Dorothy Adams (January 8, 1900 – March 16, 1988)[1][2] was an American character actress of stage, film, and television.
Dorothy Adams | |
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Born | Hannah, North Dakota U.S. | January 8, 1900
Died | March 16, 1988 | (aged 88)
Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1931−1975 |
Spouse | |
Children | Rachel Ames |
Adams was born in Hannah, North Dakota. She later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, and was educated there.[3]
In the 1920s, Adams was active with the Moroni Olsen Players.[4]
Adams was perhaps best known for her role as Wilma Cameron's mother in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Adams made numerous television appearances in the 1950s. She was seen in Gunsmoke with James Arness, and four episodes of the Western series The Adventures of Kit Carson, starring Bill Williams. She appeared in four episodes of the crime drama series Dragnet, starring Jack Webb. She made two guest appearances in Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr. She also appeared in comedy series, such as a 1958 episode of Leave It to Beaver, starring Jerry Mathers.
In the 1960s, she was a popular acting instructor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
Adams was married to character actor Byron Foulger[5] from 1921 until his death in 1970. She was the mother of soap opera actress Rachel Ames.
She died in 1988 in Woodland Hills, California. Her ashes lie with those of her husband in niche A142 in the Del Prado Mausoleum of Inglewood Park Cemetery in California.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1952 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Mrs. Williams | Episode "Snake River Trapper" |
1952 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Mrs. Trumbull | Episode "Outlaw Paradise" |
1952 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Mrs. Raymond | Episode "Pledge to Danger" |
1953 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Landlady | Episode "Claim Jumpers" |
1953 | Dragnet | Episode "The Big In-Laws" (1953) | |
1953 | Death Valley Days | Amelia Griffen | Season 2, Episode 1, "The Diamond Babe" |
1956 | Gunsmoke | Mrs. Pitcher | Episode "Cow Doctor" |
1957 | Gunsmoke | Mrs. Glick | Episode " Born to Hang" |
1958 | Leave It to Beaver | Miss Wakeland | Episode "School Play" |
1961 | The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Canfield | Season 2, Episode 12, "Dust" |