Dorothy Peterson

Actor Dec 25 (died age 81) Hector, Minnesota, USA 1930–1980 (50 year career)

5.7 avg rating

Highest Rated

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.6

The Woman in the Window

1944 · as Mrs. Wanley

7.4

The Mayor of Hell

1933 · as Mrs. Smith

7.1

Known For

Film

The Woman in the Window

Mrs. Wanley

Film

Saboteur

Mrs. Mason

Film

Dark Victory

Miss Wainwright

Film

Mr. Skeffington

Manby

Film

Treasure Island

Mrs. Hawkins

Film

Canyon Passage

Mrs. Dance (uncredited)

Film

Air Force

Mrs. Chester (uncredited)

Film

I'm No Angel

Thelma

Filmography

Acting (92)

Movies (82)

Seed of Innocence

as Nun

That Hagen Girl

as Minta Hagen

Sister Kenny

as Agnes

Canyon Passage

as Mrs. Dance (uncredited)

6.6

Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Manby

6.8

The Woman in the Window

as Mrs. Wanley

Faces in the Fog

as Mrs. Mason

When the Lights Go On Again

as Clara Benson

This Is the Life

as Aunt Betsy

Air Force

as Mrs. Chester (uncredited)

6.5

Reconnaissance Pilot

1943

as Mrs. Cummings

This Is the Army

1943

as Mrs. Nelson

5.6

The Moon Is Down

1943

as Mother (uncredited)

6.7

The Man in the Trunk

1942

as Lola DeWinters

Saboteur

as Mrs. Mason

Uncle Joe

as Margaret Day

Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941

as Mrs. Bishop

5.6

Ride, Kelly, Ride

1941

as Mrs. Martin

Henry Aldrich for President

1941

as Mrs. Aldrich

4.0

Five Little Peppers in Trouble

as Mrs. Pepper

Women in War

as Sister Frances

Too Many Husbands

as Gertrude Houlihan

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

as Mrs. Pepper

6.3

Out West with the Peppers

as Mrs. Pepper

Lillian Russell

as Cynthia Leonard

Sabotage

as Edith Grayson

Dark Victory

as Miss Wainwright

Two Bright Boys

as Kathleen O'Donnell

The Flying Irishman

1939

as Ma Corrigan

4.6

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

as Mrs. Pepper

Hunted Men

as Mary Harris

Girls on Probation

as Jane Lennox

Breaking the Ice

as Annie Decker

Under Cover of Night

as Susan Nash

Girl Loves Boy

as Mrs. McCarthy

Her Husband Lies

as Dorothy Powell

Confession

as Mrs. Koslov

52nd Street

as Adela Rondell

Reunion

1936

as Katherine Kennedy

The Country Doctor

1936

as Nurse Katherine Kennedy

6.0

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

as Mrs. Jennie Stevens

Man of Iron

as Bessie Bennett

Pursuit

as Mrs. McCoy

Sweepstake Annie

as Mrs. Foster

Society Doctor

as Mrs. Harrigan

Freckles

as Mrs. Duncan

Laddie

1935

as Mrs. Stanton

Treasure Island

as Mrs. Hawkins

Side Streets

as Mrs. Richards

Beloved

as Baroness Irene von Hausmann

Peck's Bad Boy

as Aunt Lily Clay

As the Earth Turns

as Mil

Uncertain Lady

as Cicily Prentiss

The Mayor of Hell

as Mrs. Smith

I'm No Angel

as Thelma

Big Executive

as Mrs. Sarah Conway

Reform Girl

1933

as Mrs. Putnam

5.5

Hold Me Tight

1933

as Mary Shane

Emma

1932

as Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited)

Night World

as Edith Blair

Forbidden

as Helen Grover

Payment Deferred

as Annie Marble

She Wanted a Millionaire

1932

as Mrs. Miller

So Big!

as Maartje Pool

Life Begins

as A Patient

The Beast of the City

as Mary Fitzpatrick

Call Her Savage

as Silas' Wife

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

as Lilly Blake

6.3

Business and Pleasure

1932

as Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker

4.5

Thrill of Youth

1932

as Seena Sherwood

5.5

Attorney for the Defense

1932

as Mrs. Wallace

6.0

When a Feller Needs a Friend

1932

as Mrs. Margaret Randall

Up for Murder

as Mrs. Marshall

Rich Man's Folly

as Katherine Trumbull

4.5

The Reckless Hour

1931

as Mrs. Susie Jennison

7.0

Skyline

1931

as Rose Breen

Way Back Home

as Rose Clark

Party Husband

as Kate

Penrod and Sam

as Mary Schofield

Bought!

as The Mother

Traveling Husbands

as Martha Hall

Mothers Cry

as Mary Williams

Television (10)

The Patty Duke Show

Naked City

as Mrs. Graither

Janet Dean, Registered Nurse

1954

as Mrs. Kennedy

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

6.0

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Lux Video Theatre

as Wife

Suspense

as Mrs. Morgan

The Philco Television Playhouse

Studio One