boys Kathleen O'Donnell (1939)
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Mrs. Pepper (1939)
Dark Victory Miss Wainwright (1939)
The Flying Irishman Mrs. Edith Corrigan - Doug's Mother (1939)
Girls on Probation Jane Lennox (1938)
Breaking the Ice Annie Decker (1938)
Hunted Men Mary Harris (1938)
52nd Street Adela Rondell (1937)
Confession Mrs. Koslov (1937)
Girl Loves Boy Mrs. McCarthy (1937)
Her Husband Lies Dorothy Powell (1937)
Under Cover of Night Susan Nash (1937)
Reunion Katherine Kennedy (1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy Mrs. Jennie Stevens (1936)
The Country Doctor Nurse Katherine Kennedy (1936)
Man of Iron Bessie Bennett (1935)
Freckles Mrs. Duncan (1935)
Pursuit Mrs. McCoy (1935)
Laddie Mrs. Stanton (1935)
Sweepstake Annie Mrs. Henry Foster (1935)
Society Doctor Mrs. Kate Harrigan (1935)
Peck's Bad Boy Aunt Lily Clay (1934)
Treasure Island Mrs. Hawkins (1934)
Side Streets Mrs. Richards (1934)
Uncertain Lady Cicily Prentiss (1934)
Men in White Nurse Mary (1934)
As the Earth Turns Mil Shaw (1934)
Beloved Baroness Irene von Hausmann (1934)
Big Executive Mrs. Sarah Conway (1933)
I'm No Angel Thelma (1933)
The Mayor of Hell Mrs. Smith (1933)
Hold Me Tight Mary Shane (1933)
Reform Girl Mrs. Putnam (1933)
The Billion Dollar Scandal Mrs. Jackson (1933)
Call Her Savage Silas' Wife (1932)
Payment Deferred Annie Marble (1932)
The Cabin in the Cotton Lilly Blake (1932)
Life Begins A Patient (1932)
Thrill of Youth Seena Sherwood (1932)
Attorney for the Defense Mrs. Wallace (1932)
Night World Edith Blair (1932)
When a Feller Needs a Friend Mrs. Margaret Randall (1932)
So Big! Maartje Pool (1932)
Business and Pleasure Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker (1932)
She Wanted a Millionaire Mrs. Miller (1932)
The Beast of the City Mary Fitzpatrick (1932)
Forbidden Helen (1932)
Emma Mrs. Winthrop (1932)
Rich Man's Folly Katherine Trumbull (1931)
Way Back Home Rose Clark (1931)
Skyline Rose Breen (1931)
Penrod and Sam Mrs. Schofield (1931)
Bought! Mrs. Dale (1931)
Traveling Husbands Martha Hall (1931)
The Reckless Hour Mrs. Susie Jennison (1931)
Party Husband Kate (1931)
Up for Murder Mrs. Marshall (1931)
Actress

Mothers Cry Mary Williams (1930)
Soundtrack

The Country Doctor (1936)

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Character actress of Swedish ancestry, who after her movie debut in the 1930 melodrama 'Mothers Cry', was henceforth typecast to play long-suffering mothers and wives. Studied at Columbia University, New York, and appeared on Broadway from 1924 to ...