Portrait of Dorothy Vaughan

Acting

Dorothy Vaughan

Career

Active from 1936 to 1950, busiest in 1937 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Incredible Stranger
The Incredible Stranger
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Vaughan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    83
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    8 titles ยท average score 60
    The Abbott and Costello Show
    The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    GoodWatch score 51

    TV show ยท as Sarah

    Four Star Playhouse
    Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show ยท as Mrs. Mack

    The Merry Widow
    The Merry Widow (1952)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Attendant (uncredited)

    Square Dance Katy
    Square Dance Katy (1950)

    as Ma O'Connor

    Pretty Baby
    Pretty Baby (1950)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Subway Commuter (uncredited)

    Three Husbands
    Three Husbands (1950)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Maid (uncredited)

    Chain Gang
    Chain Gang (1950)

    as Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)

    Rider from Tucson
    Rider from Tucson (1950)

    as Mrs. Brigitte O'Rielly

    1940s

    46 titles ยท average score 63
    The Lady from Shanghai
    The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
    GoodWatch score 81

    as Old Woman (uncredited)

    The Bishop's Wife
    The Bishop's Wife (1947)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Delia

    Lured
    Lured (1947)
    GoodWatch score 84

    as Mrs. Miller (uncredited)

    That Brennan Girl
    That Brennan Girl (1946)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother

    The Mummy's Ghost
    The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
    GoodWatch score 39

    as Ada Blake (uncredited)

    The Incredible Stranger
    The Incredible Stranger (1942)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Mrs. Brewster (uncredited)

    The Magnificent Ambersons
    The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
    GoodWatch score 84

    as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)

    The Pride of the Yankees
    The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Eleanor's Landlady (uncredited)

    The Ape
    The Ape (1940)
    GoodWatch score 39

    as Mother Clifford

    Foreign Correspondent
    Foreign Correspondent (1940)
    GoodWatch score 80

    as Jones' Mother (uncredited)

    They Drive by Night
    They Drive by Night (1940)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Courtroom Matron (uncredited)

    Kitty Foyle
    Kitty Foyle (1940)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Mary (uncredited)

    1930s

    29 titles ยท average score 61
    Young Mr. Lincoln
    Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
    GoodWatch score 85

    as Apple Pie Baker (uncredited)

    The Man in the Iron Mask
    The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Midwife

    Espionage Agent
    Espionage Agent (1939)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Stout Woman Bumped by Garrett

    Slander House
    Slander House (1938)

    as Mrs. Horton

    A Criminal Is Born
    A Criminal Is Born (1938)

    as Martha Wheeler

    Assassin of Youth
    Assassin of Youth (1938)
    GoodWatch score 37

    as Mrs. Mary Barry

    Quick Money
    Quick Money (1937)

    as Lyda Tompkins

    Hoosier Schoolboy
    Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Miss Hodges the School Mistress

    Telephone Operator
    Telephone Operator (1937)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Mrs. Molloy

    Black Legion
    Black Legion (1937)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Mrs. Grogan

    Slim
    Slim (1937)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Older Nurse

    Love Begins at Twenty
    Love Begins at Twenty (1936)

    as Evalina 'Evie' Gillingwater