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Dorothy Van(1928-2002)

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  • Actress
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A native of Moline, Illinois she was the daughter of a post office worker and Depression era housewife. She started her career as a stage actress in 1946 despite her fathers objections and later emerged as an actress and writer for television in the 1980s situation comedy "Mama's Family" in the role of Aunt Effie Harper.
BornJanuary 10, 1928
DiedMay 16, 2002(74)
BornJanuary 10, 1928
DiedMay 16, 2002(74)
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Known for

Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
Mama's Family
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Coming Attractions (1978)
Coming Attractions
4.5
  • Army Nurse
  • 1978
Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, George Gaynes, and Cherie Johnson in Punky Brewster (1984)
Punky Brewster
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Erin Gray, Ricky Schroder, Joel Higgins, and Franklyn Seales in Silver Spoons (1982)
Silver Spoons
6.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Nicole Dubuc, Chelsea Hertford, Gerald McRaney, Shanna Reed, and Marisa Ryan in Major Dad (1989)
    Major Dad
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
    Mama's Family
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1983–1990
  • Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, George Gaynes, and Cherie Johnson in Punky Brewster (1984)
    Punky Brewster
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1984–1985
  • Erin Gray, Ricky Schroder, Joel Higgins, and Franklyn Seales in Silver Spoons (1982)
    Silver Spoons
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1985

Additional Crew

  • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
    Mama's Family
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1983–1984

Actress

  • Vicki Lawrence in Mama's Family (1983)
    Mama's Family
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Aunt Effie Harper
    • 1983–1989
  • Coming Attractions (1978)
    Coming Attractions
    4.5
    • Army Nurse
    • 1978
  • Peeping Times
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • (as Dorathy Van)
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dorathy Van
  • Born
    • January 10, 1928
    • Moline, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 16, 2002
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Jim Evering1950 - 2000 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Ken Berry and Dorothy Van both were from the same hometown, Moline, Illinois, and appeared on Mama's Family (1983).

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