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Dorothy Adams(1900-1988)

  • Actress
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Dorothy Adams was born on 8 January 1900 in Hannah, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Killing (1956) and The Ten Commandments (1956). She was married to Byron Foulger. She died on 16 March 1988 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 8, 1900
DiedMarch 16, 1988(88)
BornJanuary 8, 1900
DiedMarch 16, 1988(88)
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Known for

Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Virginia Mayo, and Teresa Wright in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives
8.1
  • Mrs. Cameron
  • 1946
Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
The Killing
7.9
  • Ruthie O'Reilly
  • 1956
Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • Slave Woman
  • Hebrew at Golden Calf
  • Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
  • 1956
Unwed Mother (1958)
Unwed Mother
5.5
  • Mrs. Paully
  • 1958

Credits

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Actress

  • Peeper (1975)
    Peeper
    5.6
    • Mrs. Prendergast
    • 1975
  • Virginia Hill (1974)
    Virginia Hill
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Apple's Way (1974)
    Apple's Way
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Ruth Huston
    • 1974
  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Ma Henderson
    • 1973
  • Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
    The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
    6.1
    • Mrs. Pierce (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Twickenham (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Olive Spooner
    • 1967
  • The Great Adventure (1963)
    The Great Adventure
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Woodhaven
    • 1963
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Laura Clinton
    • Lorrie Smith
    • 1958–1963
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Martha Neighbors
    • 1962
  • Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith (1961)
    Whispering Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Ward
    • 1961
  • James Gregory in The Lawless Years (1959)
    The Lawless Years
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Sarah Rosen
    • 1959–1961
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Canfield
    • 1961
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Wilma Stone
    • Betsy Burris
    • 1957–1960
  • The Rebel (1959)
    The Rebel
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Colburn
    • 1960

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dorothy Addams
  • Born
    • January 8, 1900
    • Hannah, North Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • March 16, 1988
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Byron FoulgerApril 13, 1926 - April 4, 1970 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Rachel Ames
  • Relatives
    • Christine Cahill(Grandchild)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Character actress who specialized in downtrodden or careworn roles. Often as servants, maids, or hard-working pioneering types, even a slave in The Ten Commandments (1956). Acted at the Pasadena Playhouse with her husband Byron Foulger. Lectured in theatre arts at UCLA for nine years, from the fall of 1958 through the spring of '67.

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