Dorothy Adams

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Dorothy Adams (born January 8, 1900 in Hannah , North Dakota , † March 16, 1988 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American actress.

life and career

From 1926 until his death in 1970 Dorothy Adams was married to fellow actor Byron Foulger (1899-1970), their daughter Rachel Ames later also became an actress. Together with her husband, she was a major force at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena , where she worked as an actress and director. At a young age she had been a member of the Moroni Olsen theater company .

In 1931 she made her film debut in the short film Pulling a Bone , and from the late 1930s onwards, Adams appeared regularly in front of the camera. Most of her roles were of a rather small nature, but she made a name for herself with portraying somewhat old-school or fearful, sometimes oppressed and pathetic women. She was predestined for these roles due to her rather petite figure and her large, distinctive eyes. Perhaps the most notable role in her screen career was Gene Tierney's overprotective maid in the noir classic Laura (1944). Her better-known films include William Wyler's war returnees drama The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and Stanley Kubrick's early work, the crime film The Bill Did Not Work (1956).

From the 1950s, Adams starred as a television actress in series such as Smoking Colts , Bonanza , FBI , Perry Mason and The Boss . In later years she also worked as a lecturer in acting at the University of California at Los Angeles. Dorothy Adams took her last role in 1975 in the comedy The Wrong Sister, starring Michael Caine and Natalie Wood , at which time she had over 160 film and television appearances.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ At Newspapers.com
  2. ↑ Dorothy Adams at Allmovie
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Dorothy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Hannah , North Dakota , USA
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1988
Place of death Woodland Hills , California , USA