- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Died
- December 15, 1968
Dorothy Abbott
Perennial starlet Dorothy Abbott was a sexy, vivacious, wide-smiling model, showgirl and actress who could brighten up a room. Unfortunately, her cinematic offerings wound up being pretty minimal and her last years were marred by depression and, ultimately, a tragic end. She was born Dorothy E. Abbott on December 16, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri and started her career off as a chorine with Earl Carroll and his Los Angeles-based revues and in Las Vegas showrooms where she was dubbed the rather mystifying title of "The Girl with the Golden Arm". Paramount Studios perked up on the lovely blonde with the Betty Page-like bangs and gave her a starting contract at $150 a week. Groomed in dozens of decorative "good time girl" bits -- dancers, chorus girls, waitresses, stewardesses, party girls, nurses and models -- she was at the same time promoted as a cheesecake pinup, "winning" s…
Filmography
movieWarning Shot
1967
movieA Gathering of Eagles
1963
movieSergeants 3
1962 · Mrs. Collingwood
movieLover Come Back
1961 · Brackett Receptionist (uncredited)
movieBachelor in Paradise
1961 · Woman (uncredited)
movieThe Apartment
1960 · Office Worker (uncredited)
movieSouth Pacific
1958 · Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
movieThe Unholy Wife
1957 · Waitress (uncredited)
movieGunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957 · Girl (uncredited)
moviePardners
1956 · Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
movieRebel Without a Cause
1955 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieThere's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Showgirl (uncredited)
movieA Virgin In Hollywood
1953 · Darla Sloan
movieThe Las Vegas Story
1952 · Waitress (uncredited)
tvDragnet
1951
movieHis Kind of Woman
1951 · Card Player (uncredited)
movieWhere Danger Lives
1950 · Nurse Clerk (uncredited)
movieA Life of Her Own
1950 · Model (uncredited)
movieThe Petty Girl
1950 · December Petty Girl (uncredited)
movieAnnie Get Your Gun
1950 · Carriage Woman (uncredited)
movieEast Side, West Side
1949 · Model (uncredited)
movieRed, Hot and Blue
1949 · The Queen
movieNeptune's Daughter
1949 · Model (uncredited)
movieLittle Women
1949 · Schoolgirl (uncredited)
movieWords and Music
1948 · Showgirl (uncredited)
movieNight Has a Thousand Eyes
1948 · Maid (uncredited)
movieBeyond Glory
1948 · Party Girl (uncredited)
movieIf You Knew Susie
1948 · Model (uncredited)