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Dorothea Wolbert

1874 – 1958

American actress

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Lived 1874 – 1958 (aged 84). Dorothea Wolbert was an American actor and film actor.

Dorothea Wolbert (April 12, 1874 – September 15, 1958) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1916 and 1957. She appeared on the television series I Love Lucy (with her character named Dorothea Wolbert) in episode #137, "Ricky's European Booking".

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

A Man of Sorrow (1916) - Sarah Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (1917, Short) Lonesome Luke's Lively Life (1917, Short) Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley (1917, Short) Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon (1917, Short) Lonesome Luke, Messenger (1917, Short) Lonesome Luke, Mechanic (1917, Short) Lonesome Luke's Wild Women (1917, Short) Over the Fence (1917, Short) Pinched (1917, Short) By the Sad Sea Waves (1917, Short) - Old Maid Bather in Shower (uncredited) Birds of a Feather (1917, Short) From Laramie to London (1917, Short) Love, Laughs and Lather (1917, Short) All Aboard (1917, Short) We Never Sleep (1917, Short) The Big Idea (1917, Short) - Old Maid with XX Skirt (uncredited) The Tip (1918, Short) The Lamb (1918, Short) Beat It (1918, Short) Look Pleasant, Please (1918, Short) - Old Maid Customer (uncredited) Here Come the Girls (1918, Short) Let's Go (1918, Short) Follow the Crowd (1918, Short) Pipe the Whiskers (1918, Short) Hey There! (1918, Short) Kicked Out (1918, Short) The Non-Stop Kid (1918, Short) Two-Gun Gussie (1918, Short) - An Admirer (uncredited) Fireman Save My Child (1918, Short) Sic 'Em, Towser (1918, Short) Somewhere in Turkey (1918, Short) No Place Like Jail (1918, Short) Just Rambling Along (1918, Short) The Dawn of Understanding (1918) - Mrs. Prescott Hear 'Em Rave (1918, Short) She Loves Me Not (1918, Short) Do You Love Your Wife? (1919, Short) The Enchanted Barn (1919) - Mrs. Hollister Hustling for Health (1919, Short) Ask Father (1919, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited) On the Fire (1919, Short) Hoot Mon! (1919, Short) I'm on My Way (1919, Short) The Dutiful Dub (1919, Short) Jazz and Jailbirds (1919, Short) Next Aisle Over (1919, Short) - Old Maid Passerby on Street (uncredited) Young Mr. Jazz (1919, Short) Ring Up the Curtain (1919, Short) Si, Senor (1919, Short) The Marathon (1919, Short) - The Rich Girl's Mother (uncredited) Pistols for Breakfast (1919, Short) Swat the Crook (1919, Short) Off the Trolley (1919, Short) The Solitary Sin (1919, Short) Cupid Forecloses (1919) - Mrs. Farleigh Smashing Barriers (1919, Short) At the Old Stage Door (1919, Short) La La Lucille (1920) - Fannie, the Janitor's Wife Pink Tights (1920) - Mrs. Bump A Beggar in Purple (1920) - Mrs. Grogan Action (1921) - Mirandy Meekin The Ruse of the Rattler (1921) - Mrs. Bludgeon The Little Minister (1922) - Nanny Webster The Ninety and Nine (1922) - Mrs. Markham The Flirt (1922) - The Cook The Abysmal Brute (1923) - Mrs. MacTavish The Gown Shop (1923, Short) - Audience member A Lady of Quality (1924) - Mistress Wimpole The Galloping Ace (1924) - Susie Williams The Guilty One (1924) - Anne (the maid) Duped (1925) - Sweet Marie West of Mojave (1925) A Woman of the World (1925) - Annie Pleasures of the Rich (1926) - Maggie the Maid Shivering Spooks (1926, Short) - Séance attendee The College Boob (1926) - Aunt Polly Exit Smiling (1926) - Anna (uncredited) Snowbound (1927) - Maid A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927) - Lena Svenson The Battle of the Century (1927, Short) - Warring pedestrian (uncredited) Love and Learn (1928) - Maid Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928) - Slavey Dangerous Paradise (1930) - Mrs. Schomberg The Medicine Man (1930) - Sister Wilson Borrowed Wives (1930) - Aunt Mary Foley The Front Page (1931) - Jenny Too Many Cooks (1931) - Aunt Emma Cook (uncredited) Friends and Lovers (1931) - Bertha the Barmaid (uncredited) The Beast of the City (1932) - Shoplifter (uncredited) The Expert (1932) - Annie Two Seconds (1932) - Lizzie - Cleaning Lady Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) - Apple Mary Child of Manhattan (1933) - Dulcey's Aide Getting Chinchilla Coat (uncredited) The Mayor of Hell (1933) - Mrs. Burns (uncredited) The Women in His Life (1933) - Charwoman (uncredited) The Scarlet Letter (1934) - Mistress Allerton (uncredited) The Painted Veil (1934) - Stuttering Woman (scenes deleted) Vagabond Lady (1935) - Woman Given Opera Ticket (uncredited) Motive for Revenge (1935) - Annie - Maid Paris in Spring (1935) - Francine Reckless Roads (1935) Heir to Trouble (1935) - Tillie Tilks Fury (1936) - Hector's Wife (uncredited) Postal Inspector (1936) - Mrs. Coates (uncredited) The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) - Bidder (uncredited) Three Comrades (1938) - Old Nurse (uncredited) The Arkansas Traveler (1938) - Old Lady (uncredited) Dramatic School (1938) - Flower Woman (uncredited) Within the Law (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) They All Come Out (1939) - Psychiatrist's Nurse (uncredited) The Night of Nights (1939) - 2nd Pencil Woman (uncredited) Invisible Stripes (1939) - Flower Woman (uncredited) Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) - Woman in Store (uncredited) The Captain Is a Lady (1940) - Short Old Lady (uncredited) The Gay Sisters (1942) - Woman Pushed Away by Policeman (uncredited) Crack-Up (1946) - Old Lady (uncredited) Three Husbands (1950) - Cleaning Woman (uncredited) Little Egypt (1951) - Old Lady (uncredited) Hot Blood (1956) - Little Old Gypsy Woman (uncredited) Funny Face (1957) - Minor Role (uncredited)

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Also known as
Dotty Wolbert, Dorothy Wolbert

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Dorothea Wolbert?

American actress (1874 – 1958)

When was Dorothea Wolbert born?

Dorothea Wolbert was born on 12 April 1874 in Philadelphia.

When did Dorothea Wolbert die?

Dorothea Wolbert died on 15 September 1958 in Hollywood.

What was Dorothea Wolbert's occupation?

Dorothea Wolbert was an actor and film actor.

What nationality was Dorothea Wolbert?

Dorothea Wolbert was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dorothea Wolbert

· Wikidata: Q5298262

· DBpedia: Dorothea Wolbert

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