- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDorothy Helene Vanberryl
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: JR
- SpouseJim Evering(1950 - 2000) (his death, 3 children)
- Ken Berry and Dorothy Van both were from the same hometown, Moline, Illinois, and appeared on Mama's Family (1983).
- Wrote several episodes of Mama's Family (1983).
- She was friends with actress Shirley Temple.
- Was good friends with Vicki Lawrence and Ken Berry.
- She was an advocate for PETA and rights for senior citizens.
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