Dorothy Peterson: movies and TV shows
Dorothy Peterson has 93 credits in the archive: 83 films and 10 TV series, from 1930 to 1980. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 1980 · busiest year: 1932 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Seed of Innocence | Nun | Film | 7.0 | 82 |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | TV | 6.3 | 65 | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Mrs. Graither | TV | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1954 | Janet Dean, Registered Nurse | Mrs. Kennedy | TV | — | 56 |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | TV | 8.8 | 53 | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 52 | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Wife | TV | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1949 | Suspense | Mrs. Morgan | TV | 5.1 | 51 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 50 | |
| 1948 | Studio One | TV | 5.4 | 50 | |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl | Minta Hagen | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Mrs. Dance (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny | Agnes | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1944 | The Woman in the Window | Mrs. Wanley | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 1944 | Mr. Skeffington | Manby | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1944 | This Is the Life | Aunt Betsy | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1944 | Faces in the Fog | Mrs. Mason | Film | 4.3 | 46 |
| 1944 | When the Lights Go On Again | Clara Benson | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1943 | Air Force | Mrs. Chester (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Mrs. Nelson | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1943 | Reconnaissance Pilot | Mrs. Cummings | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1943 | The Moon Is Down | Mother (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 1942 | Saboteur | Mrs. Mason | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1942 | The Man in the Trunk | Lola DeWinters | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishop | Mrs. Bishop | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1941 | Henry Aldrich for President | Mrs. Aldrich | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1941 | Uncle Joe | Margaret Day | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1941 | Ride, Kelly, Ride | Mrs. Martin | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Cynthia Leonard | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1940 | Too Many Husbands | Gertrude Houlihan | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1940 | Five Little Peppers in Trouble | Mrs. Pepper | Film | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1940 | Five Little Peppers at Home | Mrs. Pepper | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1940 | Women in War | Sister Frances | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1940 | Out West with the Peppers | Mrs. Pepper | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1939 | Dark Victory | Miss Wainwright | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1939 | Sabotage | Edith Grayson | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1939 | Five Little Peppers And How They Grew | Mrs. Pepper | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | Ma Corrigan | Film | 5.0 | 41 |
| 1939 | Two Bright Boys | Kathleen O'Donnell | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1938 | Breaking the Ice | Annie Decker | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1938 | Hunted Men | Mary Harris | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Jane Lennox | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1937 | Her Husband Lies | Dorothy Powell | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1937 | Girl Loves Boy | Mrs. McCarthy | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1937 | Confession | Mrs. Koslov | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1937 | Under Cover of Night | Susan Nash | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1937 | 52nd Street | Adela Rondell | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissy | Mrs. Jennie Stevens | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor | Nurse Katherine Kennedy | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1936 | Reunion | Katherine Kennedy | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1935 | Society Doctor | Mrs. Harrigan | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1935 | Pursuit | Mrs. McCoy | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1935 | Sweepstake Annie | Mrs. Foster | Film | 4.8 | 37 |
| 1935 | Laddie | Mrs. Stanton | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1935 | Man of Iron | Bessie Bennett | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1935 | Freckles | Mrs. Duncan | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1934 | Treasure Island | Mrs. Hawkins | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1934 | Uncertain Lady | Cicily Prentiss | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1934 | Side Streets | Mrs. Richards | Film | 5.2 | 36 |
| 1934 | Beloved | Baroness Irene von Hausmann | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1934 | As the Earth Turns | Mil | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1934 | Peck's Bad Boy | Aunt Lily Clay | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel | Thelma | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1933 | The Mayor of Hell | Mrs. Smith | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1933 | Big Executive | Mrs. Sarah Conway | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1933 | Reform Girl | Mrs. Putnam | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1933 | Hold Me Tight | Mary Shane | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1932 | Forbidden | Helen Grover | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1932 | Emma | Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1932 | Call Her Savage | Silas' Wife | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Mary Fitzpatrick | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1932 | So Big! | Maartje Pool | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1932 | Business and Pleasure | Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1932 | The Cabin in the Cotton | Lilly Blake | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1932 | Life Begins | A Patient | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1932 | Night World | Edith Blair | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1932 | She Wanted a Millionaire | Mrs. Miller | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1932 | Thrill of Youth | Seena Sherwood | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1932 | Attorney for the Defense | Mrs. Wallace | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1932 | Payment Deferred | Annie Marble | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1932 | When a Feller Needs a Friend | Mrs. Margaret Randall | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1931 | Party Husband | Kate | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1931 | Way Back Home | Rose Clark | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1931 | The Reckless Hour | Mrs. Susie Jennison | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1931 | Up for Murder | Mrs. Marshall | Film | 4.8 | 33 |
| 1931 | Traveling Husbands | Martha Hall | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1931 | Rich Man's Folly | Katherine Trumbull | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 1931 | Skyline | Rose Breen | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1931 | Bought! | The Mother | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1931 | Penrod and Sam | Mary Schofield | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1931 | Penrod and Sam | Mrs. Schofield | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1930 | Mothers Cry | Mary Williams | Film | 5.7 | 32 |