Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams (January 8, 1900; Hannah, North Dakota – March 16, 1988; Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actress. She was married to character actor Byron Foulger from 1921-1970. She was the mother of soap opera actress Rachel Ames. In the 60's, she was a popular acting instructor in the UCLA School of Theatre Arts.

Partial filmography

• 1938 Broadway Musketeers as Anna
• 1939 The Women as Miss Atkinson
• 1939 Ninotchka as Jacqueline
• 1940 The Fight for Life
• 1941 The Devil Commands
• 1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
• 1943 So Proudly We Hail! as Lt. Irma Emerson
• 1944 Laura as Bessie Clary
• 1946 A Boy and His Dog
• 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives as Mrs. Cameron
• 1952 Carrie as Mrs. Meebers
• 1956 The Ten Commandments as Slave woman/Hebrew at Golden Calf/Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
• 1956 The Killing as Ruthie O'Reilly
• 1957 3:10 to Yuma as Mrs. Potter
• 1958 The Big Country
• 1975 Peeper as Mrs. Prendergast

External links

• Dorothy Adams at the Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Adams at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dorothy Adams at AllRovi
• Dorothy Adams at Aveleyman
• Dorothy Adams at Find a Grave