Dorothy Peterson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Dorothy Peterson (December 25, 1897 – October 3, 1979) was an American film and television actress.Peterson was born in Hector, Minnesota of Swedish immigrant ancestry. She made her screen debut in 1930s Mothers Cry, 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 essay 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 '60s. She appeared in 83 films, and made several television appearances between 1930 and 1964.
Character actress of Swedish ancestry, who after her movie debut in the 1930 melodrama 'Mothers Cry', was henceforth typecast to play long-suffering mothers and wives. Studied at Columbia University, New York, and appeared on Broadway from 1924 to 1930. Notable roles in 'Dracula' (as Lucy Seward, 1927-8) and 'Subway Express' (1929, with Helen Mack).
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Side Streets
1934
Mrs. Richards
Uncertain Lady
1934
Cicily Prentiss
Men in White
1934
Nurse Mary (uncredited)
As the Earth Turns
1934
Mil
Beloved
1934
Baroness Irene von Hausmann
Big Executive
1933
Mrs. Sarah Conway
I'm No Angel
1933
Thelma
The Mayor of Hell
1933
Mrs. Smith
Hold Me Tight
1933
Mary Shane (uncredited)
Reform Girl
1933
Mrs. Putnam
Billion Dollar Scandal
1933
Mrs. Jackson (scenes deleted)
Call Her Savage
1932
Silas' Wife
Payment Deferred
1932
Annie Marble
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932
Lilly Blake
Life Begins
1932
A Patient
Thrill of Youth
1932
Seena Sherwood
Attorney for the Defense
1932
Mrs. Wallace
Night World
1932
Edith Blair
When a Fellow Needs a Friend
1932
Mrs. Margaret Randall
So Big!
1932
Maartje Pool
Business and Pleasure
1932
Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker
She Wanted a Millionaire
1932
Mrs. Miller
The Beast of the City
1932
Mary Fitzpatrick
Forbidden
1932
Helen
Emma
1932
Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)
Rich Man's Folly
1931
Katherine Trumbull
Way Back Home
1931
Rose Clark
Skyline
1931
Rose Breen
Penrod and Sam
1931
Mrs. Schofield
Bought!
1931
Mrs. Dale
The Reckless Hour
1931
Mrs. Susie Jennison
Traveling Husbands
1931
Martha Hall
Party Husband
1931
Kate
Up for Murder
1931
Mrs. Marshall
Mothers Cry
1930
Mary Williams
The Patty Duke Show
1964
TV Series
Mrs. Caldwell
Escala en Hi-Fi
1963
unconfirmed
Naked City
1959
TV Series
Mrs. Graither
Star Tonight
1955
TV Series
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
1954
TV Series
Mrs. Kennedy
Campbell Summer Soundstage
1953
TV Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1953
TV Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1951-1953
TV Series
Lincoln's Little Correspondent
1953
TV Movie
Lux Video Theatre
1952
TV Series
Wife
Robert Montgomery Presents
1952
TV Series
Suspense
1952
TV Series
Mrs. Morgan
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951
TV Series
Celanese Theatre
1951
TV Series
Muriel McComber
Martin Kane
1951
TV Series
Mrs. Heyward
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
1950
TV Series
Julia Gibbs
Nash Airflyte Theatre
1950
TV Series
Kraft Theatre
1950
TV Series
Studio One in Hollywood
1950
TV Series
That Hagen Girl
1947
Minta Hagen
Sister Kenny
1946
Agnes
Canyon Passage
1946
Mrs. Dance (uncredited)
Faces in the Fog
1944
Mrs. Mason
The Woman in the Window
1944
Mrs. Wanley
When the Lights Go on Again
1944
Mrs. Clara Benson
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Manby
This Is the Life
1944
Aunt Betsy
This Is the Army
1943
Mrs. Nelson
The Moon Is Down
1943
Mother (uncredited)
Air Force
1943
Mrs. Chester (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
1942
Lola DeWinters
Saboteur
1942
Mrs. Mason
Uncle Joe
1941
Margaret Day
Henry Aldrich for President
1941
Mrs. Aldrich
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
Mrs. Bishop
Ride, Kelly, Ride
1941
Mrs. Martin
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
1940
Mrs. Pepper
Out West with the Peppers
1940
Mrs. Pepper
Women in War
1940
Sister Frances
Lillian Russell
1940
Cynthia Leonard
Too Many Husbands
1940
Gertrude Houlihan
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940
Mrs. Pepper
Sabotage
1939
Edith Grayson
Two Bright Boys
1939
Kathleen O'Donnell
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
1939
Mrs. Pepper
Dark Victory
1939
Miss Wainwright
The Flying Irishman
1939
Mrs. Edith Corrigan - Doug's Mother (uncredited)
The World Is Ours
1938
Short
The Mother
Girls on Probation
1938
Jane Lennox
Breaking the Ice
1938
Annie Decker
Hunted Men
1938
Mary Harris
52nd Street
1937
Adela Rondell
Confession
1937
Mrs. Koslov
Girl Loves Boy
1937
Mrs. McCarthy
Her Husband Lies
1937
Dorothy Powell
Under Cover of Night
1937
Susan Nash
Reunion
1936
Katherine Kennedy
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
Mrs. Jennie Stevens (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936
Nurse Katherine Kennedy
Man of Iron
1935
Bessie Bennett
Freckles
1935
Mrs. Duncan
Pursuit
1935
Mrs. McCoy
Laddie
1935
Mrs. Stanton
Sweepstake Annie
1935
Mrs. Henry Foster
Society Doctor
1935
Mrs. Harrigan
Peck's Bad Boy
1934
Aunt Lily Clay
Treasure Island
1934
Mrs. Hawkins
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Country Doctor
1936
performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893, "Jack and Jill" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Juke Box Jury
1963
TV Series
Herself - Panellist
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists