Plain, angular Doro Merande was one of those delightful character actresses you couldn't take your eyes off of, no matter how minuscule the part. She excelled at playing older than she was -- doting aunts, inveterate gossips, curt secretaries and small-minded townspeople -- all topped with an amusing warble in her voice and bristly eccentric edge. Too bad then that she wasn't used more in films, but she preferred live theater and based herself fo...
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The Gazebo
As Matilda
Our Town
As Mrs. Soames
Skidoo
As The Mayor
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
As Mrs. Hammer
Bondage
As Boarding House Matron (uncredited)
Hurry Sundown
As Ada Hemmings
Kiss Me, Stupid
As Mrs. Pettibone
State Fair
As Mrs. Metcalfe's Acquaintance at Food Contest (Uncredited)
The Cardinal
As Picket
Cover Up
As Hilda
Moonlight and Pretzels
Strictly Personal
As Club Member
The Snake Pit
As Asylum Patient (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch
As Waitress at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited)
Wayward
As Maid (uncredited)
The Front Page
As Jennie
Bad Boy
As Mrs. Jackson
Making It
As Librarian
Navy Wife
As Nurse Sharpe
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
As Miss Pringle
The Man with the Golden Arm
As Vi
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
As Muriel Everett
Personal Maid
As Mrs. Wurtz's Maid (uncredited)
Change of Habit
As Rose
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
As Miss Haskins
Omnibus
The Twilight Zone
As Sadie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As Mrs. Herman
Bringing Up Buddy
As Aunt Iris Flower
Sam Benedict
Thriller
As Melba Pennaroyd
The New Breed
As Miss Stewart
Tales of Tomorrow