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Doro Merande

Doro Merande
  • Name: Doro Merande
  • Birthday: 1892-03-29
  • Also known as: Dora Matthews
  • Place of birth: Columbus, Kansas, USA
  • Popularity: 1.413
Biography: 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 for the most part on the East Coast. She was born Dora Matthews in Kansas in 1892 and orphaned as a child. Growing up in boarding schools, she headed to New York and pursued an acting career immediately after finishing her education. She appeared long... Read More

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Title Release date
The Front Page   as  Jennie 1974-11-01
Making It   as  Librarian 1971-03-21
Change of Habit   as  Rose 1969-11-10
Skidoo   as  The Mayor 1968-12-19
Hurry Sundown   as  Ada Hemmings 1967-02-09
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!   as  Muriel Everett 1966-05-25
Kiss Me, Stupid   as  Mrs. Pettibone 1964-12-22
The Cardinal   as  Picket 1963-12-12
The Gazebo   as  Matilda 1960-01-15
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker   as  Miss Haskins 1959-02-20
The Man with the Golden Arm   as  Vi 1955-12-26
The Seven Year Itch   as  Waitress at Vegetarian Restaurant (uncredited) 1955-06-03
The Whistle at Eaton Falls   as  Miss Pringle 1951-08-02
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell   as  Mrs. Hammer 1951-08-01
Cover Up   as  Hilda 1949-02-25
The Snake Pit   as  Asylum Patient (uncredited) 1948-11-04
Our Town   as  Mrs. Soames 1940-05-24
Bad Boy   as  Mrs. Jackson 1935-10-25
Navy Wife   as  Nurse Sharpe 1935-09-17
Moonlight and Pretzels 1933-08-01
Bondage   as  Boarding House Matron (uncredited) 1933-04-22
Strictly Personal   as  Club Member 1933-03-17
State Fair   as  Mrs. Metcalfe's Acquaintance at Food Contest (Uncredited) 1933-02-10
Wayward   as  Maid (uncredited) 1932-02-19
Personal Maid   as  Mrs. Wurtz's Maid (uncredited) 1931-09-12