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 ''
I Love Lucy
''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with ...
'' (with her character named Dorothea Wolbert) in episode #137, "Ricky's European Booking" (1956). She was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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and died in
Hollywood, California
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
A Man of Sorrow'' (1916) - Sarah
* ''
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Lively Life
''Lonesome Luke's Lively Life'' is a 1917 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sidney De Gray
* Charles Stevenson (actor), Charles Steve ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
''Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels - Bebe
* Snub Poll ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon
''Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Arthur Mumas
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. Adams
* Bud Jamison
* Gilbert Pratt
* Max Hamburger ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
''Lonesome Luke, Messenger'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Lonesome Luke and Snub are employed as bicycle messengers. One of their assignments is to deliver several packages to an all-girls boarding school. ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
''Lonesome Luke's Wild Women'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film exists in a collection.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. ...
'' (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
''Birds of a Feather'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1998, then revived on ITV from 2 January 2014 to 24 December 2020. The series stars Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson, with Lesley Jos ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
From Laramie to London'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Love, Laughs and Lather
''Love, Laughs and Lather'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Gilbert Pratt
* Gus Leonard
* Fred C. Newmeyer
* Billy Fay
* Nina Speight
* Bud Jamiso ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
All Aboard'' (1917, Short)
* ''
We Never Sleep'' (1917, Short)
* ''
The Big Idea'' (1917, Short) - Old Maid with XX Skirt (uncredited)
* ''
The Tip
''The Tip'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Distributed by the Pathé Exchange, the film was released in US cinemas on January 6. The film was shown in France on March 7, 1919 under the title "Lui et la voyante". I ...
'' (1918, Short)
* ''
The Lamb'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Beat It
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'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Look Pleasant, Please'' (1918, Short) - Old Maid Customer (uncredited)
* ''
Here Come the Girls'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Let's Go
Let's Go may refer to:
Film
* ''Let's Go'' (1918 film), a 1918 comedy short starring Harold Lloyd
* ''Let's Go'' (1923 film), a silent film written by Keene Thompson
* ''Let's Go!'' (film), a 2011 Hong Kong action film
Music Albums
* ''Let's ...
'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Follow the Crowd'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Pipe the Whiskers'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Hey There!
''Hey There!'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Like many American films of the time, ''Hey There!'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required c ...
'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Kicked Out'' (1918, Short)
* ''
The Non-Stop Kid
''The Non-Stop Kid'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Bebe plays a pretty young thing with several suitors, including Harold, competing to win her affections.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Harold
* Snub Pollard as S ...
'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Two-Gun Gussie'' (1918, Short) - An Admirer (uncredited)
* ''
Fireman Save My Child'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Sic 'Em, Towser
''Sic 'Em, Towser'' is a 1918 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* William Blaisdell
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley)
* William Gillespie
* Hel ...
'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Somewhere in Turkey'' (1918, Short)
* ''
No Place Like Jail
''No Place Like Jail'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Terry
"IMDb" accessed May 23, 2011. that features ...
'' (1918, Short)
* ''
Just Rambling Along
''Just Rambling Along'' is a 1918 American short silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel. The film is Laurel's earliest surviving work and the first project he did with film producer Hal Roach, who later put out a large portion of the Laurel ...
'' (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
''Hustling for Health'' is a 1919 American silent film featuring Stan Laurel.
Plot
Stan is trying to get away on a holiday for his health but misses the train at Santa Fe Station. A man at the station says he can stay at his house and they shak ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Ask Father'' (1919, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
On the Fire'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Hoots Mon!'' (1919, Short)
* ''
I'm on My Way'' (1919, Short)
* ''
The Dutiful Dub'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Jazz and Jailbirds
''Jazz and Jailbirds'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
* Jimmy Aubrey as Jimmy
* Oliver Hardy as I.M. Ruff (as Babe Hardy)
* Richard Smith as Thief (as Dick Smith)
* Dorothy Vernon
* Dorothea Wolbert
* Je ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Next Aisle Over'' (1919, Short) - Old Maid Passerby on Street (uncredited)
* ''
Young Mr. Jazz
''Young Mr. Jazz'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Plot
Bebe is escorted to a beach by her father. The moment the father walks away fro ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Ring Up the Curtain
''Ring Up the Curtain'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film survives and is available on DVD. '' (1919, Short)
* ''
Si, Senor
''Si, Senor'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Estelle Harrison
* Lew Harvey
* Wallace Howe
* Dee ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
The Marathon'' (1919, Short) - The Rich Girl's Mother (uncredited)
* ''
Pistols for Breakfast
''Pistols for Breakfast'' is a 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
Plot
A young man (Fay) goes out to eat breakfeast with his friend (Harrison). As a restaurant ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Swat the Crook'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Off the Trolley'' (1919, Short)
* ''The Solitary Sin'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Cupid Forecloses'' (1919) - Mrs. Farleigh
* ''
Smashing Barriers
''Smashing Barriers'' is a lost 1919 15-part 1919 American film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America.
This serial was condensed down to a 6-reel feature and rerelease ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
At the Old Stage Door
''At the Old Stage Door'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Lew Harvey
* Gus Leonard
* James ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''La La Lucille'' (1920) - Fannie, the Janitor's Wife
* ''
Pink Tights
''Pink Tights'' is a surviving 1920 American silent romantic comedy-drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Gladys Walton. It was produced and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. '' (1920) - Mrs. Bump
* ''A Beggar in Purple'' (1920) - Mrs. Grogan
* ''
Action
Action may refer to:
* Action (narrative), a literary mode
* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video game
Film
* Action film, a genre of film
* ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford
* ''Action'' (1980 fil ...
'' (1921) - Mirandy Meekin
* ''The Ruse of the Rattler'' (1921) - Mrs. Bludgeon
* ''
The Little Minister'' (1922) - Nanny Webster
* ''
The Ninety and Nine
''The Ninety and Nine'' was a 1922 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and starring Colleen Moore made shortly before she gained fame as a film flapper. The film was presumed lost, although recently a 10 minute condensed 16  ...
'' (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
''A Lady of Quality'' is a novel published in 1896 by Frances Hodgson Burnett that was the second highest best-selling book in the United States in 1896.Alice Payne HackettSeventy Years of Best Sellers 1895-1965 p. 92 (1967) (the lists for 1895 ...
'' (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
''The Battle of the Century'' is a 1927 silent short film starring comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, who appeared in 107 films between 1921 and 1951.
The film is famous for its use of more than 3,000 cream pies (although the Guinness Book of ...
'' (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
* ''
Borrowed Wives'' (1930) - Aunt Mary Foley
* ''
The Front Page
''The Front Page'' is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times.
Plot
Th ...
'' (1931) - Jenny
* ''
Too Many Cooks'' (1931) - Aunt Emma Cook (uncredited)
* ''
Friends and Lovers'' (1931) - Bertha the Barmaid (uncredited)
* ''
The Beast of the City
''The Beast of the City'' is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film featuring cops as vigilantes and known for its singularly vicious ending. Written by W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht (uncredited), and John Lee Mahin, and directed by Charles Brabin, ...
'' (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
''The Mayor of Hell'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Warner Brothers
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'' (1933) - Mrs. Burns (uncredited)
* ''
The Women in His Life
''The Women in His Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Otto Kruger.
Cast
* Otto Kruger as Kent 'Barry' Barringer
* Una Merkel as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
* Ben Lyon as Roger McKane
* Isabel Jew ...
'' (1933) - Charwoman (uncredited)
* ''
The Scarlet Letter
''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, w ...
'' (1934) - Mistress Allerton (uncredited)
* ''
The Painted Veil'' (1934) - Stuttering Woman (scenes deleted)
* ''
Vagabond Lady'' (1935) - Woman Given Opera Ticket (uncredited)
* ''
Motive for Revenge
''Motive for Revenge'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Burt P. Lynwood, written by Stuart Anthony and starring Donald Cook, Irene Hervey and Doris Lloyd. After being released from prison, a former bank teller imprisoned for embezzlem ...
'' (1935) - Annie - Maid
* ''
Paris in Spring'' (1935) - Francine
* ''
Reckless Roads
''Reckless Roads'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Burt P. Lynwood and starring Judith Allen, Regis Toomey and Lloyd Hughes.Palmer p.462
Cast
* Judith Allen as Edith Adams
* Regis Toomey as Speed Demming
* Lloyd Hughes as F ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Heir to Trouble'' (1935) - Tillie Tilks
* ''
Fury'' (1936) - Hector's Wife (uncredited)
* ''
Postal Inspector'' (1936) - Mrs. Coates (uncredited)
* ''
The Emperor's Candlesticks'' (1937) - Bidder (uncredited)
* ''
Three Comrades'' (1938) - Old Nurse (uncredited)
* ''
The Arkansas Traveler Arkansas Traveler or Arkansas Traveller may refer to:
* Arkansas Traveler (folklore), a figure of 19th-century American folklore said to have originated with Sandford C. Faulkner
Music
* ''Arkansas Traveler'' (Michelle Shocked album), album
*' ...
'' (1938) - Old Lady (uncredited)
* ''
Dramatic School'' (1938) - Flower Woman (uncredited)
* ''
Within the Law
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* ''Within'' (William Joseph album) (2004), by pianist William Joseph
* ''Within'' (Embraced album) (2000), by Swedish melodic black metal band Embraced
* Within (company), a virtual reality content and technology company ba ...
'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
They All Come Out
''They All Come Out'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur, written by John C. Higgins, and starring Rita Johnson, Tom Neal, Bernard Nedell, Edward Gargan, John Gallaudet and Addison Richards. It was released on August ...
'' (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
''The Captain Is a Lady'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Henry Clark, adapted from the play by Rachel Crothers. The film stars Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey, Helen Broderick, Billie Burk ...
'' (1940) - Short Old Lady (uncredited)
* ''
The Gay Sisters
''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The W ...
'' (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)
* ''
Funny Face
''Funny Face'' is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Although having the same title as the 1927 Broadway musical ''Funny ...
'' (1957) - Minor Role (uncredited)
References
External links
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1874 births
1958 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
Actresses from Philadelphia
20th-century American actresses