Doro Merande

Personal Info

Birthday

March 29, 1892

Day of Death

1975-11-01

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Columbus, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

Dora Matthews

Doro Merande

Biography

Plain, angular Doro Merande was one of those delightful character actresses you couldn't take your eyes off of, no matter how minuscule the part. She excelled at playing older than she was -- doting aunts, inveterate gossips, curt secretaries and small-minded townspeople -- all topped with an amusing warble in her voice and bristly eccentric edge.

Too bad then that she wasn't used more in films, but she preferred live theater and based herself for the most part on the East Coast. She was born Dora Matthews in Kansas in 1892 and orphaned as a child. Growing up in boarding schools, she headed to New York and pursued an acting career immediately after finishing her education.

Known For

The Twilight Zone

Thriller

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Breed

Bringing Up Buddy

The Snake Pit

The Seven Year Itch

Skidoo

Filmography

1974
The Front Page
as Jennie
1971
Making It
as Librarian
1969
Change of Habit
as Rose
1968
Skidoo
as The Mayor
1967
Hurry Sundown
as Ada Hemmings
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
as Muriel Everett
1964
Kiss Me, Stupid
as Mrs. Pettibone
1963
The Cardinal
as Picket
1960
The Gazebo
as Matilda
1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Miss Haskins
1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
as Vi
The Seven Year Itch
as Waitress at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Miss Pringle
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
as Mrs. Hammer
1949
Cover Up
as Hilda
1948
The Snake Pit
as Asylum Patient (uncredited)
1940
Our Town
as Mrs. Soames
1935
Bad Boy
as Mrs. Jackson
Navy Wife
as Nurse Sharpe
1933
Bondage
as Boarding House Matron (uncredited)
Strictly Personal
as Club Member
State Fair
as Mrs. Metcalfe's Acquaintance at Food Contest (Uncredited)
1932
Wayward
as Maid (uncredited)
1931
Personal Maid
as Mrs. Wurtz's Maid (uncredited)