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 ''

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'' (with her character named Dorothea Wolbert) in episode #137, "Ricky's European Booking" (1956). She was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

A Man of Sorrow ''A Man of Sorrow'' is a lost 1916 American drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring William Farnum. Oscar Apfel directed and wrote the scenario based on a play, ''Hoodman Blind'', by Wilson Barrett.

'' (1916) - Sarah * ''

Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire ''Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke * Bebe Daniels * Snub Pollard * Bud Jamison * Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson) * W.L. Adams * Estelle Ha ...

'' (1917, Short) * ''

Lonesome Luke's Lively Life ''Lonesome Luke's Lively Life'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke * Bebe Daniels * Snub Pollard * Bud Jamison * Sidney De Gray * Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson) * S ...

'' (1917, Short) * ''

Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley ''Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Cast * Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke * Bebe Daniels - Bebe * Snub Pollar ...

'' (1917, Short) * '' Lonesome Luke's Honeymoon'' (1917, Short) * ''

Lonesome Luke, Messenger ''Lonesome Luke, Messenger'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Plot Lonesome Luke and Snub are employed as bicycle messengers. One of their assignments is to deliver several packages to an all-girls boarding school. ...

'' (1917, Short) * ''

Lonesome Luke, Mechanic ''Lonesome Luke, Mechanic'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * Arthur Mumas * Sammy Brooks * W.L. Adams * Bud Jamison * Sidney De Gray * Lottie Case ...

'' (1917, Short) * ''

Lonesome Luke's Wild Women ''Lonesome Luke's Wild Women'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film exists in a collection. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke * Bebe Daniels * Snub Pollard * Bud Jamison * Sammy Brooks * W.L. Adams ...

'' (1917, Short) * '' Over the Fence'' (1917, Short) * ''

Pinched ''Pinched'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film is held by the Museum of Modern Art, and it has been released on DVD. Like many American films of the time, ''Pinched'' was subject to cuts by city and ...

'' (1917, Short) * ''

By the Sad Sea Waves ''By the Sad Sea Waves'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot Trying to woo Bebe on a beach, Harold impersonates a life guard. Among his misadventures, Harold is wrongly credited with saving two male swimmers from ...

'' (1917, Short) - Old Maid Bather in Shower (uncredited) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (1917, Short) * ''

From Laramie to London ''From Laramie to London'' is a 1917 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * W.L. Adams * Billy Fay * Bud Jamison * Fred Jefferson * Margaret Joslin * Marie Mosquini * Fr ...

'' (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 ''The Tip'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Distributed by the Pathé Exchange, the film was released in US cinemas on January 6. The film was shown in France on March 7, 1919 under the title "Lui et la voyante". I ...

'' (1918, Short) * '' The Lamb'' (1918, Short) * '' Beat It'' (1918, Short) * ''

Look Pleasant, Please ''Look Pleasant, Please'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film is held by the Museum of Modern Art. Plot Bebe is one of a group of females who go to a photographer's studio to have their pictures take ...

'' (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 ''Pipe the Whiskers'' is a 1918 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd as Janitor * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * William Blaisdell * Sammy Brooks * Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley) * Billy Fay * William Gillespie * Fre ...

'' (1918, Short) * ''

Hey There! ''Hey There!'' is a 1918 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Like many American films of the time, ''Hey There!'' was subject to cuts by Film censorship in the United States, city and state film censorship boards. For ...

'' (1918, Short) * '' Kicked Out'' (1918, Short) * '' The Non-Stop Kid'' (1918, Short) * ''

Two-Gun Gussie ''Two-Gun Gussie'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot Gussie (Harold Lloyd) is a mild-mannered easterner who finds employment as a piano player in a rowdy western saloon. Dagger-Tooth Dan, the toughest characte ...

'' (1918, Short) - An Admirer (uncredited) * '' Fireman Save My Child'' (1918, Short) * '' Sic 'Em, Towser'' (1918, Short) * ''

Somewhere in Turkey ''Somewhere in Turkey'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot A girl (Bebe Daniels) survives a shipwreck. Upon reaching shore, she is apprehended by several soldiers of a sultan who forcibly bring her to him. The ...

'' (1918, Short) * '' No Place Like Jail'' (1918, Short) * '' Just Rambling Along'' (1918, Short) * ''

The Dawn of Understanding ''The Dawn of Understanding'' is a lost film, lost 1918 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western comedy film produced by The Vitagraph Company of America and directed by David Smith (director), David Smith. It stars Bessie Love in t ...

'' (1918) - Mrs. Prescott * ''

Hear 'Em Rave ''Hear 'Em Rave'' is a 1918 American short film, short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The runtime of the short film is 11 minutes, and it was released on December 1, 1918 in the United States. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Da ...

'' (1918, Short) * '' She Loves Me Not'' (1918, Short) * ''

Do You Love Your Wife? ''Do You Love Your Wife?'' is a 1919 American film starring Stan Laurel. Cast * Stan Laurel as The janitor * Bunny Bixby * Mary Burns * Mildred Forbes * William Gillespie * Bud Jamison * Gus Leonard * Belle Mitchell * Marie Mosquini * Lois Neil ...

'' (1919, Short) * ''

The Enchanted Barn ''The Enchanted Barn'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced by Vitagraph Studios. It was directed by David Smith and starred Bessie Love and J. Frank Glendon. The script was written by Kathryn Reed, based on the novel by Grace Livings ...

'' (1919) - Mrs. Hollister * '' Hustling for Health'' (1919, Short) * '' Ask Father'' (1919, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

On the Fire ''On the Fire'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Some prints have the title of the film as ''The Chef''. Prints of the film survive in several film archives,Hoots Mon!'' (1919, Short) * '' I'm on My Way'' (1919, Short) * ''

The Dutiful Dub ''The Dutiful Dub'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Cast * Harold Lloyd as The Boy * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * Harry Burns * Billy Fay * William Gillespie * Lew Harvey * Bud Jamison * Margaret Joslin * James P ...

'' (1919, Short) * '' Jazz and Jailbirds'' (1919, Short) * ''

Next Aisle Over ''Next Aisle Over'' is a 1919 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Plot Bebe is employed as a counter girl in a department store. Harold is her boyfriend. When he arrives at the store to peddle samples of his company's goods, he ...

'' (1919, Short) - Old Maid Passerby on Street (uncredited) * '' Young Mr. Jazz'' (1919, Short) * ''

Ring Up the Curtain ''Ring Up the Curtain'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film survives and is available on DVD.

'' (1919, Short) * ''

Si, Senor ''Si, Senor'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost. Cast * Harold Lloyd * Snub Pollard * Bebe Daniels * Sammy Brooks * Billy Fay * Estelle Harrison * Lew Harvey * Wallace Howe * Dee Lampton ...

'' (1919, Short) * '' The Marathon'' (1919, Short) - The Rich Girl's Mother (uncredited) * ''

Pistols for Breakfast ''Pistols for Breakfast'' is a 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the Museum of Modern Art film archive. Plot A young man (Fay) goes out to eat breakfeast with his friend (Harrison). As a restaurant ...

'' (1919, Short) * ''

Swat the Crook ''Swat the Crook'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film exists.Off the Trolley ''Off the Trolley'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Plot Bebe and Snub are employees on a trolley car. Harold sneaks the fare from Bebe's coin dispenser to board the vehicle for the purpose of romantically pursui ...

'' (1919, Short) * ''The Solitary Sin'' (1919, Short) * ''

Cupid Forecloses ''Cupid Forecloses'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film starring Bessie Love and Wallace MacDonald. It was directed by David Smith and produced by Vitagraph Studios. It was based on the popular novel ''Hurrying Fate and Geraldine'' by Flo ...

'' (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 ''Pink Tights'' is a surviving 1920 American silent romantic comedy-drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Gladys Walton. It was produced and released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.

'' (1920) - Mrs. Bump * ''A Beggar in Purple'' (1920) - Mrs. Grogan * ''

Action Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 fil ...

'' (1921) - Mirandy Meekin * ''The Ruse of the Rattler'' (1921) - Mrs. Bludgeon * '' The Little Minister'' (1922) - Nanny Webster * ''

The Ninety and Nine ''The Ninety and Nine'' was a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by David Smith (director), David Smith and starring Colleen Moore made shortly before she gained fame as a film flapper. The film was presumed lost, although rece ...

'' (1922) - Mrs. Markham * '' The Flirt'' (1922) - The Cook * ''The Abysmal Brute'' (1923) - Mrs. MacTavish * ''

The Gown Shop ''The Gown Shop'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Larry Semon that featured Oliver Hardy. Cast * Larry Semon as Larry, a salesman * Kathleen Myers as Head saleslady * Oliver Hardy as Store manager (credited as ...

'' (1923, Short) - Audience member * '' A Lady of Quality'' (1924) - Mistress Wimpole * ''

The Galloping Ace ''The Galloping Ace'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and written by Isadore Bernstein. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Margaret Morris, Robert McKim, Frank Rice, Julia Brown, and Dorothea Wolbert. The film ...

'' (1924) - Susie Williams * ''

The Guilty One ''The Guilty One'' is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Agnes Ayres, Edmund Burns, Stanley Taylor, Crauford Kent, Cyril Ring, and Thomas R. Mills. The film was relea ...

'' (1924) - Anne (the maid) * '' Duped'' (1925) - Sweet Marie * ''

West of Mojave ''West of Mojave'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Gordon Clifford, Charlotte Pierce and Frank Lackteen.Langman, p. 489 Cast * Gordon Clifford * Charlotte Pierce * Frank Lackteen * James ...

'' (1925) * ''

A Woman of the World ''A Woman of the World'' is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film starring Pola Negri, directed by Mal St. Clair, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, C ...

'' (1925) - Annie * ''

Pleasures of the Rich ''Pleasures of the Rich'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and produced by Tiffany Pictures with a general distribution through Renown Pictures. The film featured several well known performers of the ti ...

'' (1926) - Maggie the Maid * ''

Shivering Spooks ''Shivering Spooks'' is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 52nd '' Our Gang'' short subject released. One of the child actors, Johnny Downs, went on to become a successful character actor and starred with ...

'' (1926, Short) - Séance attendee * ''

The College Boob ''The College Boob'' is a 1926 American comedy film directed by Harry Garson and written by Gerald Duffy. The film stars Maurice Bennett Flynn, Jean Arthur, Jimmy Anderson, Bob Steele, Cecil Ogden and Dorothea Wolbert. The film was released on ...

'' (1926) - Aunt Polly * ''

Exit Smiling ''Exit Smiling'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring New York and London revues star Beatrice Lillie in her first (and only silent) film role and Jack Pickford, the brother of star Mary Pickford. The film ...

'' (1926) - Anna (uncredited) * '' Snowbound'' (1927) - Maid * ''

A Sailor's Sweetheart ''A Sailor's Sweetheart'' is a 1927 Warner Bros. silent film comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon. It stars Louise Fazenda and Clyde Cook. It was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a music score and sound effects. An incomplete print exists ...

'' (1927) - Lena Svenson * ''

The Battle of the Century ''The Battle of the Century'' is a 1927 silent short film starring comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, who appeared in 107 films between 1921 and 1951. The film is famous for its use of more than 3,000 cream pies (although the Guinness Book of ...

'' (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 ''Borrowed Wives'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. It stars silent performers Vera Reynolds, Rex Lease, and Sam Hardy. It was distributed by Tiffany Pictures. Plot Peter Foley (Rex Lease) is a beneficia ...

'' (1930) - Aunt Mary Foley * ''

The Front Page ''The Front Page'' is a Broadway comedy about newspaper reporters on the police beat. Written by former Chicago reporters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, it was first produced in 1928 and has been adapted for the cinema several times. Plot The ...

'' (1931) - Jenny * '' Too Many Cooks'' (1931) - Aunt Emma Cook (uncredited) * '' Friends and Lovers'' (1931) - Bertha the Barmaid (uncredited) * ''

The Beast of the City ''The Beast of the City'' is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film featuring cops as vigilantes and known for its singularly vicious ending. Written by W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht (uncredited), and John Lee Mahin, and directed by Charles Brabin, th ...

'' (1932) - Shoplifter (uncredited) * '' The Expert'' (1932) - Annie * ''

Two Seconds ''Two Seconds'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne and Preston Foster. It was based on a successful Broadway play of the same name by Elliott Lester. The title ...

'' (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 ''The Mayor of Hell'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Warner Brothers film starring James Cagney. The film was remade in 1938 as ''Crime School'' with Humphrey Bogart taking over James Cagney's role and '' Hell's Kitchen'' with Ronald Reagan in 1939. ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. Burns (uncredited) * ''

The Women in His Life ''The Women in His Life'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Otto Kruger. Cast * Otto Kruger as Kent 'Barry' Barringer * Una Merkel as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons * Ben Lyon as Roger McKane * Isabel Jew ...

'' (1933) - Charwoman (uncredited) * ''

The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym ...

'' (1934) - Mistress Allerton (uncredited) * '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) - Stuttering Woman (scenes deleted) * ''

Vagabond Lady ''Vagabond Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and written by Frank Butler. The film stars Robert Young and Evelyn Venable. The film was released on May 3, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Irresponsible, happy-go-luc ...

'' (1935) - Woman Given Opera Ticket (uncredited) * '' Motive for Revenge'' (1935) - Annie - Maid * ''

Paris in Spring ''Paris in Spring'' (also released as ''Paris Love Song'') is a 1935 black and white musical comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone for Paramount Pictures. It is based on a play by Dwight Taylor, with a screen play by Samuel Hoffenstein an ...

'' (1935) - Francine * ''

Reckless Roads ''Reckless Roads'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Burt P. Lynwood and starring Judith Allen, Regis Toomey and Lloyd Hughes.Palmer p.462 Cast * Judith Allen as Edith Adams * Regis Toomey as Speed Demming * Lloyd Hughes as Fred ...

'' (1935) * ''

Heir to Trouble ''Heir to Trouble'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Nate Gatzert. The film stars Ken Maynard, Joan Perry, Harry Woods, Martin Faust, Harry Bowen and Wally Wales. The film was released on Dece ...

'' (1935) - Tillie Tilks * '' Fury'' (1936) - Hector's Wife (uncredited) * ''

Postal Inspector Postal inspector may refer to: * The United States Postal Inspection Service The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), or the Postal Inspectors, is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. It supports and protect ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Coates (uncredited) * ''

The Emperor's Candlesticks ''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' is an 1899 historical novel by Baroness Orczy. Written soon after the birth of her son John, it is her first book as an author rather than translator and was a commercial failure. As in the Scarlet Pimpernel, the ...

'' (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 ''They All Come Out'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur, written by John C. Higgins, and starring Rita Johnson, Tom Neal, Bernard Nedell, Edward Gargan, John Gallaudet and Addison Richards. It was released on August 4, ...

'' (1939) - Psychiatrist's Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Night of Nights ''The Night of Nights'' is a 1939 black-and-white drama film written by Donald Ogden Stewart and directed by Lewis Milestone for Paramount Pictures that starred Pat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, and Roland Young. The film received positive contem ...

'' (1939) - 2nd Pencil Woman (uncredited) * ''

Invisible Stripes ''Invisible Stripes'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film starring George Raft as a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden, Jane Bryan and Humphrey ...

'' (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 ''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The ...

'' (1942) - Woman Pushed Away by Policeman (uncredited) * '' Crack-Up'' (1946) - Old Lady (uncredited) * ''

Three Husbands ''Three Husbands'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, and Emlyn Williams. Plot When a recently deceased playboy, Max, gets to heaven, he is granted a wish. His request: to watch his ...

'' (1950) - Cleaning Woman (uncredited) * '' Little Egypt'' (1951) - Old Lady (uncredited) * ''

Hot Blood ''Hot Blood'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope Technicolor musical film starring Jane Russell and Cornel Wilde and directed by Nicholas Ray. Plot Marco Torino, king of the gypsies in southern California, is terminally ill. He wants his younger ...

'' (1956) - Little Old Gypsy Woman (uncredited) * ''

Funny Face ''Funny Face'' is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Although having the same title as the 1927 Broadway musical ''Funny ...

'' (1957) - Minor Role (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolbert, Dorothea 1874 births 1958 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Philadelphia 20th-century American actresses