- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1906
- Place of Birth
- Portland, Maine, USA
- Died
- August 9, 1990
Dorothy Appleby
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. She never progressed to leading roles in important pictures because of her height, which made her difficult to cast The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall, and her early leading men (like comedian Charley Chase) towered over her. She soon found steady if not prestigious work in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies. She appeared frequently with The Three Stooges, who were only a few inches taller than…
Filmography
movieThe Three Stooges Follies
1974 · Mrs. Plunkett (archive footage)
moviePitchin' in the Kitchen
1943 · Dagmar Spiggott, the wife
movieWhat's the Matador?
1942 · O'Brien's Secretary
movieWhat Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
1942 · Aggie
movieLoco Boy Makes Good
1942 · Twitchell's Girl
movieIn the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941 · Tiska Jones
movieGeneral Nuisance
1941 · Dorothy - Army nurse
movieManpower
1941 · Wilma
Black Eyes and Blues
movieBlack Eyes and Blues
1941 · Helen Potts Harmon
movieSo Long Mr. Chumps
1941 · Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
movieHigh Sierra
1941 · Margie (uncredited)
movieHis Ex Marks the Spot
1940 · His wife
movieCookoo Cavaliers
1940 · Rosita (uncredited)
movieThe Devil's Pipeline
1940 · Stewardess
movieThe Spook Speaks
1940 · Newlywed wife
movieFrom Nurse to Worse
1940 · Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited)
movieGold Rush Maisie
1940 · Hatcheck Girl (Uncredited)
movieThe Taming of the Snood
1940 · Miss Wilson
movieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Woman in Book Store (uncredited)
moviePardon My Berth Marks
1940 · Mary Crissman
movieRockin' Thru the Rockies
1940 · Tessie
movieConvicted Woman
1940 · Daisy
movieNothing But Pleasure
1940 · Mrs. Plunkett
movieThe Women
1939 · Treatment Girl (uncredited)
movieWhen Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Waitress (uncredited)
movieThe Flying Irishman
1939 · Maybelle
movieStagecoach
1939 · Girl in Saloon (uncredited)
movieMaking the Headlines
1938 · Claire Sandford
movieLive, Love and Learn
1937 · Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited)
movieSmall Town Boy
1937 · Sandra French
movieMake a Wish
1937 · Telephone Girl
movieParadise Express
1937 · Kay Carson
movieNorth of Nome
1936 · Ruby
movieRiffraff
1936 · Gertie
movieLet 'em Have It
1935 · Lola McArdle
movieCharlie Chan in Paris
1935 · Nardi
movieFate's Fathead
1934 · Dorothy Chase
movieYou Said a Hatful!
1934 · Dorothy
movieTwo Heads on a Pillow
1934 · Mitzie LaVerne
movieI Give My Love
1934 · Alice Henley
movieSchool for Girls
1934 · Florence Burns
movieJail Birds of Paradise
1934 · Miss Deering, Prison Warder
movieAs the Earth Turns
1934 · Doris
movieKing of the Wild Horses
1933 · Napeeta
Trick for Trick
movieTrick for Trick
1933 · Maisie Henry
movieUnder Eighteen
1932 · Elsie
Square Crooks
movieSquare Crooks
1928 · Kay Ellison