Dorothy Christy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1906
- Died
- May 21, 1977
- Birthplace
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys 1992
as (archive footage)
So Big 1953
as Widow Paarlenberg
The Fountainhead 1949
as Society Woman (uncredited)
Caught 1949
as Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
Fighting Back 1948
as Martha Higby
Silver River 1948
as Woman (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe 1947
as Grace
The Unfaithful 1947
as Mrs. Freedley
Miracle on 34th Street 1947
as Secretary (uncredited)
Scared to Death 1947
as Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
The Pilgrim Lady 1947
as Nell Brown
Undercurrent 1946
as Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
The Magnificent Rogue 1946
as Clerk
Little Giant 1946
as Jim's wife (uncredited)
Black Market Babies 1945
as Mrs. Becker (uncredited)
Junior Miss 1945
as Mrs. Cummings
Flame of Barbary Coast 1945
as Mother Bronson
Fashion Model 1945
as Mme. Celeste
Laura 1944
as Woman (uncredited)
Cowboy and the Senorita 1944
as Lulubelle
Double Up 1943
as Leon's Wife
Cutie on Duty 1943
as Mrs Errol
Radio Runaround 1943
as Mrs. Arlene Errol
Gem-Jams 1943
as Mrs. Arlene Errol
Dear! Deer! 1942
as Mrs. Taylor
Get Hep to Love 1942
as 3rd Woman
Sunset on the Desert 1942
as Committee Woman
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine 1942
as Mrs. Updyke
Sierra Sue 1941
as Verebel Featherstone
Sailors on Leave 1941
as Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Radio Ranch 1940
as Queen Tika
City of Chance 1940
as Woman on Phone
They Shall Have Music 1939
as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven 1939
as Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up 1939
as Rusty's Dancing Partner
Submarine Patrol 1938
as McPeek's Girl
Marie Antoinette 1938
as Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman 1938
as Mrs. Morton
You Can't Have Everything 1937
as Blonde
Topper 1937
Actor
Slave Ship 1937
as Blonde
Love Is News 1937
as Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)
Early to Bed 1936
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man 1935
as Helen Kay
I've Been Around 1935
as Girl
The Phantom Empire 1935
as Queen Tika
Bright Eyes 1934
as Anita Smythe
6 Day Bike Rider 1934
as Mrs. Mabel St. Clair
Servants' Entrance 1934
as Mrs. Knut Johnson
One Exciting Adventure 1934
as Woman with Earrings
Million Dollar Ransom 1934
as Gwen (Uncredited)
Love Birds 1934
as Kitten
Sons of the Desert 1933
as Mrs. Betty Laurel
Only Yesterday 1933
as Rena (Uncredited)
- The Big Squeal
The Big Squeal 1933
as Natalie
Second Hand Wife 1933
as Rose Bray (Uncredited)
Lawyer Man 1932
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Slightly Married 1932
as Marjorie Reynolds
Devil and the Deep 1932
as Mrs. Crimp
- The Hollywood Handicap
The Hollywood Handicap 1932
Actor
The Arm of the Law 1932
as Mrs. Myrtle Welling
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood 1932
as Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick
Union Depot 1932
as Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father 1932
as Evelyn Smythe
The Devil Plays 1931
as Dolores Quincy
Night Life in Reno 1931
as Gwen Maynard
Convicted 1931
as Constance Forbes
Grief Street 1931
as Ethel Wynn Merle
Gold Dust Gertie 1931
as Mabel Guthrie
Big Business Girl 1931
as Mrs. Emery
King of the Wild 1931
as Mrs. LaSalle
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath 1931
as Angelica Embrey
Caught Cheating 1931
as Tessie
- No, No, Lady
No, No, Lady 1931
as Adelle Martin
- She Got What She Wanted
She Got What She Wanted 1930
Actor
Big Money 1930
as Leila
Playboy of Paris 1930
as Mlle. Berengere
Extravagance 1930
as Esther Hamilton
So This Is London 1930
as Lady Amy Ducksworth
She Who Gets Slapped 1930
as Wife
That's My Wife 1929
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.