Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy

🎂 26th May 1906 (119 yrs) 📍 Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Laura

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, May 26, 1906 – died May 21, 1977) was an American actress.

Christy acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers, and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial. She concluded her cinema career in 1953.

Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday.

Dorothy Christy

Movies Featuring Dorothy Christy

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)

as (archive footage)
So Big

So Big (1953)

as Widow Paarlenberg
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead (1949)

as Society Woman (uncredited)
Caught

Caught (1949)

as Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
Fighting Back

Fighting Back (1948)

as Martha Higby
Silver River

Silver River (1948)

as Woman (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe (1947)

as Grace
The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful (1947)

as Mrs. Freedley
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

as Secretary (uncredited)
Scared to Death

Scared to Death (1947)

as Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady (1947)

as Nell Brown
Undercurrent

Undercurrent (1946)

as Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
The Magnificent Rogue

The Magnificent Rogue (1946)

as Clerk
Little Giant

Little Giant (1946)

as Jim's wife (uncredited)
Black Market Babies

Black Market Babies (1945)

as Mrs. Becker (uncredited)
Junior Miss

Junior Miss (1945)

as Mrs. Cummings
Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)

as Mother Bronson
Fashion Model

Fashion Model (1945)

as Mme. Celeste
Laura

Laura (1944)

as Woman (uncredited)
Cowboy and the Senorita

Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)

as Lulubelle
Double Up

Double Up (1943)

as Leon's Wife
Cutie on Duty

Cutie on Duty (1943)

as Mrs Errol
Radio Runaround

Radio Runaround (1943)

as Mrs. Arlene Errol
Gem-Jams

Gem-Jams (1943)

as Mrs. Arlene Errol
Dear! Deer!

Dear! Deer! (1942)

as Mrs. Taylor
Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love (1942)

as 3rd Woman
Sunset on the Desert

Sunset on the Desert (1942)

as Committee Woman
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)

as Mrs. Updyke
Sierra Sue

Sierra Sue (1941)

as Verebel Featherstone
Sailors on Leave

Sailors on Leave (1941)

as Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Radio Ranch

Radio Ranch (1940)

as Queen Tika
City of Chance

City of Chance (1940)

as Woman on Phone
They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music (1939)

as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven (1939)

as Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)

as Rusty's Dancing Partner
Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol (1938)

as McPeek's Girl
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

as Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman (1938)

as Mrs. Morton
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything (1937)

as Blonde
Topper

Topper (1937)

Slave Ship

Slave Ship (1937)

as Blonde
Love Is News

Love Is News (1937)

as Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)
Early to Bed

Early to Bed (1936)

as Nurse
The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man (1935)

as Helen Kay
I've Been Around

I've Been Around (1935)

as Girl
The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire (1935)

as Queen Tika
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes (1934)

as Anita Smythe
6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider (1934)

as Mrs. Mabel St. Clair
Servants' Entrance

Servants' Entrance (1934)

as Mrs. Knut Johnson
Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom (1934)

as Gwen (Uncredited)
One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure (1934)

as Woman with Earrings
Love Birds

Love Birds (1934)

as Kitten
Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert (1933)

as Mrs. Betty Laurel
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday (1933)

as Rena (Uncredited)
No Image

The Big Squeal (1933)

as Natalie
Second Hand Wife

Second Hand Wife (1933)

as Rose Bray (Uncredited)
Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man (1932)

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Slightly Married

Slightly Married (1932)

as Marjorie Reynolds
Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep (1932)

as Mrs. Crimp
No Image

The Hollywood Handicap (1932)

The Arm of the Law

The Arm of the Law (1932)

as Mrs. Myrtle Welling
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932)

as Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick
Union Depot

Union Depot (1932)

as Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father

The Unexpected Father (1932)

as Evelyn Smythe
The Devil Plays

The Devil Plays (1931)

as Dolores Quincy
Convicted

Convicted (1931)

as Constance Forbes
Night Life in Reno

Night Life in Reno (1931)

as Gwen Maynard
Grief Street

Grief Street (1931)

as Ethel Wynn Merle
Gold Dust Gertie

Gold Dust Gertie (1931)

as Mabel Guthrie
Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl (1931)

as Mrs. Emery
King of the Wild

King of the Wild (1931)

as Mrs. LaSalle
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)

as Angelica Embrey
Caught Cheating

Caught Cheating (1931)

as Tessie
No Image

No, No, Lady (1931)

as Adelle Martin
No Image

She Got What She Wanted (1930)

Big Money

Big Money (1930)

as Leila
Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris (1930)

as Mlle. Berengere
Extravagance

Extravagance (1930)

as Esther Hamilton
So This Is London

So This Is London (1930)

as Lady Amy Ducksworth
She Who Gets Slapped

She Who Gets Slapped (1930)

as Wife
That's My Wife

That's My Wife (1929)

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)