Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson
from the trailer for Pursuit (1935)
Born	December 25, 1897(1897-12-25) Hector, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	October 3, 1979(1979-10-03) (aged 81) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1930 – 1964

Dorothy Peterson (December 25, 1897 – October 3, 1979) was an American actress.

Peterson was born in Hector, Minnesota of Swedish immigrant ancestry. She made her screen debut in 1930's Mothers Cry, a domestic drama that required the 29-year-old actress to age nearly three decades in the course of the film. Mothers Cry instantly typecast Peterson in careworn maternal roles, which she continued to essay for the rest of her career. Most of her subsequent film assignments were supporting roles like Mrs. Hawkins in Treasure Island (1934). In 1942, she briefly replaced Olive Blakeney as Mrs. Aldrich in the comedy series entry Henry Aldrich for President. Her last screen appearance was as the mother of Shirley Temple in That Hagen Girl (1947).

Peterson remained active on the New York TV and theatrical scene until the early '60s. She appeared in 83 films, and made several television appearances between 1930 and 1964.

She died in New York City, New York.

Selected filmography

• Way Back Home (1931)
• Traveling Husbands (1931)
• Forbidden (1932)
• The Beast of the City (1932)
• Business and Pleasure (1932)
• So Big! (1932)
• Night World (1932)
• Life Begins (1932)
• The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
• Payment Deferred (1932)
• Call Her Savage (1932)
• Attorney for the Defense (1932)
• The Mayor of Hell (1933)
• I'm No Angel (1933)
• Treasure Island (1934)
• Confession (1937)
• Dark Victory (1939)
• Too Many Husbands (1940)
• Lillian Russell (1940)
• Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
• Saboteur (1942)
• This Is the Army (1943)
• Air Force (1943)
• Mr. Skeffington (1944)
• The Woman in the Window (1944)
• Sister Kenny (1946)
• That Hagen Girl (1947)

External links

• Dorothy Peterson at the Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Peterson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dorothy Peterson at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Peterson, Dorothy
Alternative names
Short description	actor
Date of birth	December 25, 1897
Place of birth	Hector, Minnesota, U.S.
Date of death	October 3, 1979
Place of death	New York City, New York, U.S.