Portrait of Dorothy Appleby

Acting

Dorothy Appleby

Career

Active from 1928 to 1974, with a break from 1944 to 1973, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for In the Sweet Pie and Pie
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Appleby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 3.9
  • Uncanny
    0.4, average 2.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Family-Friendly Fun 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
The Three Stooges Follies
The Three Stooges Follies (1974)

as Mrs. Plunkett (archive footage)

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 65
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Pitchin' in the Kitchen (1943)

as Dagmar Spiggott, the wife

Loco Boy Makes Good
Loco Boy Makes Good (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Twitchell's Girl

What's the Matador?
What's the Matador? (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as O'Brien's Secretary

What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy? (1942)

as Aggie

In the Sweet Pie and Pie
In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tiska Jones

So Long Mr. Chumps
So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Pomeroy's Girlfriend (uncredited)

High Sierra
High Sierra (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Margie (uncredited)

Cookoo Cavaliers
Cookoo Cavaliers (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rosita (uncredited)

Rockin' Thru the Rockies
Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tessie

From Nurse to Worse
From Nurse to Worse (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Lerious' Receptionist (uncredited)

The Taming of the Snood
The Taming of the Snood (1940)

as Miss Wilson

His Ex Marks the Spot
His Ex Marks the Spot (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as His wife

1930s

23 titles ยท average score 61
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Girl in Saloon (uncredited)

The Women
The Women (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Treatment Girl (uncredited)

Paradise Express
Paradise Express (1937)

as Kay Carson

North of Nome
North of Nome (1936)

as Ruby

Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lola McArdle

Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nardi

Fate's Fathead
Fate's Fathead (1934)

as Dorothy Chase

Jail Birds of Paradise
Jail Birds of Paradise (1934)

as Miss Deering, Prison Warder

School for Girls
School for Girls (1934)

as Florence Burns

You Said a Hatful!
You Said a Hatful! (1934)

as Dorothy

Two Heads on a Pillow
Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)

as Mitzie LaVerne

I Give My Love
I Give My Love (1934)

as Alice Henley

1920s

1 title
Square Crooks
Square Crooks (1928)

as Kay Ellison