Dorothy Appleby

Dorothy Appleby

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1906-01-06
Deathday: 1990-08-09 (84 years old)

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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.


She soon found steady if not prestigious work in Columbia Pictures' two-reel comedies. She appeared frequently with The Three Stooges, who were only a few inches taller than she was, and in 1940 she became Buster Keaton's leading lady, for the same reason: her height complemented his. She worked with Columbia comics Andy Clyde, El Brendel, and Hugh Herbert, and she had an uncredited part in John Ford's Stagecoach.


Some of her Stooge comedies were Loco Boy Makes Good, So Long Mr. Chumps, and In the Sweet Pie and Pie. One memorable appearance was as Mexican brunette Rosita in 1940's Cookoo Cavaliers. In the film, Appleby gets clobbered by the Stooges when a facial "mud pack" made of cement dries on her face. Her petite figure belied her age, and she continued to play "younger" roles into the 1940s. One of her last screen roles was a one-line bit (playing a college co-ed at age 35) in the 1941 Jane Withers feature Small Town Deb.

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Filmography

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Movies 52

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Love's A-Poppin'

Love's A-Poppin' (1953)

Movie
Dagmar Spiggott, the wife
Pitchin' in the Kitchen

Pitchin' in the Kitchen (1943)

Movie
O'Brien's Secretary
What's the Matador?

What's the Matador? (1942)

Movie
Aggie
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? (1942)

Movie
Dorothy Smith
Three Blonde Mice

Three Blonde Mice (1942)

Movie
Twitchell's Girl
Loco Boy Makes Good

Loco Boy Makes Good (1942)

Movie
6
Hotel Maid
She's Oil Mine

She's Oil Mine (1941)

Movie
Tiska Jones
In the Sweet Pie and Pie

In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)

Movie
Dorothy - Army Nurse
General Nuisance

General Nuisance (1941)

Movie
Wilma
Manpower

Manpower (1941)

Movie
Nazi Agent
Yankee Doodle Andy

Yankee Doodle Andy (1941)

Movie
Helen Potts Harmon
Black Eyes and Blues

Black Eyes and Blues (1941)

Movie
Judge's Wife
Yumpin' Yiminy!

Yumpin' Yiminy! (1941)

Movie
Pomeroy's Girlfriend
So Long Mr. Chumps

So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)

Movie
Margie (uncredited)
High Sierra

High Sierra (1941)

Movie
5.78
His Wife
His Ex Marks the Spot

His Ex Marks the Spot (1940)

Movie
Rosita
Cookoo Cavaliers

Cookoo Cavaliers (1940)

Movie
Jean, Baby's Mother
A Bundle of Bliss

A Bundle of Bliss (1940)

Movie
Stewardess
The Devil's Pipeline

The Devil's Pipeline (1940)

Movie
Newlywed Wife
The Spook Speaks

The Spook Speaks (1940)

Movie
Dr. Lerious' Receptionist
From Nurse to Worse

From Nurse to Worse (1940)

Movie
Hatcheck Girl (Uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie

Gold Rush Maisie (1940)

Movie
Miss Wilson
The Taming of the Snood

The Taming of the Snood (1940)

Movie
Woman in Book Store
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

Movie
Mary Christman
Pardon My Berth Marks

Pardon My Berth Marks (1940)

Movie
Tessie
Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940)

Movie
Daisy
Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Plunkett
Nothing But Pleasure

Nothing But Pleasure (1940)

Movie
Girl Under Newspapers
Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken

Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken (1939)

Movie
Treatment Girl (uncredited)
The Women

The Women (1939)

Movie
Maybelle
The Flying Irishman

The Flying Irishman (1939)

Movie
Girl in Saloon (uncredited)
Stagecoach

Stagecoach (1939)

Movie
4.33
Waitress
Pie a la Maid

Pie a la Maid (1938)

Movie
Claire Sandford
Making the Headlines

Making the Headlines (1938)

Movie
Lou - Bob's Model (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn (1937)

Movie
Sandra French
Small Town Boy

Small Town Boy (1937)

Movie
Telephone Girl
Make a Wish

Make a Wish (1937)

Movie
Kay Carson
Paradise Express

Paradise Express (1937)

Movie
Ruby
North of Nome

North of Nome (1936)

Movie
Gertie
Riffraff

Riffraff (1936)

Movie
Lola McArdle
Let 'em Have It

Let 'em Have It (1935)

Movie
Nardi
Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)

Movie
4.17
Dorothy Chase
Fate's Fathead

Fate's Fathead (1934)

Movie
Dorothy Anderson
You Said a Hatful!

You Said a Hatful! (1934)

Movie
Mitzie LaVerne
Two Heads on a Pillow

Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)

Movie
Alice Henley
I Give My Love

I Give My Love (1934)

Movie
Florence Burns
School for Girls

School for Girls (1934)

Movie
Miss Deering - Prison Warder
Jail Birds of Paradise

Jail Birds of Paradise (1934)

Movie
Doris
As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns (1934)

Movie
Napeeta
King of the Wild Horses

King of the Wild Horses (1933)

Movie
Maisie Henry
Trick for Trick

Trick for Trick (1933)

Movie
Elsie
Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen (1932)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1906-01-06

Deathday
1990-08-09 (84 years old)

Birth Place
Portland, Maine, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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