Dorothy Christy

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 26, 1906

died

May 21, 1977

place of birth

Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

also known as

Dorothea J. Seltzer · Dorothy Christie

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

1947as Secretary (uncredited)
Laura
7.6

Laura

1944as Woman (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
6.8

The Fountainhead

1949as Society Woman (uncredited)
Caught
6.6

Caught

1949as Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
6.6

Marie Antoinette

1938as Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Topper
6.7

Topper

1937
Slave Ship
5.1

Slave Ship

1937as Blonde
So Big
5.5

So Big

1953as Widow Paarlenberg
Undercurrent
5.9

Undercurrent

1946as Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Silver River
6.1

Silver River

1948as Woman (uncredited)
Little Giant
5.2

Little Giant

1946as Jim's wife (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
5.5

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945as Mother Bronson
Sons of the Desert
7.1

Sons of the Desert

1933as Mrs. Betty Laurel
Bright Eyes
6.7

Bright Eyes

1934as Anita Smythe
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.5

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942as Mrs. Updyke
The Unfaithful
5.9

The Unfaithful

1947as Mrs. Freedley
Love Is News
6.3

Love Is News

1937as Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)
Grief Street
4.4

Grief Street

1931as Ethel Wynn Merle
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
7.0

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992as (archive footage)
You Can't Have Everything
6.5

You Can't Have Everything

1937as Blonde
They Shall Have Music
6.5

They Shall Have Music

1939as Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol
6.7

Submarine Patrol

1938as McPeek's Girl
Cowboy and the Senorita
5.8

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944as Lulubelle
Devil and the Deep
5.0

Devil and the Deep

1932as Mrs. Crimp
Only Yesterday
7.1

Only Yesterday

1933as Rena (Uncredited)
The Phantom Empire
5.8

The Phantom Empire

1935as Queen Tika
Early to Bed
8.0

Early to Bed

1936as Nurse (uncredited)
Fashion Model
5.0

Fashion Model

1945as Mme. Celeste
East Side of Heaven
7.4

East Side of Heaven

1939as Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)
Million Dollar Ransom
5.0

Million Dollar Ransom

1934as Gwen (Uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
5.5

The Fabulous Joe

1947as Grace
Union Depot
6.0

Union Depot

1932as Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
Dear! Deer!
10.0

Dear! Deer!

1942as Mrs. Taylor
Rough Riders' Round-up
5.3

Rough Riders' Round-up

1939as Rusty's Dancing Partner
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
5.3

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931as Angelica Embrey
Get Hep to Love
7.0

Get Hep to Love

1942as 3rd Woman
Big Business Girl
6.8

Big Business Girl

1931as Mrs. Emery
The Daring Young Man
10.0

The Daring Young Man

1935as Helen Kay
6 Day Bike Rider
7.0

6 Day Bike Rider

1934as Mrs. Mabel St. Clair
So This Is London
7.0

So This Is London

1930as Lady Amy Ducksworth
Lawyer Man
6.1

Lawyer Man

1932as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Scared to Death
4.3

Scared to Death

1947as Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father
7.0

The Unexpected Father

1932as Evelyn Smythe
Convicted
5.0

Convicted

1931as Constance Forbes
Fighting Back
6.7

Fighting Back

1948as Martha Higby
The Pilgrim Lady
6.0

The Pilgrim Lady

1947as Nell Brown
The Magnificent Rogue
6.5

The Magnificent Rogue

1946as Clerk
Love Birds
6.5

Love Birds

1934as Kitten
City of Chance
5.6

City of Chance

1940as Woman on Phone
King of the Wild
4.2

King of the Wild

1931as Mrs. LaSalle