Occupation Actress Years active 1930-1964 | Name Dorothy Peterson Role Film actress | |
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Died October 3, 1979, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Guinn "Big Boy" Williams (m. 1943–1962) Movies Saboteur, The Woman in the Wind, Dark Victory, Mr Skeffington, Payment Deferred Similar People Clem Bevans, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ian Wolfe, Charles Brabin, Billy Curtis | ||
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Dorothy Peterson (December 25, 1897 – October 3, 1979) was an American actress.
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Biography
Peterson was born in Hector, Minnesota of Swedish immigrant ancestry. She made her screen debut in Mothers Cry (1930), a domestic drama that required the 29-year-old actress to age nearly three decades in the course of the film.
Mothers Cry instantly typecast Peterson in careworn maternal roles, which she continued to assay for the rest of her career. Most of her subsequent film assignments were supporting roles like Mrs. Hawkins in Treasure Island (1934). In 1942, she briefly replaced Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Aldrich in the comedy series entry Henry Aldrich for President.
Her last screen appearance was as the mother of Shirley Temple in That Hagen Girl (1947). Peterson remained active on the New York TV and theatrical scene until the early 1960s. She appeared in 83 films, and made several television appearances between 1930 and 1964.
She died in New York City, aged 81.
Filmography
Actress
1964
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Caldwell
- Hi, Society (1964) - Mrs. Caldwell
1963
Escala en Hi-Fi (unconfirmed)
1959
Naked City (TV Series) as
Mrs. Graither
- Burst of Passion (1959) - Mrs. Graither
1955
Star Tonight (TV Series)
- My Kewpie Doll (1955)
1954
Modern Romances (TV Series)
- Homecoming - Part 5 (1954)
- Homecoming - Part 4 (1954)
- Homecoming - Part 3 (1954)
- Homecoming - Part 2 (1954)
- Homecoming - Part 1 (1954)
1954
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV Series) as
Mrs. Kennedy
- The Kennedy Case (1954) - Mrs. Kennedy
1953
Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV Series)
- The Man Who Knew O. Henry (1953)
1953
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
- The Vault (1953)
1951
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- The Checkerboard Heart (1953)
- Night Song (1951)
1953
Lincoln's Little Correspondent (TV Movie)
1952
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Wife
- The Return of Ulysses (1952) - Wife
1952
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
- The Lonely (1952)
1952
Suspense (TV Series) as
Mrs. Morgan
- North of Shanghai (1952) - Mrs. Morgan
1951
Martin Kane (TV Series) as
Mrs. Heyward
- A Jockey Is Murdered (1951) - Mrs. Heyward
1951
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Sisters (1951)
- Hour of Destiny (1951)
1951
Celanese Theatre (TV Series) as
Muriel McComber
- Ah, Wilderness! (1951) - Muriel McComber
1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) as
Julia Gibbs
- Our Town (1950) - Julia Gibbs
1950
Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV Series)
- The Box Supper (1950)
1950
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The First Mrs. Fraser (1950)
1950
Studio One (TV Series)
- Father and the Angels (1950)
1947
That Hagen Girl as
Minta Hagen
1946
Sister Kenny as
Agnes
1946
Canyon Passage as
Mrs. Dance (uncredited)
1944
Faces in the Fog as
Mrs. Mason
1944
The Woman in the Window as
Mrs. Wanley
1944
When the Lights Go on Again as
Mrs. Clara Benson
1944
Mr. Skeffington as
Manby
1944
This Is the Life as
Aunt Betsy
1943
Reconnaissance Pilot (Documentary short) as
Mrs. Cummings (uncredited)
1943
This Is the Army as
Mrs. Nelson
1943
The Moon Is Down as
Mother (uncredited)
1943
Air Force as
Mrs. Chester (uncredited)
1942
The Man in the Trunk as
Lola DeWinters
1942
Saboteur as
Mrs. Mason
1941
Uncle Joe as
Margaret Day
1941
Henry Aldrich for President as
Mrs. Aldrich
1941
Ride, Kelly, Ride as
Mrs. Martin
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop as
Mrs. Bishop
1940
Five Little Peppers in Trouble as
Mrs. Pepper
1940
Out West with the Peppers as
Mrs. Pepper
1940
Women in War as
Sister Frances
1940
Lillian Russell as
Cynthia Leonard
1940
Too Many Husbands as
Gertrude Houlihan
1940
Five Little Peppers at Home as
Mrs. Pepper
1939
Sabotage as
Edith Grayson
1939
Two Bright Boys as
Kathleen O'Donnell
1939
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew as
Mrs. Pepper
1939
Dark Victory as
Miss Wainwright
1939
The Flying Irishman as
Mrs. Edith Corrigan - Doug's Mother (uncredited)
1938
Girls on Probation as
Jane Lennox
1938
Breaking the Ice as
Annie Decker
1938
Hunted Men as
Mary Harris
1937
52nd Street as
Adela Rondell
1937
Confession as
Mrs. Koslov
1937
Girl Loves Boy as
Mrs. McCarthy
1937
Her Husband Lies as
Dorothy Powell
1937
Under Cover of Night as
Susan Nash
1936
Reunion as
Katherine Kennedy
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy as
Mrs. Jennie Stevens (uncredited)
1936
The Country Doctor as
Nurse Katherine Kennedy
1935
Man of Iron as
Bessie Bennett
1935
Freckles as
Mrs. Duncan
1935
Pursuit as
Mrs. McCoy
1935
Laddie as
Mrs. Stanton
1935
Sweepstake Annie as
Mrs. Henry Foster
1935
Society Doctor as
Mrs. Kate Harrigan
1934
Peck's Bad Boy as
Aunt Lily Clay
1934
Treasure Island as
Mrs. Hawkins
1934
Side Streets as
Mrs. Richards
1934
Uncertain Lady as
Cicily Prentiss
1934
Men in White as
Nurse Mary (uncredited)
1934
As the Earth Turns as
Mil Shaw
1934
Beloved as
Baroness Irene von Hausmann
1933
Big Executive as
Mrs. Sarah Conway
1933
I'm No Angel as
Thelma
1933
The Mayor of Hell as
Mrs. Smith
1933
Hold Me Tight as
Mary Shane (uncredited)
1933
Reform Girl as
Mrs. Putnam
1933
The Billion Dollar Scandal as
Mrs. Jackson (scenes deleted)
1932
Call Her Savage as
Silas' Wife
1932
Payment Deferred as
Annie Marble
1932
The Cabin in the Cotton as
Lilly Blake
1932
Life Begins as
A Patient
1932
Thrill of Youth as
Seena Sherwood
1932
Attorney for the Defense as
Mrs. Wallace
1932
Night World as
Edith Blair
1932
When a Feller Needs a Friend as
Mrs. Randall
1932
So Big! as
Maartje Pool
1932
Business and Pleasure as
Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker
1932
She Wanted a Millionaire as
Mrs. Miller
1932
The Beast of the City as
Mary Fitzpatrick
1932
Forbidden as
Helen
1932
Emma as
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
1931
Rich Man's Folly as
Katherine Trumbull
1931
Way Back Home as
Rose Clark
1931
Skyline as
Rose Breen
1931
Penrod and Sam as
Mrs. Schofield
1931
Bought! as
Mrs. Dale
1931
The Reckless Hour as
Mrs. Susie Jennison
1931
Traveling Husbands as
Martha Hall
1931
Party Husband as
Kate
1931
Up for Murder as
Mrs. Marshall
1930
Mother's Cry as
Mary Williams
Soundtrack
1936
The Country Doctor (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" (1893), "Jack and Jill" - uncredited)
Self
1963
Juke Box Jury (TV Series) as
Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.203 (1963) - Self - Panellist
1955
Lamp Unto My Feet (TV Series)
- Someone for Tea (1955)
1940
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists (Short documentary) as
Self
1938
The World Is Ours (Short) as
The Mother
References
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