Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Female

Birthday

1875-11-09

Day of Death

1970-10-28 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Norddorf, Amrum island, Germany

Also Known As

Dorothy Baird

Dorothy Burns

Mrs. Harry Burns

Dorothea Christine Arens

Dorothy Vernon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Vernon (November 11, 1875 – October 28, 1970) was a German-born American film actress. Born Dorothy Baird, she appeared in 131 films between 1919 and 1956. She died in Granada Hills, California from heart disease, aged 94. Her son was actor and entertainer Bobby Vernon.

Known For

Acting

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

Show People

1928

Show People

as

Comedy Player at Farewell Banquet (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be

1942

To Be or Not to Be

as

Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)

Against the Tide

1937

Against the Tide

as

Mrs Brewer

Soup to Nuts

1930

Soup to Nuts

as

Junior's Mother (uncredited)

Any Old Count

1928

Any Old Count

as

Hotel Guest

The Officer and the Lady

1941

The Officer and the Lady

as

Matron (uncredited)

Holiday Inn

1942

Holiday Inn

as

Easter Day Churchgoer (uncredited)

Tricks

1925

Tricks

as

Housekeeper

Secret Command

1944

Secret Command

as

Shipyard Worker (uncredited)

Manhattan Cowboy

1928

Manhattan Cowboy

as

Maggie

Dr. Jack

1922

Dr. Jack

as

Restaurant Hostess (uncredited)

Invisible Ghost

1941

Invisible Ghost

as

Kessler's Cook (uncredited)

The Nuisance

1933

The Nuisance

as

Jurywoman (uncredited)

The Test

1935

The Test

as

Trading Post Woman (uncredited)

The Janitor

1919

The Janitor

as

Broken Lullaby

1932

Broken Lullaby

as

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

as

Family Friend (uncredited)

Trapped

1931

Trapped

as

Robbery Victim's Wife

The Glorious Fourth

1927

The Glorious Fourth

as

Friend of Joe's mother

Cat, Dog & Co.

1929

Cat, Dog & Co.

as

Pedestrian

Gun Play

1935

Gun Play

as

Townswoman at Dance (uncredited)

Old Mother Riley

1937

Old Mother Riley

as

Aggie Sparks

Sappy Service

1929

Sappy Service

as

Shooting Straight

1930

Shooting Straight

as

Churchgoer

Men Are Such Fools

1932

Men Are Such Fools

as

Tenderloin

1928

Tenderloin

as

Aunt Molly

In Person

1935

In Person

as

Country Store Customer

The Fighting Parson

1930

The Fighting Parson

as

Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

I Met My Love Again

1938

I Met My Love Again

as

College Staff Member (uncredited)

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

Washington Merry-Go-Round

as

No Saloons League Woman

The Vagabond Lover

1929

The Vagabond Lover

as

Mrs. Whitehall's Maid

The Virginian

1946

The Virginian

as

Penrod and Sam

1931

Penrod and Sam

as

Irate Mother at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Cheating Blondes

1933

Cheating Blondes

as

Tenement Neighbor

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

as

Dressmaker and Wedding Guest

The Flying Serpent

1946

The Flying Serpent

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

Four Wives

1939

Four Wives

as

(uncredited)

Riders from Nowhere

1940

Riders from Nowhere

as

Mrs. Gregory

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as

Maid (uncredited)

Glove Slingers

1939

Glove Slingers

as

Fight Spectator in front of Mrs. Kelly (uncredited)

Nothing But Pleasure

1940

Nothing But Pleasure

as

Snoring Bus Rider

Pardon My Berth Marks

1940

Pardon My Berth Marks

as

Train Passenger

The Heckler

1940

The Heckler

as

Tennis Spectator

You Can't Take It with You

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as

Neighbor (uncredited)

Forgotten Women

1931

Forgotten Women

as

Landlady

Post Mortem

1975

Post Mortem

as

Telephone Caller (voice)

The Lady Eve

1941

The Lady Eve

as

One of Pike's Cooks (uncredited)

Moby Dick

1930

Moby Dick

as

Mother of Many Children

Prison Shadows

1936

Prison Shadows

as

Waitress at Tea Room (uncredited)

The Frontiersmen

1938

The Frontiersmen

as

Townswoman

My Little Chickadee

1940

My Little Chickadee

as

Diner (uncredited)

Beyond the Forest

1949

Beyond the Forest

as

Townswoman

The Fuller Brush Man

1948

The Fuller Brush Man

as

Irate Radio-Listener's Wife (uncredited)

The First Auto

1927

The First Auto

as

Gossip

Alimony Madness

1933

Alimony Madness

as

Spectator Outside Courtroom

A Political Party

1934

A Political Party

as

Woman Haters

1934

Woman Haters

as

Mary's Mother (uncredited)

Land Beyond the Law

1937

Land Beyond the Law

as

Townswoman at Dance (uncredited)

California Mail

1936

California Mail

as

Townswoman at Dance (uncredited)

Song of the Saddle

1936

Song of the Saddle

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

The Bank Dick

1940

The Bank Dick

as

Old Lady (uncredited)

The Great McGinty

1940

The Great McGinty

as

Voting Registrar (uncredited)

Probation

1932

Probation

as

Mrs. Meyers

Booby Dupes

1945

Booby Dupes

as

Woman Customer (uncredited)

Jeanne Eagels

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Mickey's Champs

1930

Mickey's Champs

as

The Heiress

1949

The Heiress

as

Delivery Woman (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as

Woman at Railroad Station

Bitter Sweet

1940

Bitter Sweet

as

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Too Many Girls

1940

Too Many Girls

as

Faculty Extra

Young People

1940

Young People

as

Woman

Champagne Waltz

1937

Champagne Waltz

as

Woman Patron

Twinkletoes

1926

Twinkletoes

as

Geronimo

1939

Geronimo

as

Immigrant

Wide Open Faces

1938

Wide Open Faces

as

Hotel Guest

Headin' Westward

1929

Headin' Westward

as

Lizzie

No Time for Love

1943

No Time for Love

as

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Dog Days

1925

Dog Days

as

Mickey's Mother

Fireman, Save My Gal!

1919

Fireman, Save My Gal!

as

mother

Diamond Jim

1935

Diamond Jim

as

Jackass Mail

1942

Jackass Mail

as

Townswoman

A Small Town Hero

A Small Town Hero

as

Sucker Money

1933

Sucker Money

as

Seance Attendee

Juvenile Court

1938

Juvenile Court

as

Woman (uncredited)

Captain Fury

1939

Captain Fury

as

Townswoman at Dance

Christie Johnstone

1921

Christie Johnstone

as

Widow McKay

Lost Canyon

1942

Lost Canyon

as

Townswoman

Valley of the Sun

1942

Valley of the Sun

as

Townswoman

Silver Queen

1942

Silver Queen

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

Square Dance Jubilee

1949

Square Dance Jubilee

as

Townswoman

The Great Man's Lady

1941

The Great Man's Lady

as

Spectator at Dedication

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946

Monsieur Beaucaire

as

Servant (uncredited)

So This Is Love

1953

So This Is Love

as

Armistice Day Reveler at Theatre (uncredited)

Heidi

1937

Heidi

as

Church Member (uncredited)

All at Sea

1936

All at Sea

as

Mrs. Humphrey

The Costello Case

1930

The Costello Case

as

Landlady

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

Woman in newspaper office (uncredited)

If a Body Meets a Body

1945

If a Body Meets a Body

as

Family Member (uncredited)

Downstairs

1932

Downstairs

as

Servant (uncredited)

Destroyer

1943

Destroyer

as

Justice of the Peace's Wife

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932

The Penguin Pool Murder

as

Purse Snatching Victim at Aquarium (uncredited)

The Corsican Brothers

1941

The Corsican Brothers

as

Townswoman at Celebration (Uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

1951

A Place in the Sun

as

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Furies

1950

The Furies

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

'G' Men

1935

'G' Men

as

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Public Hero Number 1

1935

Public Hero Number 1

as

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Address Unknown

1944

Address Unknown

as

Cook (uncredited)

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

All Quiet on the Western Front

as

Charwoman (uncredited)

The Broadway Melody

1929

The Broadway Melody

as

Hotel Housekeeper (uncredited)

A Song to Remember

1945

A Song to Remember

as

Guest at 1st Pleyel Concert (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

as

Boat Passenger (uncredited)

Something to Live For

1952

Something to Live For

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

Sorry, Wrong Number

as

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949

The File on Thelma Jordon

as

Courtroom Spectator (Uncredited)

The War of the Worlds

1953

The War of the Worlds

as

Elderly Woman at Square Dance (uncredited)

Conductor 1492

1924

Conductor 1492

as

Mrs. Brown (as Dorothy Burns)

Rhubarb

1951

Rhubarb

as

Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

San Francisco

1936

San Francisco

as

New Years Eve Reveler (uncredited)

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932

Murders in the Rue Morgue

as

Tenant (uncredited)

Love's Young Scream

1928

Love's Young Scream

as

The Garden Murder Case

1936

The Garden Murder Case

as

Woman Running for Bus (Uncredited)

The Queen of Aces

1925

The Queen of Aces

as

The Boy's Mother

Union Station

1950

Union Station

as

Union Station Extra (uncredited)

Street Scene

1931

Street Scene

as

Women's Prison

1955

Women's Prison

as

The Monster

1925

The Monster

as

Townswoman at Accident Scene (uncredited)

Lust for Gold

1949

Lust for Gold

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as

Kewpie's Mother (uncredited)

Carefree

1938

Carefree

as

Woman at Country Club (uncredited)

The Egg and I

1947

The Egg and I

as

Reveler at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Cover Girl

1944

Cover Girl

as

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Pardon My Gun

1930

Pardon My Gun

as

Mrs. Weatherby

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

Vagabond Lady

1935

Vagabond Lady

as

Spear Office Worker (uncredited)

Hold Your Man

1933

Hold Your Man

as

Reformatory Matron (uncredited)

Madam Satan

1930

Madam Satan

as

Maggie - The Cook

Yankee Fakir

1947

Yankee Fakir

as

Mrs. Fenton

Lovers' Lane

1924

Lovers' Lane

as

Mrs. Stone

Forced Landing

1935

Forced Landing

as

Housekeeper (uncredited)

The Campus Carmen

1928

The Campus Carmen

as

Extra

The Fuller Brush Man

1948

The Fuller Brush Man

as

Irate Radio Listener's Wife (uncredited)

Pursued

1947

Pursued

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

The Trouble Chaser

1926

The Trouble Chaser

as

Straight from the Heart

1935

Straight from the Heart

as

Looking Down

1925

Looking Down

as

Framed

1930

Framed

as

Mrs. Potter - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

The Great Mr Handel

1942

The Great Mr Handel

as

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Helen Tate

Production

Crew

Directing