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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Female

Birthday

1908-12-11

Day of Death

1978-01-05 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Dorothea Sally Eilers

Sally Eilers

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress. She made her film debut in 1927 in The Red Mill, directed by Roscoe Arbuckle. After several minor roles as an extra, in 1927-1928 she found work with Mack Sennett as one of his "flaming youth" comedians in several comedy short subjects, along with Carole Lombard, who had been a school friend. In 1928, she was voted as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, a yearly list of young actresses selected by publicity people in the film business, with selection based on the actresses' having "shown the most promise during the past 12 months." Eilers was a popular figure in early-1930s Hollywood, known for her high spirits and vivacity. Her films were mostly comedies and crime melodramas such as Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy and George Raft. By the end of the decade, her popularity had waned, and her subsequent film appearances were few. She made her final film appearance in Stage to Tucson (1950).

Known For

Acting

Strange Illusion

1945

Strange Illusion

as

Virginia Cartwright

Coroner Creek

1948

Coroner Creek

as

Della Harms

The Black Camel

1931

The Black Camel

as

Julie O'Neil

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

as

Virginia Embrey

State Fair

1933

State Fair

as

Emily Joyce

Bad Girl

1931

Bad Girl

as

Dorothy Haley

Remember Last Night?

1935

Remember Last Night?

as

Bette Huling

A Holy Terror

1931

A Holy Terror

as

Jerry Foster

Doughboys

1930

Doughboys

as

Mary

Central Airport

1933

Central Airport

as

Jill Collins

They Made Her a Spy

1939

They Made Her a Spy

as

Irene Eaton a.k.a. Margaret Brennan

The Campus Vamp

1928

The Campus Vamp

as

Sally

Clearing the Range

1931

Clearing the Range

as

Mary Lou Moran

Trigger Tricks

1930

Trigger Tricks

as

Betty Dawley

Quick Millions

1931

Quick Millions

as

Daisy De Lisle

Pursuit

1935

Pursuit

as

Maxine Bush

Broadway Babies

1929

Broadway Babies

as

Navarre King

Condemned Women

1938

Condemned Women

as

Linda Wilson

Stage to Tucson

1950

Stage to Tucson

as

Annie Benson

Tarnished Angel

1938

Tarnished Angel

as

Carol Vinson

Lady Behave!

1937

Lady Behave!

as

Paula Kendall

We Have Our Moments

1937

We Have Our Moments

as

Mary Smith

Reducing

1931

Reducing

as

Joyce Roche

Disorderly Conduct

1932

Disorderly Conduct

as

Phyllis Crawford

Over the Hill

1931

Over the Hill

as

Isabel Potter as an Adult

Sailor's Luck

1933

Sailor's Luck

as

Sally Brent

Danger Patrol

1937

Danger Patrol

as

Cathy Street

Everybody's Doing It

1938

Everybody's Doing It

as

Penny Wilton

Hat Check Girl

1932

Hat Check Girl

as

Gerry Marsh

Let Us Be Gay

1930

Let Us Be Gay

as

Diane

Walls of Gold

1933

Walls of Gold

as

Jeanie Satterlee Ritchie

Weary River

1929

Weary River

as

Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)

Full Confession

1939

Full Confession

as

Molly Sullivan

The Show of Shows

1929

The Show of Shows

as

Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)

Cradle Snatchers

1927

Cradle Snatchers

as

Flapper Girlfriend

Sailor's Holiday

1929

Sailor's Holiday

as

Molly Jones

The Nurse from Brooklyn

1938

The Nurse from Brooklyn

as

Elizabeth Thomas

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

as

Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)

Alias Mary Dow

1935

Alias Mary Dow

as

Sally Gates

Florida Special

1936

Florida Special

as

Jerry Quinn

Strike Me Pink

1936

Strike Me Pink

as

Claribel Higg

Without Orders

1936

Without Orders

as

Kay Armstrong

Matchmaking Mamma

1929

Matchmaking Mamma

as

Sally McNitt

Fazil

1928

Fazil

as

Harem Girl

She Made Her Bed

1934

She Made Her Bed

as

Laura Gordon

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

1944

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

as

Margaret Ames

The Red Mill

1927

The Red Mill

as

Skater (uncredited)

Dance Team

1932

Dance Team

as

Poppy Kirk

I Spy

1934

I Spy

as

Thelma Coldwater

Carnival

1935

Carnival

as

Daisy

The Crowd

1928

The Crowd

as

Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)

Three on a Honeymoon

1934

Three on a Honeymoon

as

Joan Foster

Slightly Used

1927

Slightly Used

as

Grace Martin

Paid to Love

1927

Paid to Love

as

Excited Girl Tourist (uncredited)

Dry Martini

1928

Dry Martini

as

Lucille Grosvenor

Trial Marriage

1929

Trial Marriage

as

Constance Bannister

Roaring Ranch

1930

Roaring Ranch

as

June Marlin

First Aid

1943

First Aid

as

Red Cross Worker

Talk of the Devil

1936

Talk of the Devil

as

Ann Marlow

Broadway Daddies

1928

Broadway Daddies

as

Chorus Girl

Hold Me Tight

1933

Hold Me Tight

as

Molly Roberts Evans

Production

Crew

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