Dorothy Vaughan (actress)

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Dorothy Vaughan (November 5, 1890 – March 15, 1955) was an American actress.^[1][2] 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.

Dorothy Vaughan
Vaughan in 1913
Born	(1890-11-05)November 5, 1890 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died	March 15, 1955(1955-03-15) (aged 64) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Dorothy Vaughn
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913–1953

Filmography

Vaughan in Slander House (1938)

Left to right: Maris Wrixon, Dorothy Vaughan, and Boris Karloff in The Ape (1940)

Vaughan in That Brennan Girl (1946)

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1935	Annapolis Farewell	Chaperone	(uncredited)
1935	Mary Burns, Fugitive	Irish Hospital Matron
1936	I Married a Doctor	Hospital Nurse	(uncredited)
1936	Times Square Playboy	Mrs. Nellie Calhoun
1936	Love Begins at 20	Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater
1936	After the Thin Man	Charlotte	(uncredited)
1937	Black Legion	Mrs. Grogan
1937	That Man's Here Again	Mrs. Mathews	(uncredited)
1937	There Goes My Girl	Pedestrian Grabbing Connie	(uncredited)
1937	Slim	Nurse	(uncredited)
1937	Hoosier Schoolboy	Miss Hodges the School Mistress
1937	Stella Dallas	Stella	(uncredited)
1937	Mr. Dodd Takes the Air	Marjorie's Neighbor	(uncredited)
1937	The Life of the Party	Dressmaker	(uncredited)
1937	Conquest	Innkeeper	(uncredited)
1937	Telephone Operator	Mrs. Molloy	(as Dorothy Vaughn)
1937	Quick Money	Lyda Tompkins
1937	Assassin of Youth	Mrs. Mary Barry
1938	Here's Flash Casey	Mrs. O'Hara	(as Dorothy Vaughn)
1938	Little Miss Thoroughbred	Mrs. Katie O'Reilly	(as Dorothy Vaughn)
1938	Slander House	Mrs. Horton	(as Dorothy Vaughn)
1938	Little Orphan Annie	Mrs. Milligan
1938	Gambling Ship	Marton	(as Dorothy Vaughn)
1939	Calling Dr. Kildare	Mother of Baby Vaughan	(uncredited)
1939	The Man in the Iron Mask	Midwife
1939	First Love	Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid
1940	Hot Steel	Mrs. Morrison
1940	The Ape	Mother Clifford
1940	Diamond Frontier	Mrs. Wilhelm
1941	Secret Evidence	Mrs. Wilson
1941	Bad Men of Missouri	Mrs. Dalton
1941	Burma Convoy	Mrs. Hubert
1941	Three Girls About Town	Mrs. McDougall
1942	Lady Gangster	Jenkins
1942	Gentleman Jim	Ma Corbett
1943	Doughboys in Ireland	Mrs. Callahan
1943	Moonlight in Vermont	Mrs. Costello
1944	Henry Aldrich's Little Secret	Mrs. Olsen
1944	Dancing in Manhattan	Mrs. Bundy
1944	The Town Went Wild	Nurse Irma Reeves
1946	Riverboat Rhythm	Belle Crowley
1946	The Bamboo Blonde	Mom
1946	That Brennan Girl	Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
1947	Trail to San Antone	The Commodore
1947	The Egg and I	Maid
1947	Robin Hood of Texas	Mrs. O'Brien
1947	The Bishop's Wife	Delia
1948	Song of Idaho	Sarah Russell
1948	I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes	Mrs. Alvin
1949	Fighting Fools	Mrs. Higgins
1949	Home in San Antone	Ma Gidson
1950	Square Dance Katy	Ma O'Connor
1950	Rider from Tucson	Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly
1952	The Merry Widow	Attendant	(uncredited)
1952	The Star	Annie - Old Biddy in Department Store	(uncredited)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1949	The Silver Theatre	Granny Wayne	1 episode
1950	The Lone Ranger	Mrs. Whitcomb	1 episode (as Dorothy Vaughn)
1951	Fireside Theatre	Ma	1 episode
1952	The Roy Rogers Show	Ma Colton	1 episode
1952	Sky King	Mrs. McNeil	1 episode
1952	Chevron Theatre		1 episode
1953	Four Star Playhouse	Mrs. McNeil	1 episode
1953	The Abbott and Costello Show	Sarah	1 episode