Dorothy Abbott was an American

United States

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 actress.

Career

Born in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

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, Missouri

Missouri

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, Abbott appeared in many films between the 1940s and 1960s as an extra. In Las Vegas

Las Vegas Strip

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 she was a showgirl at the Flamingo Hotel and was known as "the girl with the golden arm". She also appeared in guest roles on The Ford Television Theatre, Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...

, and Dragnet as Sergeant Joe Friday

Joe Friday

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's girlfriend Ann Baker. When she could not find work as an actress, she modeled and sold real estate.

Death

Depressed about the end of her marriage to police officer

Police officer

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 and actor Rudy Diaz, Abbott committed suicide in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 on December 15, 1968, a day before her 48th birthday. Abbott is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park

Rose Hills Memorial Park

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 in Whittier, California

Whittier, California

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.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1946	The Razor's Edge The Razor's Edge (1946 film) The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel. It was released in 1946 and stars Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall, supporting cast Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore and Elsa Lanchester. Marshall plays Somerset Maugham....	Showgirl	Uncredited
1947	Road to Rio Road to Rio Road to Rio is a 1947 comedy film, directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Bing Crosby as Scat Sweeney, Bob Hope as "Hot Lips" Barton, and Dorothy Lamour as Lucia Maria de Andrade. It was the fifth of the "Road to …" series.-Plot:...	Show Girl	Uncredited
1948	Night Has a Thousand Eyes Night Has a Thousand Eyes Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a 1948 film noir, starring Edward G. Robinson and directed by John Farrow. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich.- Plot :...	Maid	Uncredited
1948	Words and Music Words and Music (1948 film) Words and Music is a 1948 movie loosely based on the creative partnership of the composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart. The film starred Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett, and Ann Sothern, It is best remembered for the final screen pairing between Rooney and Judy...	Showgirl	Uncredited
1949	Take Me Out to the Ball Game Take Me Out to the Ball Game (film) Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a 1949 Technicolor musical film starring Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, and Gene Kelly. The movie was directed by Busby Berkeley. The title and nominal theme is taken from the unofficial anthem of American baseball, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"...	Dancer	Uncredited
1949	Little Women Little Women (1949 film) Little Women directed by Mervyn LeRoy is based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Sally Benson, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, and Andrew Solt...	Schoolgirl	Uncredited
1949	Neptune's Daughter Neptune's Daughter (1949 film) Neptune's Daughter is a 1949 musical romantic comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalbán, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn, Xavier Cugat and Mel Blanc...	Model	Uncredited
1949	Red, Hot and Blue	The Queen
1949	Angels in Disguise Angels in Disguise (film) Angels in Disguise is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on September 11, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the fifteenth film in the series.-Plot:...	Reception nurse	Uncredited
1949	East Side, West Side	Model	Uncredited
1950	Annie Get Your Gun Annie Get Your Gun (film) Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American musical comedy film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The Metro Goldwyn Mayer release, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon based on the 1946 stage musical of the same name, was directed by George Sidney...	Carriage Woman	Uncredited
1950	Where Danger Lives Where Danger Lives Where Danger Lives is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by John Farrow. The film stars Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue , and Claude Rains. At the time, Domergue was the latest of Howard Hughes' protegees.-Plot:...	Nurse Clerk	Uncredited
1951	His Kind of Woman His Kind of Woman His Kind of Woman is a black-and-white 1951 film noir starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. The film features supporting roles by Vincent Price, Raymond Burr, and Charles McGraw...	Card player	Uncredited
1951	My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy is a 1951 comedy film starring Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr. The movie was directed by Norman Z. McLeod.-Cast:*Bob Hope as Peanuts White/Eric Augustine*Hedy Lamarr as Lily Dalbray*Francis L...	Pretty girl	Uncredited
1952	The Las Vegas Story The Las Vegas Story (film) The Las Vegas Story is a 1952 suspense film noir directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Robert Sparks and Howard Hughes with Samuel Bischoff as the executive producer. The screenplay was by Paul Jarrico, Earl Felton, and Harry Essex from a story by Jay Dratler. The music score was by Leigh...	Waitress	Uncredited
1952	Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick was a 1952 'hillbilly' movie made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Claude Binyon and produced by William Perlberg and George Seaton.It is based on a 1919 play by Walter Benjamin Hare...	Showgirl	Uncredited
1953	The Caddy The Caddy The Caddy is a 1953 American film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It was filmed from November 24, 1952 through February 23, 1953. It was released by Paramount Pictures on August 10, 1953...	Girl in Dressing Room	Uncredited
1953 to 1954	Dragnet	Ann Baker	6 episodes
1954	There's No Business Like Show Business There's No Business Like Show Business (film) There's No Business Like Show Business is a 20th Century Fox musical film that was released on December 16, 1954. The title is borrowed from the famous song in the stage musical Annie Get Your Gun....	Show Girl	Uncredited
1955	It's a Great Life It's a Great Life It's a Great Life is an American situation comedy which aired on NBC from 1954 to 1956...	1st Dancer	Episode: "The Missing Husband"
1955	Love Me or Leave Me Love Me or Leave Me (film) Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 biographical film which tells the life story of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. It stars Doris Day as Etting, James Cagney as gangster Martin "Moe the Gimp" Snyder, her first husband and manager, and Cameron Mitchell as pianist/ arranger Myrl...	Dancer	Uncredited
1955	Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments...	Nurse	Uncredited
1956	Pardners Pardners Pardners is a movie starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and was released on July 25, 1956 by Paramount Pictures.-Plot:The storyline involves two ranch partners who are killed by the 'Masked Raiders' defending their land. Their infant sons are separated, one being raised on the farm and...	Dance hall girl	Uncredited
1956	The Great Man The Great Man The Great Man is a 1956 drama film directed by José Ferrer and based on a novel by Al Morgan. It was loosely based on the controversial career of Arthur Godfrey, the beloved TV and radio host whose image had been tarnished by a number of cast firings and Godfrey's contentious battles with the...	Stewardess	Uncredited
1956 to 1960	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 to September 3, 1966, starring the real life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television where it continued its success, running on both radio and TV for a couple of years...	Various roles	4 episodes
1956 to 1961	The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet	Various roles	11 episodes
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957 film) The film was based on a real event which took place on October 26, 1881. It was directed by John Sturges and featuring a screenplay written by novelist Leon Uris, and the movie's supporting cast included Rhonda Fleming, John Ireland, Jo Van Fleet, Martin Milner, Dennis Hopper, Jack Elam, Lee Van...	Girl	Uncredited
1957	The Unholy Wife The Unholy Wife The Unholy Wife is a color film noir drama film produced and directed by John Farrow at RKO Radio Pictures and released by Universal Pictures as RKO was in its final stages of closing down...	Waitress	Uncredited
1957	Jet Pilot Jet Pilot (film) Jet Pilot is a 1957 Cold War romantic comedy film starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. Written by Jules Furthman, the Technicolor movie went through several directorial changes. Josef von Sternberg directed between October, 1949 and February, 1950...	Girl	Uncredited
1957	Jailhouse Rock	Woman in restaurant	Uncredited
1958	South Pacific South Pacific (film) South Pacific is a 1958 musical romance film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, and based on James A. Michener's Tales of the South Pacific...	Nurse in Thanksgiving Show
1958	Rock-A-Bye Baby	Secretary	Uncredited
1960	The Apartment The Apartment The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray. It was Wilder's follow-up to the enormously popular Some Like It Hot and, like its predecessor, was a commercial and critical hit, grossing $25...	Office Worker	Uncredited
1960	Pepe Pepe (film) Pepe is a 1960 film starring Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno in the title role, directed by George Sidney. A multitude of cameo appearances attempted to replicate the success of Mario Moreno's American debut, notably Around the World in Eighty Days, produced by Mike Todd in 1956.The film failed to...	Girl	Uncredited
1962	Sergeants 3	Mrs. Collingwood
1962	That Touch of Mink That Touch of Mink That Touch of Mink is a 1962 romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Doris Day. The film co-stars Gig Young, John Astin, Audrey Meadows, and Dick Sargent. In addition, baseball stars Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Yogi Berra make cameo appearances....	Stewardess	Uncredited
1963	Leave It to Beaver Leave It to Beaver Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...	Various roles	2 episodes
1963	A Gathering of Eagles A Gathering of Eagles A Gathering of Eagles is a 1963 film about the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War and the pressures of command. The plot is patterned after the World War II film Twelve O'Clock High, which producer-screenwriter Sy Bartlett also wrote, with elements also mirroring Above and Beyond and Toward the...	Mrs. Josten
1963	Palm Springs Weekend Palm Springs Weekend Palm Springs Weekend is a 1963 Warner Bros. bedroom comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. It has elements of the beach party genre and has been called “a sort of Westernized version of Where the Boys Are" by Billboard Magazine...	Radio Operator	Uncredited
1964	Quick, Before It Melts Quick, Before It Melts Quick, Before It Melts is a 1964 Panavision and Metrocolor comedy film directed by Delbert Mann, written by Dale Wasserman, starring Robert Morse, George Maharis, and Anjanette Comer and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was based on a novel of the same title by Philip Benjamin....	Miss Feeley	Uncredited
1964	Dear Heart Dear Heart Dear Heart is a 1964 American comedy film, starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page. It was directed by Delbert Mann.- Plot :The story takes place in New York, where Evie Jackson attends a convention in the city and meets Harry Mork , a womanizer who has become engaged to prove his maturity.-Cast:...	Veronica	Uncredited

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