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Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Acting·1890–1955·84 films

Dorothy Vaughan (November 5, 1890 – March 15, 1955) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 143 films and television. Vaughan is best known for appearing in Slander House (1930), The Ape (1940) and Lady Gangster (1942). She was sometimes credited as Dorothy Vaughn.

Filmography

The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)Old Woman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)Jones' Mother (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife (1947)Delia
Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night (1940)Courtroom Matron (uncredited)
Lured
Lured (1947)Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)Ada Blake (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim (1942)Ma Corbett
The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)Woman (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Black Legion
Black Legion (1937)Mrs. Grogan
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (1940)Mary (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)Katie's Mother (uncredited)
The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)Emmy
The Star
The Star (1952)
The Ape
The Ape (1940)Mother Clifford
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)Midwife
The Man I Love
The Man I Love (1946)Lucy (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass (1947)Mrs. Hodges (uncredited)
High Wall
High Wall (1947)
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice (1943)Nurse #1 (uncredited)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)Mrs. Alvin (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)Mrs. Ehrlich (uncredited)
Lady Gangster
Lady Gangster (1942)Jenkins
Manpower
Manpower (1941)Mrs. Boyle (uncredited)
Take One False Step
Take One False Step (1949)Leona (uncredited)
Assassin of Youth
Assassin of Youth (1938)Mrs. Mary Barry
First Love
First Love (1939)Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay (1940)Prisoner's Wife on Ferry
Three Husbands
Three Husbands (1950)Maid (uncredited)
Adventure
Adventure (1945)Mrs. Ludlow (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
That Brennan Girl (1946)Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1952)Attendant (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer (1946)Nancy, Henry's wife
Billy The Kid Returns
Billy The Kid Returns (1938)
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent (1939)Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett
Big Town After Dark
Big Town After Dark (1947)Charwoman (uncredited)
Telephone Operator
Telephone Operator (1937)Mrs. Molloy
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)Mother of Baby Vaughan (uncredited)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)Marjorie's Neighbor (uncredited)
Slander House
Slander House (1938)Mrs. Horton
Go West, Young Lady
Go West, Young Lady (1941)Townswoman
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl (1938)Happy's Nurse
Here's Flash Casey
Here's Flash Casey (1938)Mrs. O'Hara
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri (1941)Mrs. Dalton
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Within the Law
Within the Law (1939)Miss McGuinness - Prison Matron
Times Square Playboy
Times Square Playboy (1936)Mrs.Nellie Calhoun
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas (1940)Mrs. Rogers
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby (1950)Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)Mrs. Meegan
The Bamboo Blonde
The Bamboo Blonde (1946)Mom
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party (1937)Dressmaker
Three Girls About Town
Three Girls About Town (1941)Mrs. McDougall, scrubwoman
Slim
Slim (1937)Older Nurse
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)Mrs. O'Leary
Chain Gang
Chain Gang (1950)Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
Up Goes Maisie (1946)Landlady (Uncredited)
I Married a Doctor
I Married a Doctor (1936)Hospital Nurse
Quick Money
Quick Money (1937)Lyda Tompkins
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)Mrs. O'Reilly
A Criminal Is Born
A Criminal Is Born (1938)Martha Wheeler
Fighting Fools
Fighting Fools (1949)Mrs. Higgins
The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild (1944)Nurse Irma Reeves
Square Dance Katy
Square Dance Katy (1950)Ma O'Connor
The Incredible Stranger
The Incredible Stranger (1942)Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)
Glove Slingers
Glove Slingers (1939)Mary Kelly (uncredited)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)Fat Woman
Rider from Tucson
Rider from Tucson (1950)Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly
The Chaser
The Chaser (1938)Woman Auto Driver
Love Begins at Twenty
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater
That Man's Here Again
That Man's Here Again (1937)Mrs. Matthews
Moonlight in Vermont
Moonlight in Vermont (1943)Mrs. Costello
Hot Steel
Hot Steel (1940)Mrs. Morrison
Hoosier Schoolboy
Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)Miss Hodges the School Mistress
Trail to San Antone
Trail to San Antone (1947)The Commodore
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)Irish matron
Robin Hood Of Texas
Robin Hood Of Texas (1947)Mrs. O'Brien
The Old Swimmin' Hole
The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940)
Home in San Antone
Home in San Antone (1949)Ma Gibson
Diamond Frontier
Diamond Frontier (1940)Mrs. Willem
Michael O'Halloran
Michael O'Halloran (1937)Mrs. Tolliver