Dorothy Appleby
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1906, Portland, Maine, USA
- Died
- August 9, 1990
- Movies
- 47
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Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 – August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest."
Appleby was seen in many supporting roles, almost always in short subjects or low-budget feature films. She never progressed to leading roles in important pictures because of her height, which made her difficult to cast The trim brunette stood just over five feet tall, and her early leading men (like comedian Charley Chase) towered over her.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1974 | The Three Stooges Follies | Mrs. Plunkett (archive footage) |
| 1943 | Pitchin' in the Kitchen | Dagmar Spiggott, the wife |
| 1942 | What's the Matador? | O'Brien's Secretary |
| 1942 | What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? | Aggie |
| 1942 | Loco Boy Makes Good | Twitchell's Girl |
| 1941 | In the Sweet Pie and Pie | Tiska Jones |
| 1941 | General Nuisance | Dorothy - Army nurse |
| 1941 | Manpower | Wilma |
| 1941 | Black Eyes and Blues | Helen Potts Harmon |
| 1941 | So Long Mr. Chumps | Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| 1941 | High Sierra | Margie (uncredited) |
| 1940 | His Ex Marks the Spot | His wife |
| 1940 | Cookoo Cavaliers | Rosita (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Devil's Pipeline | Stewardess |
| 1940 | The Spook Speaks | Newlywed wife |
| 1940 | From Nurse to Worse | Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie | Hatcheck Girl (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Taming of the Snood | Miss Wilson |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Woman in Book Store (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Pardon My Berth Marks | Mary Crissman |
| 1940 | Rockin' Thru the Rockies | Tessie |
| 1940 | Convicted Woman | Daisy |
| 1940 | Nothing But Pleasure | Mrs. Plunkett |
| 1939 | The Women | Treatment Girl (uncredited) |
| 1939 | When Tomorrow Comes | Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Maybelle |
| 1939 | Stagecoach | Girl in Saloon (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Making the Headlines | Claire Sandford |
| 1937 | Live, Love and Learn | Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Small Town Boy | Sandra French |
| 1937 | Make a Wish | Telephone Girl |
| 1937 | Paradise Express | Kay Carson |
| 1936 | North of Nome | Ruby |
| 1936 | Riffraff | Gertie |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It | Lola McArdle |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Nardi |
| 1934 | Fate's Fathead | Dorothy Chase |
| 1934 | You Said a Hatful! | Dorothy |
| 1934 | Two Heads on a Pillow | Mitzie LaVerne |
| 1934 | I Give My Love | Alice Henley |
| 1934 | School for Girls | Florence Burns |
| 1934 | Jail Birds of Paradise | Miss Deering, Prison Warder |
| 1934 | As the Earth Turns | Doris |
| 1933 | King of the Wild Horses | Napeeta |
| 1933 | Trick for Trick | Maisie Henry |
| 1932 | Under Eighteen | Elsie |
| 1928 | Square Crooks | Kay Ellison |
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