Dorothy Christy
Known for
Acting
Life
1906 – 1977 (aged 70)
Born in
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
View on IMDb81 acting credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, May 26, 1906 – died May 21, 1977) was an American actress.
Christy acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers, and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial. She concluded her cinema career in 1953.
Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday.
Known For
Laura
11 Oct 1944
Miracle on 34th Street
04 Jun 1947
Sons of the Desert
29 Dec 1933
The Fountainhead
25 Jun 1949
Topper
16 Jul 1937
Caught
17 Feb 1949
Undercurrent
11 Nov 1946
Marie Antoinette
26 Aug 1938
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Filmography
1992
- Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boysas (archive footage)
1953
- So Bigas Widow Paarlenberg
1949
- The Fountainheadas Society Woman (uncredited)
- Caughtas Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
1948
- Fighting Backas Martha Higby
- Silver Riveras Woman (uncredited)
1947
- The Fabulous Joeas Grace
- The Unfaithfulas Mrs. Freedley
- Miracle on 34th Streetas Secretary (uncredited)
- Scared to Deathas Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
- The Pilgrim Ladyas Nell Brown
1946
- Undercurrentas Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
- The Magnificent Rogueas Clerk
- Little Giantas Jim's wife (uncredited)
1945
- Black Market Babiesas Mrs. Becker (uncredited)
- Junior Missas Mrs. Cummings
- Flame of Barbary Coastas Mother Bronson
- Fashion Modelas Mme. Celeste
1944
- Lauraas Woman (uncredited)
- Cowboy and the Senoritaas Lulubelle
1943
- Double Upas Leon's Wife
- Cutie on Dutyas Mrs Errol
- Radio Runaroundas Mrs. Arlene Errol
- Gem-Jamsas Mrs. Arlene Errol
1942
- Dear! Deer!as Mrs. Taylor
- Get Hep to Loveas 3rd Woman
- Sunset on the Desertas Committee Woman
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentineas Mrs. Updyke
1941
- Sierra Sueas Verebel Featherstone
- Sailors on Leaveas Blonde Woman (uncredited)
1940
- Radio Ranchas Queen Tika
- City of Chanceas Woman on Phone
1939
- They Shall Have Musicas Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
- East Side of Heavenas Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)
- Rough Riders' Round-upas Rusty's Dancing Partner
1938
- Submarine Patrolas McPeek's Girl
- Marie Antoinetteas Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
- Woman Against Womanas Mrs. Morton
1937
- You Can't Have Everythingas Blonde
- Topper
- Slave Shipas Blonde
- Love Is Newsas Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)
1936
- Early to Bedas Nurse (uncredited)
1935
- The Daring Young Manas Helen Kay
- I've Been Aroundas Girl
- The Phantom Empireas Queen Tika
1934
- Bright Eyesas Anita Smythe
- 6 Day Bike Rideras Mrs. Mabel St. Clair
- Servants' Entranceas Mrs. Knut Johnson
- Million Dollar Ransomas Gwen (Uncredited)
- One Exciting Adventureas Woman with Earrings
- Love Birdsas Kitten
1933
- Sons of the Desertas Mrs. Betty Laurel
- Only Yesterdayas Rena (Uncredited)
- The Big Squealas Natalie
- Second Hand Wifeas Rose Bray (Uncredited)
1932
- Lawyer Manas Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- Slightly Marriedas Marjorie Reynolds
- Devil and the Deepas Mrs. Crimp
- The Hollywood Handicap
- The Arm of the Lawas Mrs. Myrtle Welling
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywoodas Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick
- Union Depotas Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
- The Unexpected Fatheras Evelyn Smythe
1931
- The Devil Playsas Dolores Quincy
- Convictedas Constance Forbes
- Night Life in Renoas Gwen Maynard
- Grief Streetas Ethel Wynn Merle
- Gold Dust Gertieas Mabel Guthrie
- Big Business Girlas Mrs. Emery
- King of the Wildas Mrs. LaSalle
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bathas Angelica Embrey
- Caught Cheatingas Tessie
- No, No, Ladyas Adelle Martin
1930
- She Got What She Wanted
- Big Moneyas Leila
- Playboy of Parisas Mlle. Berengere
- Extravaganceas Esther Hamilton
- So This Is Londonas Lady Amy Ducksworth
- She Who Gets Slappedas Wife
1929
- That's My Wifeas Undetermined Role (uncredited)