Dorothy Abbott

Born: 16 December 1920, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died: 15 December 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Dorothy Abbott began her showbusiness career as a model and a showgirl. This lead to film work in a similar vain. Although Dorothy's dream was to be a star, her reality was that she was usually offered non-speaking bit roles and never broke out of this mould. Occasionally she would get a line of dialogue and would even star in a seedy independent film, but none of this helped her career in films progress. When television became more popular, Dorothy would occasionally be given guest roles in shows like 'Dragnet' and 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'. Sadly, Dorothy Abbott took her own life the day before her 48th birthday.

 

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) as Maid (uncredited)

 

Dorothy holds her coat closed. This was Dorothy's first speaking role with a couple of lines towards the end of the film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red, Hot and Blue (1949) as The Queen

Dorothy is the actress on the right, next to Betty Hutton. Although Dorothy is credited for this role, she has no dialogue and is just part of a dance sequence during a Betty Hutton number.

 

His Kind of Woman (1951) as Card Player (uncredited)

 

With Robert Mitchum.

The Side Streets of Hollywood (1953) as Darla Sloan

This film is also known as 'A Virgin in Hollywood' and was Dorothy Abbott's only starring role.

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Witness (1955) (Season 3, Episode 24) as The Observant Bystander