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Dorothy Christy

Acting

Dorothy Christy

EN cinema · 81 credits

Born

26 May 1906

Died

21 May 1977 (aged 70)

Birthplace

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

Also known as Dorothea J. Seltzer · Dorothy Christie

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.

Known for

Filmography

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys poster

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

EN · 19927.0

as (archive footage)

So Big poster

So Big

EN · 19535.5

as Widow Paarlenberg

Caught poster

Caught

EN · 19496.6

as Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)

The Fountainhead poster

The Fountainhead

EN · 19496.9

as Society Woman (uncredited)

Fighting Back poster

Fighting Back

EN · 19486.7

as Martha Higby

Silver River poster

Silver River

EN · 19486.1

as Woman (uncredited)

Scared to Death poster

Scared to Death

EN · 19474.3

as Mrs. Williams (uncredited)

The Pilgrim Lady poster

The Pilgrim Lady

EN · 19476.0

as Nell Brown

Miracle on 34th Street poster

Miracle on 34th Street

EN · 19477.4

as Secretary (uncredited)

The Unfaithful poster

The Unfaithful

EN · 19475.9

as Mrs. Freedley

The Fabulous Joe poster

The Fabulous Joe

EN · 19475.5

as Grace

The Magnificent Rogue poster

The Magnificent Rogue

EN · 19466.5

as Clerk

Undercurrent poster

Undercurrent

EN · 19465.9

as Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Little Giant poster

Little Giant

EN · 19465.3

as Jim's wife (uncredited)

Fashion Model poster

Fashion Model

EN · 19455.0

as Mme. Celeste

Flame of Barbary Coast poster

Flame of Barbary Coast

EN · 19455.5

as Mother Bronson

Junior Miss poster

Junior Miss

EN · 19457.8

as Mrs. Cummings

Black Market Babies poster

Black Market Babies

EN · 19455.8

as Mrs. Becker (uncredited)

Cowboy and the Senorita poster

Cowboy and the Senorita

EN · 19445.8

as Lulubelle

Laura poster

Laura

EN · 19447.6

as Woman (uncredited)

Cutie on Duty poster

Cutie on Duty

EN · 194310.0

as Mrs Errol

Double Up poster

Double Up

EN · 19439.0

as Leon's Wife

Gem-Jams poster

Gem-Jams

EN · 19437.5

as Mrs. Arlene Errol

Radio Runaround poster

Radio Runaround

EN · 19438.0

as Mrs. Arlene Errol

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine poster

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

EN · 19426.4

as Mrs. Updyke

Sunset on the Desert poster

Sunset on the Desert

EN · 19426.0

as Committee Woman

Get Hep to Love poster

Get Hep to Love

EN · 19427.0

as 3rd Woman

Dear! Deer! poster

Dear! Deer!

EN · 194210.0

as Mrs. Taylor

Sailors on Leave poster

Sailors on Leave

EN · 19418.0

as Blonde Woman (uncredited)

Sierra Sue poster

Sierra Sue

EN · 19417.0

as Verebel Featherstone

Radio Ranch poster

Radio Ranch

EN · 19405.6

as Queen Tika

City of Chance poster

City of Chance

EN · 19405.6

as Woman on Phone

Rough Riders' Round-up poster

Rough Riders' Round-up

EN · 19395.2

as Rusty's Dancing Partner

East Side of Heaven poster

East Side of Heaven

EN · 19397.4

as Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)

They Shall Have Music poster

They Shall Have Music

EN · 19396.4

as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)

Woman Against Woman poster

Woman Against Woman

EN · 19387.0

as Mrs. Morton

Submarine Patrol poster

Submarine Patrol

EN · 19386.7

as McPeek's Girl

Marie Antoinette poster

Marie Antoinette

EN · 19386.6

as Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)

Topper poster

Topper

EN · 19376.7

Actor

You Can't Have Everything poster

You Can't Have Everything

EN · 19376.5

as Blonde

Love Is News poster

Love Is News

EN · 19376.3

as Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)

Slave Ship poster

Slave Ship

EN · 19375.1

as Blonde

Early to Bed poster

Early to Bed

EN · 19368.0

as Nurse (uncredited)

I've Been Around poster

I've Been Around

EN · 19354.0

as Girl

The Phantom Empire poster

The Phantom Empire

EN · 19355.8

as Queen Tika

The Daring Young Man poster

The Daring Young Man

EN · 193510.0

as Helen Kay

6 Day Bike Rider poster

6 Day Bike Rider

EN · 19347.0

as Mrs. Mabel St. Clair

Million Dollar Ransom poster

Million Dollar Ransom

EN · 19345.0

as Gwen (Uncredited)

One Exciting Adventure poster

One Exciting Adventure

EN · 19348.0

as Woman with Earrings

Love Birds poster

Love Birds

EN · 19346.5

as Kitten

Bright Eyes poster

Bright Eyes

EN · 19346.7

as Anita Smythe

Servants' Entrance poster

Servants' Entrance

EN · 19348.0

as Mrs. Knut Johnson

Sons of the Desert poster

Sons of the Desert

EN · 19337.1

as Mrs. Betty Laurel

The Big Squeal

1933

The Big Squeal

EN · 19337.0

as Natalie

Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

EN · 19337.1

as Rena (Uncredited)

Second Hand Wife poster

Second Hand Wife

EN · 19335.5

as Rose Bray (Uncredited)

The Arm of the Law poster

The Arm of the Law

EN · 19325.2

as Mrs. Myrtle Welling

Slightly Married poster

Slightly Married

EN · 19326.3

as Marjorie Reynolds

The Unexpected Father poster

The Unexpected Father

EN · 19327.0

as Evelyn Smythe

Devil and the Deep poster

Devil and the Deep

EN · 19325.1

as Mrs. Crimp

Union Depot poster

Union Depot

EN · 19326.1

as Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood poster

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

EN · 19327.0

as Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick

The Hollywood Handicap

1932

The Hollywood Handicap

EN · 19327.0

Actor

Lawyer Man poster

Lawyer Man

EN · 19326.1

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

King of the Wild poster

King of the Wild

EN · 19314.2

as Mrs. LaSalle

Convicted poster

Convicted

EN · 19315.0

as Constance Forbes

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath poster

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

EN · 19315.4

as Angelica Embrey

Big Business Girl poster

Big Business Girl

EN · 19316.8

as Mrs. Emery

Gold Dust Gertie poster

Gold Dust Gertie

EN · 19316.0

as Mabel Guthrie

Grief Street poster

Grief Street

EN · 19314.4

as Ethel Wynn Merle

Caught Cheating poster

Caught Cheating

EN · 19317.0

as Tessie

No, No, Lady

1931

No, No, Lady

EN · 193110.0

as Adelle Martin

Night Life in Reno poster

Night Life in Reno

EN · 19314.5

as Gwen Maynard

The Devil Plays poster

The Devil Plays

EN · 19314.6

as Dolores Quincy

She Got What She Wanted

1930

She Got What She Wanted

EN · 193010.0

Actor

Extravagance poster

Extravagance

EN · 19304.5

as Esther Hamilton

Playboy of Paris poster

Playboy of Paris

EN · 19307.0

as Mlle. Berengere

She Who Gets Slapped poster

She Who Gets Slapped

EN · 19308.0

as Wife

So This Is London poster

So This Is London

EN · 19307.0

as Lady Amy Ducksworth

Big Money poster

Big Money

EN · 193010.0

as Leila

That's My Wife poster

That's My Wife

EN · 19296.6

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)