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Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, May 26, 1906 – died May 21, 1977) was an American actress.
Christy acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers, and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial. She concluded her cinema career in 1953.
Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday.
Known For
Miracle on 34th Street
(1947)
Secretary (uncredited)
Laura
(1944)
Woman (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Society Woman (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
(1933)
Mrs. Betty Laurel
Undercurrent
(1946)
Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Topper
(1937)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
(1931)
Angelica Embrey
Caught
(1949)
Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
Flame of Barbary Coast
(1945)
Mother Bronson
Union Depot
(1932)
Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
So Big
(1953)
Widow Paarlenberg
The Unfaithful
(1947)
Mrs. Freedley
Full Filmography
Acting
That's My Wife
(1929)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
So This Is London
(1930)
Lady Amy Ducksworth
She Who Gets Slapped
(1930)
Wife
She Got What She Wanted
(1930)
Playboy of Paris
(1930)
Mlle. Berengere
Big Money
(1930)
Leila
Extravagance
(1930)
Esther Hamilton
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
(1931)
Angelica Embrey
Big Business Girl
(1931)
Mrs. Emery
Convicted
(1931)
Constance Forbes
King of the Wild
(1931)
Mrs. LaSalle
No, No, Lady
(1931)
Adelle Martin
Gold Dust Gertie
(1931)
Mabel Guthrie
Caught Cheating
(1931)
Tessie
Night Life in Reno
(1931)
Gwen Maynard
Grief Street
(1931)
Ethel Wynn Merle
The Devil Plays
(1931)
Dolores Quincy
Slightly Married
(1932)
Marjorie Reynolds
The Arm of the Law
(1932)
Mrs. Myrtle Welling
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
(1932)
Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick
The Devil and the Deep
(1932)
Mrs. Crimp
Union Depot
(1932)
Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
The Unexpected Father
(1932)
Evelyn Smythe
The Big Squeal
(1933)
Natalie
Only Yesterday
(1933)
Rena (Uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
(1933)
Mrs. Betty Laurel
One Exciting Adventure
(1934)
Woman with Earrings
Million Dollar Ransom
(1934)
Gwen (Uncredited)
Love Birds
(1934)
Kitten
6 Day Bike Rider
(1934)
Mrs. Mabel St. Clair
Servants' Entrance
(1934)
Mrs. Knut Johnson
Bright Eyes
(1934)
Anita Smythe
The Phantom Empire
(1935)
Queen Tika
I've Been Around
(1935)
Girl
The Daring Young Man
(1935)
Helen Kay
Early to Bed
(1936)
Nurse
Slave Ship
(1937)
Blonde
You Can't Have Everything
(1937)
Blonde
Topper
(1937)
Love Is News
(1937)
Boardinghouse Beauty (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol
(1938)
McPeek's Girl
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Lady in Waiting to Madame Du Barry (uncredited)
Woman Against Woman
(1938)
Mrs. Morton
Rough Riders' Round-up
(1939)
Rusty's Dancing Partner
East Side of Heaven
(1939)
Mrs. Henry Smith (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
(1939)
Woman Angry at Husband Being Late (uncredited)
City of Chance
(1940)
Woman on Phone
Men with Steel Faces
(1940)
Queen Tika
Sierra Sue
(1941)
Verebel Featherstone
Sailors on Leave
(1941)
Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Sunset on the Desert
(1942)
Committee Woman
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
(1942)
Mrs. Updyke
Get Hep to Love
(1942)
3rd Woman
Dear! Deer!
(1942)
Mrs. Taylor
Cutie on Duty
(1943)
Mrs Errol
Radio Runaround
(1943)
Mrs. Arlene Errol
Double Up
(1943)
Leon's Wife
Gem-Jams
(1943)
Mrs. Arlene Errol
Laura
(1944)
Woman (uncredited)
Cowboy and the Senorita
(1944)
Lulubelle
Flame of Barbary Coast
(1945)
Mother Bronson
Fashion Model
(1945)
Mme. Celeste
Junior Miss
(1945)
Mrs. Cummings
Black Market Babies
(1945)
Mrs. Becker (uncredited)
Undercurrent
(1946)
Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Little Giant
(1946)
Jim's wife (uncredited)
The Magnificent Rogue
(1946)
Clerk
The Fabulous Joe
(1947)
Grace
The Unfaithful
(1947)
Mrs. Freedley
Miracle on 34th Street
(1947)
Secretary (uncredited)
The Pilgrim Lady
(1947)
Nell Brown
Scared to Death
(1947)
Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
Fighting Back
(1948)
Martha Higby
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Society Woman (uncredited)
Caught
(1949)
Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
So Big
(1953)
Widow Paarlenberg
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(1992)
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