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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-05-21

Day of Death

1992-02-13 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Dorothy Estelle Triebitz

Dorothy Tree

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dorothy Tree (May 21, 1906 – February 13, 1992) was an American actress, voice teacher and writer. She appeared in a wide range of character roles in at least 49 motion pictures between 1927 and 1951. Her best-known roles were probably as Martha, mother of Knute Rockne, in Knute Rockne, All American and as May Emmerich, invalid wife of Louis Calhern, in The Asphalt Jungle. After being blacklisted as a communist because of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, she began a second career as a voice teacher in New York. Emphasizing good diction and clarity, and the subtleties of intonation, she published four books on the subject. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dorothy Tree, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Men

1950

The Men

as

Ellen's Mother

Husband's Holiday

1931

Husband's Holiday

as

Cecily Reid

City in Darkness

1939

City in Darkness

as

Charlotte Ronnell

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as

Elizabeth Edwards

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

as

May Emmerich

Nazi Agent

1942

Nazi Agent

as

Miss Harper

Sky Murder

1940

Sky Murder

as

Kathe

Highway West

1941

Highway West

as

Bella, Salvo's Moll

The Dragon Murder Case

1934

The Dragon Murder Case

as

Ruby Steele

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

as

Valerie Edwards

Four Hours to Kill!

1935

Four Hours to Kill!

as

Mae Danish

Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942

Hitler- Dead or Alive

as

Else von Brandt

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as

Countess Olga Andrei Misitalsky

Three Godfathers

1936

Three Godfathers

as

Blackie Winters

Side Streets

1934

Side Streets

as

Ilka

The Bridge of Sighs

1936

The Bridge of Sighs

as

Marion Courtney, aka Mary Court

Navy Born

1936

Navy Born

as

Daphne Roth

The Firebird

1934

The Firebird

as

Mrs. Jolan Brandt

The Family Secret

1951

The Family Secret

as

Marie Elsner

Zaza

1938

Zaza

as

Mme. Dufresne

Madame du Barry

1934

Madame du Barry

as

Adelaide, the King's Daughter

East of Fifth Avenue

1933

East of Fifth Avenue

as

Kitty Green

Casanova Brown

1944

Casanova Brown

as

Nurse Clark

Television Spy

1939

Television Spy

as

Reni Vonich

Life Begins

1932

Life Begins

as

Rita (uncredited)

Trade Winds

1938

Trade Winds

as

Clara (Uncredited)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

as

Hilda Kleinhauer

The Mysterious Miss X

1939

The Mysterious Miss X

as

Alma Platt

While the Patient Slept

1935

While the Patient Slept

as

Mittie Federie

Dracula

1931

Dracula

as

Dracula's Bride (uncredited)

The Woman in Red

1935

The Woman in Red

as

Mrs. Olga Goodyear

Little Orvie

1940

Little Orvie

as

Clara Stone

The Great Garrick

1937

The Great Garrick

as

Mme. Moreau

Knute Rockne All American

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as

Martha Rockne

Storm Over Bengal

1938

Storm Over Bengal

as

Mrs. Massarene

Crime Doctor

1943

Crime Doctor

as

Pearl Adams

Cafe Society

1939

Cafe Society

as

Lady Photographer

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself

as

Mrs. Van Avery

A Life of Her Own

1950

A Life of Her Own

as

Caraway Secretary (uncredited)

Singapore Woman

1941

Singapore Woman

as

Mrs. Bennett

Edge of Darkness

1943

Edge of Darkness

as

Solveig Brategaard (uncredited)

Drácula

1931

Drácula

as

Bride of Dracula (in catacombs) (archive footage) (uncredited)

It

1927

It

as

Waltham Employee (uncredited)

Marked Woman

1937

Marked Woman

as

Woman in Raid (uncredited)

No Sad Songs for Me

1950

No Sad Songs for Me

as

Frieda Miles

Lady in a Jam

1942

Lady in a Jam

as

Dr. Enright’s Patient (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing