Dorothy Appleby
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1906-01-06 (84 years old)
Deathday
1990-08-09
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
Also known As
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Dorothy Appleby
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest." Appleby was seen in many supporting roles, almost always in short subjects or low-budget feature films. She never progressed to leading roles in important pictures because of her height, which made her difficult to cast The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall...
Acting
1941
as Wilma
1935
as Nardi
1940
as Mrs. Plunkett
1940
as Mary Crissman
1940
as Miss Wilson
1940
as Newlywed wife
1940
as His wife
1941
as Dorothy - Army nurse
1932
as Elsie
1943
as Dagmar Spiggott, the wife
1940
as Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited)
1940
as Tessie
1941
as Tiska Jones
1942
as Twitchell's Girl
1942
as O'Brien's Secretary
1940
as Daisy
1941
as Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
1940
as Rosita (uncredited)
1937
as Kay Carson
1937
as Sandra French
1939
as Maybelle
1935
as Lola McArdle
1934
as Doris
1934
as Mitzie LaVerne
1937
as Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited)
1934
as Dorothy Chase
1939
as Girl in Saloon (uncredited)
1939
as Treatment Girl (uncredited)
1941
as Margie (uncredited)
1937
as Telephone Girl
1933
as Maisie Henry
1936
as Ruby
1942
as Aggie
1940
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
1938
as Claire Sandford
1940
as Hatcheck Girl (Uncredited)
1933
as Napeeta
1934
as Alice Henley
1941
as Helen Potts Harmon
1934
as Florence Burns
1934
as Miss Deering, Prison Warder
1936
as Gertie
1940
as Stewardess
1934
as Dorothy
1974
as Mrs. Plunkett (archive footage)
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