Perennial starlet Dorothy Abbott was a sexy, vivacious, wide-smiling model, showgirl and actress who could brighten up a room. Unfortunately, her cinematic offerings wound up being pretty minimal and her last years were marred by depression and, ultimately, a tragic end.
She was born Dorothy E. Abbott on December 16, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri and started her career off as a chorine with Earl Carroll and his Los Angeles-based revues and ...
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Bachelor in Paradise
As Woman (uncredited)
There's No Business Like Show Business
As Showgirl (uncredited)
Little Women
As Schoolgirl (uncredited)
East Side, West Side
As Model (uncredited)
A Gathering of Eagles
Pardners
As Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
As Waitress (uncredited)
The Petty Girl
As December Petty Girl (uncredited)
Warning Shot
Lover Come Back
As Brackett Receptionist (uncredited)
Neptune's Daughter
As Model (uncredited)
Words and Music
As Showgirl (uncredited)
A Virgin In Hollywood
As Darla Sloan
Rebel Without a Cause
As Nurse (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
As Maid (uncredited)
Beyond Glory
As Party Girl (uncredited)
The Apartment
As Office Worker (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
As Model (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own
As Model (uncredited)
South Pacific
As Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
Where Danger Lives
As Nurse Clerk (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
As Card Player
Red, Hot and Blue
As The Queen
Dragnet
Leave It to Beaver