Dorothy Sebastian

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-04-26 (54 years old)

Deathday

1957-04-08

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Dorothy Sebastian

Biography

From Wikipedia Dorothy Sebastian (April 26, 1903 – April 8, 1957) was an American film and stage actress. Sebastian was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In her youth, she aspired to be a dancer and a film actress. Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the age of 15. Upon her arrival in New York City, Sebastian's southern drawl was thick enough to "cut with a knife". She followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected. Sebastian's first contact in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. She performed...

Acting

1928

Show People

as Self (uncredited)

1929

The Devil's Apple Tree

as Dorothy Ryan

1930

1927

The Arizona Wildcat

as Regina Schyler

1928

Our Dancing Daughters

as Beatrice 'Bea'

1930

Free and Easy

as Cave Scene

1931

The Big Gamble

as Beverly Ames Beckwith

1927

1930

1929

Spite Marriage

as Trilby Drew

1934

Allez Oop

as Paula Stevens

1929

1930

Montana Moon

as Elizabeth

1939

The Arizona Kid

as Bess Warren

1930

Our Blushing Brides

as Francine (Franky) Daniels

1929

The Unholy Night

as Lady Efra

1932

They Never Come Back

as Adele Landon

1925

1937

The Mysterious Pilot

as Jean McNain

1939

The Women

as Saleswoman Pat (uncredited)

1941

Among the Living

as Woman in Cafe

1930

Officer O'Brien

as Ruth Dale

1927

The Show

as Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)

1928

A Woman of Affairs

as Constance

1930

The Utah Kid

as Jennie Lee

1939

Days of Jesse James

as Zerilda James (uncredited)

1933

Ship of Wanted Men

as Irene Reynolds

1927

Twelve Miles Out

as Chiquita

1926

1930

The Rounder

as Ethel Dalton

1928

The Adventurer

as Dolores de Silva

1929

His First Command

as Judy Gaylord

1925

Sackcloth and Scarlet

as Polly Freeman

1931

Ships of Hate

as Grace Walsh

1927

Love

as Spectator at Race (uncredited)

1941

Kansas Cyclone

as Helen King

1948

The Miracle of the Bells

as Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited)

1925

1929

Morgan's Last Raid

as Judith Rogers

1926

Bluebeard's Seven Wives

as Gilda La Bray

1929

The Spirit of Youth

as Betty Grant

1927

California

as Carlotta del Rey

1927

On Ze Boulevard

as Gaby de Sylva

1930

Brothers

as Norma Moore

1931

The Deceiver

as Ina Fontanne

1927

The Haunted Ship

as Goldie Kane

1926

Torrent

as Woman in Audience (uncredited)

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