Dorothy Phillips was an American stage and film actress

Actor

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Career

Born Dorothy Gwendolyn Strible in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore

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, Phillips began her career as a stage actress. She made her film debut in 1911, and appeared in over 150 films during her career. For a while she was nicknamed "Kid Nazimova" for her ability to imitate Alla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova

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Phillips' career slowed after 1927, and she mainly appeared in uncredited bit roles for the rest of her career.

Death

On March 1, 1980, Phillips died of pneumonia

Pneumonia

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 at the age of 90. She is buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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 in Los Angeles

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Legacy

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Dorothy Phillips has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame

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, located at 6358 Hollywood Blvd..

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1911	His Friend's Wife His Friend's Wife His Friend's Wife is a 1911 American short silent romantic drama starring Francis X. Bushman, Lottie Briscoe, and Dorothy Phillips. Directed by R.E. Baker, His Friend's Wife was the film debut of Francis X. Bushman....		Unconfirmed
	The Gordian Knot	Marion Walters
1913	The Unburied Past	Margaret Phillips
	The Power of Conscience	Dora Gordon
1914	In All Things Moderation
	Three Men Who Knew
1915	The Affair of the Terrace	Jasmine Roberts
	The Trail of the Upper Yukon	Marcia
1916	The Mark of Cain The Mark of Cain (1916 film) The Mark of Cain is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr. -Cast:* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Dick Temple* Dorothy Phillips - Doris* Frank Whitson - John Graham* Gilmore Hammond - Jake* T. D. Crittenden - Mr. Wilson...	Doris	Alternative title: By Fate's Degree
	If My Country Should Call If My Country Should Call If My Country Should Call is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Margaret Ardrath* Helen Leslie - Patricia Landon* Frank Whitson - Robert Ogden* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Dr. George Ardrath...	Margaret Ardrath
	The Place Beyond the Winds The Place Beyond the Winds The Place Beyond the Winds is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr. Four of the five reels survive in the film archive in the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Priscilla Glenn...	Priscilla Glenn
	The Price of Silence	Helen Urmy
1917	The Piper's Price The Piper's Price The Piper's Price is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Amy Hadley* Maude George - Jessica Hadley * Lon Chaney, Sr. - Billy Kilmartin...	Amy Hadley
	Hell Morgan's Girl Hell Morgan's Girl Hell Morgan's Girl is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Lola* William Stowell - Roger Curwell* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Sleter Noble* Lillian Rosine - Olga...	Lola
	The Girl in the Checkered Coat The Girl in the Checkered Coat The Girl in the Checkered Coat is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Mary Graham 'Flash' Fan* William Stowell - David Norman* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Hector Maitland...	Mary Graham "Flash" Fan
	The Flashlight The Flashlight The Flashlight is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Delice Brixton* William Stowell - Jack Lane* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Henry Norton and Porter Brixton* Alfred Allen - John Peterson...	Delice Brixton	Alternative title: The Flashlight Girl
	A Doll's House A Doll's House (1917 film) A Doll's House is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Nora Helmer* William Stowell - Torvald Helmer* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Nils Krogstad* Sydney Deane - Dr. Rank...	Nora Helmer
	Fires of Rebellion Fires of Rebellion Fires of Rebellion is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Sr. -Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Madge Garvey* William Stowell - John Blake* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Russell Hanlon* Belle Bennett - Helen Mallory...	Madge Garvey
	The Rescue The Rescue (1917 film) The Rescue is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Anne Wetherall* William Stowell - Kent Wetherall* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Thomas Holland* Gretchen Lederer - Nell Jerrold...	Anne Wetherall
	Pay Me! Pay Me! Pay Me! is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Joe Lawson* J. Edwin Brown - Martin * William Clifford - Hal Curtis* Evelyn Selbie - Hilda Hendricks...	Marta	Alternative titles: Pay Day The Vengeance of the West
	Triumph Triumph (1917 film) Triumph is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney Only three of the five reels survive.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Nell Baxter* Lon Chaney - Paul Neihoff* William Stowell - Dudley Weyman...	Nell Baxter
1918	The Grand Passion The Grand Passion The Grand Passion is a 1918 silent Western film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Viola Argos* Jack Mulhall - Jack Ripley* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Paul Argos* William Stowell - Dick Evans...	Viola Argos
	Broadway Love Broadway Love Broadway Love is a 1918 silent romance film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney, Sr. A print of the film survives in the film archive of George Eastman House.-Plot:...	Midge O'Hara
	The Talk of the Town The Talk of the Town (1918 film) The Talk of the Town is a 1918 silent comedy film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Genevra French* George Fawcett - Major French* Clarissa Selwynne - Aunt Harriet* Zasu Pitts...	Genevra French	Directed by Allen Holubar Allen Holubar Allen Holubar was an American actor, film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 38 films between 1913 and 1917. He also directed 33 films between 1916 and 1923.... , her husband
	The Heart of Humanity The Heart of Humanity -External links:* at IMDb* at AllMovie**...	Nanette	Directed by Allen Holubar
1919	Destiny	Mary Burton
	Paid in Advance	Joan Gray
1920	Once to Every Woman	Aurora Meredith
1921	Man-Woman-Marriage	Victoria
1922	Hurricane's Gal	Lola
	The World's a Stage	Jo Bishop
1923	Slander the Woman	Yvonne Desmarest
	The Unknown Purple The Unknown Purple The Unknown Purple is a 1923 stage-play-based, science-fiction genre, silent film, written and directed by Roland West. The film could probably be the first dealing with the subject of invisibility and might have been based upon the novel The Invisible Man by H.G...		Uncredited
1925	The Sporting Chance	Patricia Winthrop
	Without Mercy	Mrs. Enid Grant
1926	The Bar-C Mystery The Bar-C Mystery The Bar-C Mystery is a 1926 Western film serial directed by Robert F. Hill. It is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Jane Cortelyou* Wallace MacDonald - Nevada* Ethel Clayton - Mrs...	Jane Cortelyou
	The Gay Deceiver The Gay Deceiver The Gay Deceiver was a 1926 film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Lew Cody and Carmel Myers. The film is considered lost.-Plot:A deceiver leads the fast set in Paris and is involved in love affairs and blackmail until he mends his way for his daughter's sake.-Cast:* Lew Cody - Toto /...	Claire
	Upstage Upstage (film) Upstage, also known as The Mask of Comedy, is a 1926 silent film directed by Monta Bell, starring Norma Shearer and New York musical comedy star Oscar Shaw.-Plot:...	Miss Weaver
1927	Women Love Diamonds	Mrs. Flaherty
	Cradle Snatchers Cradle Snatchers Cradle Snatchers is a 1927 silent film comedy produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. The film was directed by Howard Hawks and starred Louise Fazenda, Ethel Wales and Dorothy Phillips in the principal roles. The picture is based on the 1925 Russell Medcraft/Norma Mitchell stage play of...	Kitty Ladd	Directed by Howard Hawks Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era...
1930	The Jazz Cinderella	Mrs. Consuelo Carter	Alternative title: Love Is Like That
1934	Now I'll Tell Now I'll Tell Now I'll Tell is a 1934 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, and Alice Faye. The film was directed and written by Edwin J. Burke and is based on a novel by Mrs. Arnold Robinson. The film is about a gambler who gets in trouble with the mob by fixing fights and loses his...	Mrs. Farth	Scenes deleted
1936	Thank You, Jeeves! Thank You, Jeeves! Thank You, Jeeves! is a comedy film starring Arthur Treacher and David Niven.Although the film bears the same title as one of P.G. Wodehouse's novels, and the two leading characters are Jeeves and Bertie Wooster , the screenplay, by Stephen Gross and Joseph Hoffman, bears no similarity to any...	Boy's mother	Uncredited
1937	Hot Water	Nurse	Uncredited
1940	And One Was Beautiful	Gertrude's maid	Uncredited
1942	My Favorite Spy	Woman at wedding	Uncredited
1943	The Cross of Lorraine The Cross of Lorraine The Cross of Lorraine is a 1943 war film about French prisoners of war held by the Germans in World War II. It stars Jean-Pierre Aumont and Gene Kelly and was adapted from Hans Habe's novel A Thousand Shall Fall.-Cast:*Jean-Pierre Aumont as Paul...	Village woman	Uncredited
1944	Mrs. Parkington Mrs. Parkington Mrs. Parkington is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told in flashbacks, from hotel maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield...	Leaping Rock Pedestrian	Uncredited
1946	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Nurse	Uncredited
1949	The Reckless Moment The Reckless Moment The Reckless Moment is a film noir melodrama directed by Max Ophüls, produced by Walter Wanger, and released by Columbia Pictures with Burnett Guffey as cinematographer. Starring Joan Bennett and James Mason, the film is based on The Blank Wall , a novel written by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding...	Woman	Uncredited
1950	Father of the Bride Father of the Bride (1950 film) Father of the Bride is a 1950 American comedy film about a man trying to cope with preparations for his daughter's upcoming wedding. The movie stars Spencer Tracy in the titular role, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, and Leo G. Carroll. It was adapted by Frances Goodrich...	Woman in Nightmare Sequence	Uncredited
1951	Man in the Saddle	Townswoman	Uncredited
1955	Violent Saturday Violent Saturday Violent Saturday is a 1955 American crime drama directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Victor Mature, Lee Marvin, Richard Egan and Stephen McNally. The film, set in a mining town, depicts the planning of a bank robbery as the nexus in the personal lives of several townspeople.Prominent actors...	Bank customer	Uncredited
1956	The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, by Sloan Wilson, is a 1955 novel about the American search for purpose in a world dominated by business. Tom and Betsy Rath share a struggle to find contentment in their hectic and material culture while several other characters fight essentially the same battle,...	Mr. Hopkins' maid	Uncredited
1962	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart and John Wayne. The black-and-white film was released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a short story written by Dorothy M...		Uncredited

External links

• portrait of Dorothy Phillips(moviecard)