Portrait of Dorothy Gordon

Acting

Dorothy Gordon

Career

Active from 1953 to 1997, with a break from 1973 to 1995, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Goosebumps: Ghost Beach
Goosebumps: Ghost Beach
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dorothy Gordon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

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

      38
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2000s

      5 titles ยท average score 65
      Sugar
      Sugar (2004)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Ancient Waitress

      Siblings
      Siblings (2004)
      GoodWatch score 57

      as Dorothy

      Mayday
      Mayday (2003)
      GoodWatch score 85

      TV show ยท as Phyllis Welch

      The Matthew Shepard Story
      The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as Elderly Woman

      Where the Money Is
      Where the Money Is (2000)
      GoodWatch score 56

      as Mrs. Norton

      1990s

      8 titles ยท average score 66
      Locked in Silence
      Locked in Silence (1999)
      GoodWatch score 54

      as Miss Catalain

      Strike!
      Strike! (1998)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Mrs. O'Boyle

      Too Close to Home
      Too Close to Home (1997)
      GoodWatch score 61

      as Mrs. Jane Sweeney

      Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science
      Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show ยท as Anna

      Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
      Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997)
      GoodWatch score 46

      as Mrs. Sanduski

      Goosebumps: Ghost Beach
      Goosebumps: Ghost Beach (1996)
      GoodWatch score 68

      as Agatha

      Goosebumps
      Goosebumps (1995)
      GoodWatch score 74

      TV show ยท as Agatha

      Due South
      Due South (1994)
      GoodWatch score 80

      TV show ยท as Rosy

      1970s

      5 titles ยท average score 64
      House of Whipcord
      House of Whipcord (1974)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Bates

      Affairs of the Heart
      Affairs of the Heart (1974)

      TV show ยท as Miss Flynn

      New Scotland Yard
      New Scotland Yard (1972)

      TV show ยท as Mrs Hutchins

      Treasure Over the Water
      Treasure Over the Water (1972)

      TV show ยท as Aunt Dinah - Miss Codling

      The Onedin Line
      The Onedin Line (1971)
      GoodWatch score 73

      TV show ยท as Midwife

      1960s

      4 titles ยท average score 66
      The Main Chance
      The Main Chance (1969)

      TV show ยท as Mary Cooper

      Drama 61-67
      Drama 61-67 (1961)

      TV show ยท as Celia Thompson

      Sons and Lovers
      Sons and Lovers (1960)
      GoodWatch score 64

      as Fanny

      Never Let Go
      Never Let Go (1960)
      GoodWatch score 68

      as Typist

      1950s

      12 titles ยท average score 66
      Sapphire
      Sapphire (1959)
      GoodWatch score 70

      as Lily

      Life In Emergency Ward 10
      Life In Emergency Ward 10 (1959)

      as Mrs. Phillips

      Grip of the Strangler
      Grip of the Strangler (1958)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Hannah

      Peril for the Guy
      Peril for the Guy (1956)

      as Miss Clark

      Lost
      Lost (1956)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as Ice Cream Girl's Friend

      All for Mary
      All for Mary (1955)

      as W.R.A.C. Orderly

      Hobson's Choice
      Hobson's Choice (1954)
      GoodWatch score 85

      as Ada Figgins

      The Crowded Day
      The Crowded Day (1954)
      GoodWatch score 61

      as Miss Bunting

      Women of Twilight
      Women of Twilight (1953)
      GoodWatch score 63

      as Sally

      Love in Pawn
      Love in Pawn (1953)

      as Marlene

      The Blakes Slept Here
      The Blakes Slept Here (1953)

      as Laura

      Meet Me Tonight
      Meet Me Tonight (1952)
      GoodWatch score 66

      as Elsie Gow (segment "Fumed Oak: An Unpleasant Comedy")

      1940s

      2 titles ยท average score 58
      Rebecca
      Rebecca (1947)

      as Mrs. de Winter

      The Silver Fleet
      The Silver Fleet (1943)
      GoodWatch score 58

      as Janni Peters

      1920s

      2 titles
      Clarence
      Clarence (1922)

      as Della

      A Daughter of Luxury
      A Daughter of Luxury (1922)

      as Genevieve Fowler