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Dorothy Tree
Biography:
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Dorothy Tree (May 21, 1906 – February 13, 1992) was an American actress, voice teacher and writer. She appeared in a wide range of character roles in at least 49 motion pictures between 1927 and 1951.
Her best-known roles were probably as Martha, mother of Knute Rockne, in Knute Rockne, All American and as May Emmerich, invalid wife of Louis Calhern, in The Asphalt Jungle.
After being blacklisted as a communist because of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, she began a second career as a voice teacher in New York. Emphasizing good diction and clarity, and the subtleties of intonation, she published four books on the... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Family Secret as Marie Elsner | 1951-10-21 |
A Life of Her Own as Caraway Secretary (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
The Men as Ellen's Mother | 1950-08-25 |
The Asphalt Jungle as May Emmerich | 1950-05-12 |
No Sad Songs for Me as Frieda Miles | 1950-04-27 |
Casanova Brown as Nurse Clark | 1944-08-23 |
Crime Doctor as Pearl Adams | 1943-06-22 |
Edge of Darkness as Solveig Brategaard (uncredited) | 1943-04-09 |
Hitler- Dead or Alive as Else von Brandt | 1942-11-12 |
Nazi Agent as Miss Harper | 1942-03-01 |
Highway West as Bella, Salvo's Moll | 1941-08-07 |
Singapore Woman as Mrs. Bennett | 1941-05-17 |
The Man Who Lost Himself as Mrs. Van Avery | 1941-03-21 |
Knute Rockne All American as Martha Rockne | 1940-10-05 |
Sky Murder as Kathe | 1940-09-27 |
Little Orvie as Clara Stone | 1940-03-11 |
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Elizabeth Edwards | 1940-02-22 |
City in Darkness as Charlotte Ronnell | 1939-11-15 |
Television Spy as Reni Vonich | 1939-10-20 |
Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Hilda Kleinhauer | 1939-05-06 |
The Mystery of Mr. Wong as Valerie Edwards | 1939-03-08 |
Cafe Society as Lady Photographer | 1939-03-03 |
The Mysterious Miss X as Alma Platt | 1939-01-10 |
Zaza as Mme. Dufresne | 1938-12-29 |
Trade Winds as Clara (Uncredited) | 1938-12-28 |
Storm Over Bengal as Mrs. Massarene | 1938-11-14 |
Having Wonderful Time as Frances | 1938-07-01 |
The Great Garrick as Mme. Moreau | 1937-10-30 |
Marked Woman as Woman in Raid (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
Navy Born as Daphne Roth | 1936-06-02 |
Three Godfathers as Blackie Winters | 1936-03-06 |
The Bridge of Sighs as Marion Courtney, aka Mary Court | 1936-02-14 |
Four Hours to Kill! as Mae Danish | 1935-04-11 |
A Night at the Ritz as Kiki | 1935-03-23 |
While the Patient Slept as Mittie Federie | 1935-03-09 |
The Woman in Red as Mrs. Olga Goodyear | 1935-02-16 |
The Firebird as Mrs. Jolan Brandt | 1934-11-03 |
Madame du Barry as Adelaide, the King's Daughter | 1934-10-13 |
The Case of the Howling Dog as Lucy Benton | 1934-09-22 |
The Dragon Murder Case as Ruby Steele | 1934-08-25 |
Side Streets as Ilka | 1934-08-14 |
Friends of Mr. Sweeney as Countess Olga Andrei Misitalsky | 1934-07-28 |
Here Comes the Navy as Gladys | 1934-07-21 |
East of Fifth Avenue as Kitty Green | 1933-11-28 |
Life Begins as Rita (uncredited) | 1932-09-10 |
Husband's Holiday as Cecily Reid | 1931-12-19 |
Drácula as Bride of Dracula (in catacombs) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1931-03-11 |
Dracula as Dracula's Bride (uncredited) | 1931-02-12 |
It as Waltham Employee (uncredited) | 1927-02-05 |