Dorothy Appleby

Personal Info

Birthday

January 6, 1906

Day of Death

1990-08-09

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Maine, USA

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.

Known For

Stagecoach

King of the Wild Horses

High Sierra

The Women

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Manpower

Charlie Chan in Paris

Make a Wish

Filmography

1974
The Three Stooges Follies
as Mrs. Plunkett (archive footage)
1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Dagmar Spiggott, the wife
1942
What's the Matador?
as O'Brien's Secretary
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
as Aggie
Loco Boy Makes Good
as Twitchell's Girl
1941
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
as Tiska Jones
General Nuisance
as Dorothy - Army nurse
Manpower
as Wilma
Black Eyes and Blues
as Helen Potts Harmon
So Long Mr. Chumps
as Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
High Sierra
as Margie (uncredited)
1940
His Ex Marks the Spot
as His wife
Cookoo Cavaliers
as Rosita (uncredited)
The Devil's Pipeline
as Stewardess
The Spook Speaks
as Newlywed wife
From Nurse to Worse
as Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Hatcheck Girl (Uncredited)
The Taming of the Snood
as Miss Wilson
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Mary Crissman
Rockin' Thru the Rockies
as Tessie
Convicted Woman
as Daisy
Nothing But Pleasure
as Mrs. Plunkett
1939
The Women
as Treatment Girl (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as Maybelle
Stagecoach
as Girl in Saloon (uncredited)
1938
Making the Headlines
as Claire Sandford
1937
Live, Love and Learn
as Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited)
Small Town Boy
as Sandra French
Make a Wish
as Telephone Girl
Paradise Express
as Kay Carson
1936
North of Nome
as Ruby
Riffraff
as Gertie
1935
Let 'em Have It
as Lola McArdle
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Nardi
1934
Fate's Fathead
as Dorothy Chase
You Said a Hatful!
as Dorothy
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Mitzie LaVerne
I Give My Love
as Alice Henley
School for Girls
as Florence Burns
Jail Birds of Paradise
as Miss Deering, Prison Warder
As the Earth Turns
as Doris
1933
King of the Wild Horses
as Napeeta
Trick for Trick
as Maisie Henry
1932
Under Eighteen
as Elsie