Top Celebrity Names Starting With Dorothy

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   Dorothy Tutin

   1930 - 2001 Female
   

   Actress, Leading Lady

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   Dame Dorothy Tutin DBE was an English actress of stage, film and television. An obituary in the Daily Telegraph described her as "one of the most enchanting, accomplished and intelligent leading ladies on the post-war British stage.… read more

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   Dorothy Loudon

   1933 - 2003 Female
   

   Actor, Musician, Singer

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   Dorothy Malone

   Age 87 Female
   

   Actress

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   Dorothy Malone is an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and in her early years she played small roles, mainly in B-movies. After a decade in films, she began to acquire a more glamorous image, particularly after her performance in Written on the Wind (1956), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.… read more

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   Dorothy Kilgallen

   1913 - 1965 Female
   

   Journalist, Television Personality

   
   

   Dorothy Mae Kilgallen was an American journalist and television game show panelist. She started her career early as a reporter for the Hearst Corporation's New York Evening Journal after spending only two semesters at The College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York. In 1936, she began her newspaper column, The Voice of Broadway, which was eventually syndicated to over 146 papers.… read more

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   Dorothy Dandridge

   1922 - 1965 Female
   

   Actress, Singer

   
   

   Dorothy Jean Dandridge was an American actress and popular singer, and was the first African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She performed as a vocalist in venues such as the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater. After several minor bit parts in films, Dandridge landed her first noted film role in Tarzan's Peril, in 1951.… read more

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   Dorothy Eady

   1904 - 1981 Female
   

   Religious

   
   

   Dorothy Louise Eady, also known as Omm Sety or Om Seti, was Keeper of the Abydos Temple of Seti I and draughtswomen for the Department of Egyptian Antiquities whose life and work has been the subject of many articles, television documentaries, biographies and a source for modern scholarship seeking to understand how traditional ancient religious practices persisted until modern times. The late John A.… read more

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   Dorothy Levitt

   1883 - 1922 Female
   

   Pioneer, Writer, Militant

   
   

   Dorothy Elizabeth Levitt, was a motorina, sporting motoriste and scorcher She was reputedly described as the first woman ever to compete in a motor race. Levitt was a renowned pioneer of female independence, female motoring, motor racing, the most successful female competitor in Great Britain, victorious speedboat driver, holder of the Ladies World Land speed record, motoring writer, journalist and activist.… read more

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   Dorothy L. Sayers

   1893 - 1957 Female
   

   Novelist

   
   

   Dorothy Leigh Sayers was a renowned English crime writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator and Christian humanist. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between World War I and World War II that feature English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey.… read more

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   Dorothy Stang

   1931 - 2005 Female
   

   Amazonian Activist

   
   

   Sister Dorothy Mae Stang, S.N.D. , was an American-born, Brazilian member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She was murdered in Anapu, a city in the state of Pará, in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. Stang had been outspoken in her efforts on behalf of the poor and the environment, and had previously received death threats from loggers and land owners.… read more

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    Dorothy Lamour

    1914 - 1996 Female
    

    Actress, Singer

    
    

    Dorothy Lamour was an American film actress. She is best remembered for appearing in the Road to... movies, a series of successful comedies starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope .

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    Dorothy Day

    1897 - 1980 Female
    

    Social Activist

    
    

    Dorothy Day was an American journalist, social activist and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism. She was also considered to be an anarchist, and did not hesitate to use the term.… read more

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    Dorothy Gale

    Female
    

    Explorer, Ally, Princess

    
    

    Dorothy Gale is the protagonist of many of the Oz novels by American author L. Frank Baum, and the best friend of Oz's ruler Princess Ozma. Dorothy first appears in Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels. She also is the main character in various adaptations, notably the classic 1939 movie adaptation of the book, The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy's adventures continue.… read more

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    Dorothy Parker

    1893 - 1967 Female
    

    Politician

    
    
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    Dorothy Stratten

    1960 - 1980 Female
    

    Actress, Model

    
    

    Dorothy Stratten was a Canadian model and actress. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979, Playmate of the Year in 1980 and was the second Playmate born in the 1960s. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and at least two episodes of shows broadcast on US network television. She was murdered at age twenty by her estranged husband/manager Paul Snider, who committed suicide the same day. Her death inspired two motion pictures.… read more

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    Dorothy Squires

    1915 - 1998 Female
    

    Singer, Cover Girl, Musician

    
    

    Dorothy Squires was a Welsh vocalist. Among her recordings were versions of "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Anytime", "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" and "And So to Sleep Again".… read more

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    Dorothy Ashby

    1932 - 1986 Female
    

    Jazz Harpist and Composer

    
    

    Dorothy Ashby was an American jazz harpist and composer. Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a bebop instrument as the saxophone.… read more

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    Dorothy Collins

    1926 - 1994 Female
    

    Actress, Singer, Musician

    
    

    Dorothy Collins was a Canadian/American singer, actress, and recording artist. She was born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and adopted her stage name in her mid-teens.

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    Dorothy Sarnoff

    1914 - 2008 Female
    

    Actress, Soprano, Singer

    
    

    Dorothy Sarnoff was an American operatic soprano, musical theatre actress, and self-help guru. She had an active performing career from the late 1930s through the 1950s, during which time she sang in several operas with the New York City Opera and created several roles on Broadway, most notably Lady Thiang in the original 1951 cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I.… read more

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    Dorothy Tillman

    Age 65 Female
    

    Politician, Alderman, Counsel

    
    

    Dorothy J. Tillman is a former Chicago alderman in the 3rd Ward. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented part of the city's South Side in the Chicago City Council. As an Alderman, Tillman was a strong advocate of reparations for slavery. In April 2007, she was defeated in a runoff election by challenger Pat Dowell. Tillman defeated Dowell in 2003.… read more

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    Dorothy Runk Mennen

    1915 - 2011 Female
    

    Pioneer, Voice, Actor

    
    

    Dorothy Runk Mennen was a pioneer in the creation of a voice curriculum for the university training of theatre actors and professional performers. She was also a prolific author regarding the training of the voice and Professor Emerita of Theatre at Purdue University.… read more

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    Dorothy Shakespear

    1886 - 1973 Female
    

    Poet, Novelist

    
    

    Dorothy Shakespear was the wife of the poet Ezra Pound, the daughter of novelist Olivia Shakespear and an artist. She participated in the Vorticism movement, and had her artwork published in the literary magazine BLAST. Dorothy met Ezra Pound in 1909; after a long courtship the two were married 1914. The couple moved to Paris in 1920, living there until 1924, when they moved to Rapallo, Italy.… read more

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    Dorothy Dell

    1915 - 1934 Female
    

    Actress

    
    

    Dorothy Dell was an American film actress.

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    Dorothy Dietrich

    31 AD - Female
    

    Escapologist, Magician, Performer

    
    

    Dorothy Dietrich is an American stage magician and escapologist, and the first and only woman to have performed the bullet catch in mouth. She was also the first woman to perform a straitjacket escape while suspended hundreds of feet in the air from a burning rope. She is the first woman to gain prominence as a female escape artist since the days of Houdini, breaking the glass ceiling for women in the field of escapes.… read more

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    Dorothy Lavinia Brown

    1919 - 2004 Female
    

    African-american Surgeon, Teacher and Politician

    
    

    Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown, also known as "Dr. D. ", was an African American surgeon, legislator, and teacher. She was the first female surgeon of African American ancestry from the Southeastern United States. She was also the first African American to serve in the Tennessee General Assembly having been elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives.… read more

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    Dorothy Maguire

    1918 - 1981 Female
    

    Catcher, Outfielder, Chapman

    
    

    Dorothy Maguire was a catcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Maguire batted and threw right-handed. She also played under the name of Dorothy Chapman.… read more