Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Female

Birthday

1900-01-06

Day of Death

1988-03-16 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Hannah, North Dakota, USA

Also Known As

Dorothy Addams

Dorothy A. Foulger

Dorothy Haddon

Dorothy Adams

Biography

Dorothy Adams was an American stage, screen, and television actress.

Known For

Acting

The Killing

1956

The Killing

as

Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as

Mrs. Cameron

Laura

1944

Laura

as

Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)

The Devil Commands

1941

The Devil Commands

as

Mrs. Marcy

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

There's No Business Like Show Business

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Lady Gangster

1942

Lady Gangster

as

Deaf Annie

The Women

1939

The Women

as

Miss Atkinson (uncredited)

Fallen Angel

1945

Fallen Angel

as

Stella's Downstairs Neighbor (uncredited)

The Big Country

1958

The Big Country

as

Hannassey Woman

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

The Greatest Show on Earth

as

Sam's Wife (uncredited)

Home Town Story

1951

Home Town Story

as

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

Circumstantial Evidence

as

Bolger's wife

Johnny Concho

1956

Johnny Concho

as

Sarah Dark

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

The Flame of New Orleans

as

Giraud's Cousin Sybil

Bathing Beauty

1944

Bathing Beauty

as

Ms. Hanney (uncredited)

These Wilder Years

1956

These Wilder Years

as

Aunt Martha

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945

The Falcon in San Francisco

as

Chambermaid (uncredited)

The Inner Circle

1946

The Inner Circle

as

Emma Wilson

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as

Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark

1941

Whistling in the Dark

as

Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)

The Jackpot

1950

The Jackpot

as

Saleslady (uncredited)

O.S.S.

1946

O.S.S.

as

Claudette (uncredited)

The Winning Team

1952

The Winning Team

as

Ma Alexander

Not Wanted

1949

Not Wanted

as

Mrs. Kelton

So Proudly We Hail

1943

So Proudly We Hail

as

Lt. Irma Emerson

The Cariboo Trail

1950

The Cariboo Trail

as

Unconquered

1947

Unconquered

as

Woman at Fort Pitt (uncredited)

Three for Jamie Dawn

1956

Three for Jamie Dawn

as

Helen March

The Sainted Sisters

1948

The Sainted Sisters

as

Widow Davitt

On Borrowed Time

1939

On Borrowed Time

as

Florist (uncredited)

That's My Man

1947

That's My Man

as

Millie

From the Terrace

1960

From the Terrace

as

Mrs. Benziger

Guest Pests

1945

Guest Pests

as

Woman of the House

The First Legion

1951

The First Legion

as

Mrs. Dunn

Miss Susie Slagle's

1946

Miss Susie Slagle's

as

Mrs. Johnson

The Prodigal

1955

The Prodigal

as

Carpenter's Wife

The Foxes of Harrow

1947

The Foxes of Harrow

as

Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)

Tobacco Road

1941

Tobacco Road

as

Susie Mae (uncredited)

Penny Serenade

1941

Penny Serenade

as

Mother in Stalled Car (uncredited)

Condemned Women

1938

Condemned Women

as

Nurse

The Living Bible

1952

The Living Bible

as

Sick Woman

Carrie

1952

Carrie

as

Mrs. Meeber - Carrie's Mother

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

Calling Dr. Kildare

as

Jenny's Mother (uncredited)

A Child Is Born

1939

A Child Is Born

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother

1939

Bachelor Mother

as

Secretary (uncredited)

Dark Shadows

1944

Dark Shadows

as

Mrs. Mary Abbott (uncredited)

The Buckskin Lady

1957

The Buckskin Lady

as

Mrs. Adams

Ninotchka

1939

Ninotchka

as

Swana's Maid Jacqueline (uncredited)

Hot Rod Rumble

1957

Hot Rod Rumble

as

Ma Crawford

Untamed

1940

Untamed

as

3rd Nurse (uncredited)

Sentimental Journey

1946

Sentimental Journey

as

Martha (uncredited)

Bedtime Story

1941

Bedtime Story

as

Betsy

3:10 to Yuma

1957

3:10 to Yuma

as

Mrs. Potter (uncredited)

Babies for Sale

1940

Babies for Sale

as

Mother in Dr. Gaines' Office

Gunman's Walk

1958

Gunman's Walk

as

Martha Stotheby

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Cross-Country Romance

as

Emmy

Captain Eddie

1945

Captain Eddie

as

Nurse

Since You Went Away

1944

Since You Went Away

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

1940

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

as

Indigent Woman

Lucky Partners

1940

Lucky Partners

as

Maid at Ethel's (uncredited)

The Fight for Life

1940

The Fight for Life

as

The Young Woman

Phantoms, Inc.

1945

Phantoms, Inc.

as

Dr. Trykel's Associate

Broadway Musketeers

1938

Broadway Musketeers

as

Anna

Fort Osage

1952

Fort Osage

as

Mrs. Winfield

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

The Shepherd of the Hills

as

Elvy

He Walked by Night

1949

He Walked by Night

as

Milk Customer

Unwed Mother

1958

Unwed Mother

as

Martha Pauley

A Boy and His Dog

1946

A Boy and His Dog

as

Mrs. Allen

The Ten Commandments

1956

The Ten Commandments

as

Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate

Samson and Delilah

1949

Samson and Delilah

as

Screaming Temple Spectator (uncredited)

The Broken Star

1956

The Broken Star

as

Mrs. Trail

Joe Smith, American

1942

Joe Smith, American

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Crime Ring

1938

Crime Ring

as

Second Fortune Teller

Virginia Hill

1974

Virginia Hill

as

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

actress 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)

We Who Are Young

1940

We Who Are Young

as

Bellevue Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Highway West

1941

Highway West

as

Wife (uncredited)

An Affair to Remember

1957

An Affair to Remember

as

Mother at Rehearsal (uncredited)

Nocturne

1946

Nocturne

as

Angry Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)

Peeper

1975

Peeper

as

Mrs. Prendergast

One Foot in Heaven

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as

Woman Behind Hope at Baptism (uncredited)

Keep Your Powder Dry

1945

Keep Your Powder Dry

as

WAC Seamstress #2 (uncredited)

The Outriders

1950

The Outriders

as

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Jet Job

1952

Jet Job

as

Mrs. Kovak

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Mrs. Woodhaven

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Mrs. Pitcher

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Betsy Burris

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Phone Operator

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Mrs. Canfield

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

as

Miss Wakeland

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

as

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Grace Hunter

Climax!

Climax!

as

The Rebel

The Rebel

as

Mrs. Colburn

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

as

Mrs. Garnett

Racket Squad

Racket Squad

as

Frontier

Frontier

as

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson

as

Panic!

Panic!

as

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Gwen

Jungle Jim

Jungle Jim

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Mrs. Glick

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Mrs. Clay

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Wilma Stone

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Martha Neighbors

Production

Crew

Directing