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Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

She Got What She Wanted

She Got What She Wanted

1930

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942

I've Been Around

I've Been Around

1935

King of the Wild

King of the Wild

1931

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933

Convicted

Convicted

1931

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931

Cowboy and the Senorita

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

1992

Fashion Model

Fashion Model

1945

Scared to Death

Scared to Death

1947

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931

Radio Ranch

Radio Ranch

1940

6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider

1934

Cutie on Duty

Cutie on Duty

1943

Extravagance

Extravagance

1930

The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire

1935

Gold Dust Gertie

Gold Dust Gertie

1931

The Arm of the Law

The Arm of the Law

1932

Grief Street

Grief Street

1931

Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

1930

Slightly Married

Slightly Married

1932

Caught Cheating

Caught Cheating

1931

The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady

1947

Topper

Topper

1937

The Unexpected Father

The Unexpected Father

1932

Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman

1938

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1948

So Big

So Big

1953

You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything

1937

No, No, Lady

No, No, Lady

1931

Million Dollar Ransom

Million Dollar Ransom

1934

Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

One Exciting Adventure

One Exciting Adventure

1934

East Side of Heaven

East Side of Heaven

1939

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939

The Big Squeal

The Big Squeal

1933

Caught

Caught

1949

Sailors on Leave

Sailors on Leave

1941

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

That's My Wife

That's My Wife

1929

Sierra Sue

Sierra Sue

1941

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man

1935

Night Life in Reno

Night Life in Reno

1931

Laura

Laura

1944

Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

1932

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

City of Chance

City of Chance

1940

The Magnificent Rogue

The Magnificent Rogue

1946

Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

She Who Gets Slapped

She Who Gets Slapped

1930

Sunset on the Desert

Sunset on the Desert

1942

Early to Bed

Early to Bed

1936

The Devil Plays

The Devil Plays

1931

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love

1942

Junior Miss

Junior Miss

1945

Love Birds

Love Birds

1934

Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

Dear! Deer!

Dear! Deer!

1942

So This Is London

So This Is London

1930

Double Up

Double Up

1943

Gem-Jams

Gem-Jams

1943

Radio Runaround

Radio Runaround

1943

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

1946

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful

1947

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

Little Giant

Little Giant

1946

Black Market Babies

Black Market Babies

1945

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

Big Money

Big Money

1930

Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe

1947

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

1932

Servants' Entrance

Servants' Entrance

1934

The Hollywood Handicap

The Hollywood Handicap

1932

Silver River

Silver River

1948

Lawyer Man

Lawyer Man

1932

Second Hand Wife

Second Hand Wife

1933