Dorothea Wolbert (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1958) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1916 and 1957. She appeared on the television series ''

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'' (with her character named Dorothea Wolbert) in episode #137, "Ricky's European Booking" (1956). She was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' A Man of Sorrow'' (1916) - Sarah * '' Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire'' (1917, Short) * '' Lonesome Luke's Lively Life'' (1917, Short) * '' Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley'' (1917, Short) * '' Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon'' (1917, Short) * '' Lonesome Luke, Messenger'' (1917, Short) * '' Lonesome Luke, Mechanic'' (1917, Short) * '' Lonesome Luke's Wild Women'' (1917, Short) * '' Over the Fence'' (1917, Short) * '' Pinched'' (1917, Short) * '' By the Sad Sea Waves'' (1917, Short) - Old Maid Bather in Shower (uncredited) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (1917, Short) * '' From Laramie to London'' (1917, Short) * '' Love, Laughs and Lather'' (1917, Short) * '' All Aboard'' (1917, Short) * '' We Never Sleep'' (1917, Short) * '' The Big Idea'' (1917, Short) - Old Maid with XX Skirt (uncredited) * '' The Tip'' (1918, Short) * '' The Lamb'' (1918, Short) * ''

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'' (1918, Short) * '' Look Pleasant, Please'' (1918, Short) - Old Maid Customer (uncredited) * '' Here Come the Girls'' (1918, Short) * '' Let's Go'' (1918, Short) * '' Follow the Crowd'' (1918, Short) * '' Pipe the Whiskers'' (1918, Short) * '' Hey There!'' (1918, Short) * '' Kicked Out'' (1918, Short) * '' The Non-Stop Kid'' (1918, Short) * '' Two-Gun Gussie'' (1918, Short) - An Admirer (uncredited) * '' Fireman Save My Child'' (1918, Short) * '' Sic 'Em, Towser'' (1918, Short) * '' Somewhere in Turkey'' (1918, Short) * '' No Place Like Jail'' (1918, Short) * '' Just Rambling Along'' (1918, Short) * '' The Dawn of Understanding'' (1918) - Mrs. Prescott * '' Hear 'Em Rave'' (1918, Short) * '' She Loves Me Not'' (1918, Short) * '' Do You Love Your Wife?'' (1919, Short) * '' The Enchanted Barn'' (1919) - Mrs. Hollister * '' Hustling for Health'' (1919, Short) * '' Ask Father'' (1919, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' On the Fire'' (1919, Short) * '' Hoot Mon!'' (1919, Short) * '' I'm on My Way'' (1919, Short) * '' The Dutiful Dub'' (1919, Short) * '' Jazz and Jailbirds'' (1919, Short) * '' Next Aisle Over'' (1919, Short) - Old Maid Passerby on Street (uncredited) * '' Young Mr. Jazz'' (1919, Short) * '' Ring Up the Curtain'' (1919, Short) * '' Si, Senor'' (1919, Short) * '' The Marathon'' (1919, Short) - The Rich Girl's Mother (uncredited) * '' Pistols for Breakfast'' (1919, Short) * ''

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'' (1921) - Mirandy Meekin * ''The Ruse of the Rattler'' (1921) - Mrs. Bludgeon * '' The Little Minister'' (1922) - Nanny Webster * '' The Ninety and Nine'' (1922) - Mrs. Markham * '' The Flirt'' (1922) - The Cook * ''The Abysmal Brute'' (1923) - Mrs. MacTavish * '' The Gown Shop'' (1923, Short) - Audience member * '' A Lady of Quality'' (1924) - Mistress Wimpole * '' The Galloping Ace'' (1924) - Susie Williams * '' The Guilty One'' (1924) - Anne (the maid) * '' Duped'' (1925) - Sweet Marie * '' West of Mojave'' (1925) * '' A Woman of the World'' (1925) - Annie * '' Pleasures of the Rich'' (1926) - Maggie the Maid * '' Shivering Spooks'' (1926, Short) - Séance attendee * '' The College Boob'' (1926) - Aunt Polly * '' Exit Smiling'' (1926) - Anna (uncredited) * '' Snowbound'' (1927) - Maid * '' A Sailor's Sweetheart'' (1927) - Lena Svenson * '' The Battle of the Century'' (1927, Short) - Warring pedestrian (uncredited) * '' Love and Learn'' (1928) - Maid * '' Anybody Here Seen Kelly?'' (1928) - Slavey * '' Dangerous Paradise'' (1930) - Mrs. Schomberg * '' The Medicine Man'' (1930) - Sister Wilson * ''

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'' (1930) - Aunt Mary Foley * ''

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'' (1931) - Jenny * '' Too Many Cooks'' (1931) - Aunt Emma Cook (uncredited) * '' Friends and Lovers'' (1931) - Bertha the Barmaid (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Shoplifter (uncredited) * '' The Expert'' (1932) - Annie * '' Two Seconds'' (1932) - Lizzie - Cleaning Lady * '' Hallelujah, I'm a Bum'' (1933) - Apple Mary * '' Child of Manhattan'' (1933) - Dulcey's Aide Getting Chinchilla Coat (uncredited) * '' The Mayor of Hell'' (1933) - Mrs. Burns (uncredited) * '' The Women in His Life'' (1933) - Charwoman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Mistress Allerton (uncredited) * '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) - Stuttering Woman (scenes deleted) * '' Vagabond Lady'' (1935) - Woman Given Opera Ticket (uncredited) * '' Motive for Revenge'' (1935) - Annie - Maid * '' Paris in Spring'' (1935) - Francine * '' Reckless Roads'' (1935) * '' Heir to Trouble'' (1935) - Tillie Tilks * '' Fury'' (1936) - Hector's Wife (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Mrs. Coates (uncredited) * '' The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1937) - Bidder (uncredited) * '' Three Comrades'' (1938) - Old Nurse (uncredited) * '' The Arkansas Traveler'' (1938) - Old Lady (uncredited) * '' Dramatic School'' (1938) - Flower Woman (uncredited) * '' Within the Law'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' They All Come Out'' (1939) - Psychiatrist's Nurse (uncredited) * '' The Night of Nights'' (1939) - 2nd Pencil Woman (uncredited) * '' Invisible Stripes'' (1939) - Flower Woman (uncredited) * '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940) - Woman in Store (uncredited) * '' The Captain Is a Lady'' (1940) - Short Old Lady (uncredited) * '' The Gay Sisters'' (1942) - Woman Pushed Away by Policeman (uncredited) * '' Crack-Up'' (1946) - Old Lady (uncredited) * '' Three Husbands'' (1950) - Cleaning Woman (uncredited) * '' Little Egypt'' (1951) - Old Lady (uncredited) * '' Hot Blood'' (1956) - Little Old Gypsy Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1957) - Minor Role (uncredited)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolbert, Dorothea 1874 births 1958 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Philadelphia 20th-century American actresses