Biography
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.
Acted in 77
1990s
- 1992
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(archive footage)
1950s
- 1953
So Big
Widow Paarlenberg
1940s
- 1949
The Fountainhead
Society Woman (uncredited)
Caught
Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
- 1948
Fighting Back
Martha Higby
- 1947
The Fabulous Joe
Grace
The Unfaithful
Mrs. Freedley
The Pilgrim Lady
Nell Brown
- 1946
The Magnificent Rogue
Clerk
Little Giant
Jim's wife (uncredited)
- 1945
Black Market Babies
Mrs. Becker (uncredited)
Junior Miss
Mrs. Cummings
Fashion Model
Mme. Celeste
- 1944
- 1943
Double Up
Leon's Wife
Cutie on Duty
Mrs Errol
Radio Runaround
Mrs. Arlene Errol
Gem-Jams
Mrs. Arlene Errol
- 1942
Dear! Deer!
Mrs. Taylor
Get Hep to Love
3rd Woman
Sunset on the Desert
Committee Woman
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Mrs. Updyke
- 1941
Sierra Sue
Verebel Featherstone
Sailors on Leave
Blonde Woman (uncredited)
- 1940
City of Chance
Woman on Phone
1930s
- 1939
They Shall Have Music
Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up
Rusty's Dancing Partner
- 1938
Submarine Patrol
McPeek's Girl
Woman Against Woman
Mrs. Morton
- 1937
You Can't Have Everything
Blonde
Slave Ship
Blonde
- 1936
Early to Bed
Nurse (uncredited)
- 1935
The Daring Young Man
Helen Kay
I've Been Around
Girl
- 1934
6 Day Bike Rider
Mrs. Mabel St. Clair
Servants' Entrance
Mrs. Knut Johnson
Million Dollar Ransom
Gwen (Uncredited)
One Exciting Adventure
Woman with Earrings
Love Birds
Kitten
- 1933
Only Yesterday
Rena (Uncredited)
Second Hand Wife
Rose Bray (Uncredited)
- 1932
Slightly Married
Marjorie Reynolds
Devil and the Deep
Mrs. Crimp
The Arm of the Law
Mrs. Myrtle Welling
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick
Union Depot
Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father
Evelyn Smythe
- 1931
The Devil Plays
Dolores Quincy
Convicted
Constance Forbes
Night Life in Reno
Gwen Maynard
Grief Street
Ethel Wynn Merle
Gold Dust Gertie
Mabel Guthrie
Big Business Girl
Mrs. Emery
King of the Wild
Mrs. LaSalle
Caught Cheating
Tessie
- 1930
Big Money
Leila
Playboy of Paris
Mlle. Berengere
Extravagance
Esther Hamilton
So This Is London
Lady Amy Ducksworth
She Who Gets Slapped
Wife
1920s
- 1929
That's My Wife
Undetermined Role (uncredited)