Dorothee or Dorothée is a German or French (respectively) female

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Dorothy Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ...

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Dorothée Frédérique Hoschedé (born 14 July 1953 in Paris), better known by the stage name Dorothée, is a French singer and television presenter. She was a continuity announcer on French public broadcaster Antenne 2 from 1977 to 1983, but she is bes ...

(born 1953), French singer *

Dorothee Bär Dorothee Gisela Renate Maria Bär ( Mantel; born 19 April 1978) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. From 2014 to 2021, she served in various c ...

(born 1978), German politician * Dorothee Bauer (born 1983), German Olympic sport shooter * Dorothée Berryman (born 1948), Canadian actress * Dorothee Bohle (born 1964), German political scientist * Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (1793–1862), German princess * Dorothée Dupuis (born 1980), French art curator, critic, and publisher *

Dorothee Elmiger Dorothee Elmiger (born 1985 in Wetzikon) is a Swiss writer. She presently lives in Switzerland. Elmiger is considered one of the most promising young Swiss writers, especially after winning the second Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, the Kelag Prize, ...

(born 1985), Swiss writer * Dorothée Gilbert (born 1983), French ballerina * Dorothee Haroske (born 1968), German mathematician *

Dorothée Jemma Dorothée Jemma (born 16 June 1956) is a French actress specializing in dubbing. She is the dub voice of Jennifer Aniston, Melanie Griffith and Sheryl Lee. Biography Her father, Jean-Louis Jemma, is best known for the dub voice of Zorro Z ...

(born 1956), French voice actress * Dorothée Le Maître (1896–1990), French paleontologist * Dorothée Lima (male), Dahomean newspaper editor and publisher *

Dorothee Kern Dorothee Kern, (born 1966) is a professor of Biochemistry at Brandeis University and former player for the East German national basketball team. In 2016, she cofounded Relay Therapeutics, a Massachusetts-based drug research company studying the ...

(born 1966), German-American basketball player and biochemist * Dorothee Metlitzki (1914–2001), German-American author and English professor *

Dorothee Mields Dorothee Mields (born 15 April 1971) is a German soprano concert singer of Baroque and contemporary music. Career Mields was born in Gelsenkirchen. She studied at the University of the Arts Bremen with Elke Holzmann, Harry van der Kamp and Ga ...

(born 1971), German singer * Dorothée de Monfreid (born 1973), French author and illustrator * Dorothée Munyaneza (born 1982), British-Rwandan singer, actress, dancer and choreographer *

Dorothee Oberlinger Dorothee Oberlinger (born 2 September 1969) is a German recorder player and professor. Biography Dorothee Oberlinger was born in Aachen and raised in Simmern. At the University of Cologne, she studied music education and German studies. Af ...

(born 1969), German musician and professor * Dorothee Pesch (born 1969, aka Doro), German singer-songwriter * Dorothée Pullinger (1894–1986), French-English automobile engineer * Dorothee Rätsch (born 1940), German sculptor *

Dorothee Schneider Dorothee Schneider (born 17 February 1969) is a German dressage rider competing at Olympic level. On 7 August 2012 Schneider was a member of the team which won the silver medal in the team dressage event. On 12 August 2016 she was a member of ...

(born 1969), German dressage rider * Dorothée Smith (aka SMITH), French artist *

Dorothee Sölle Dorothee Steffensky-Sölle (, 1929–2003), known as Dorothee Sölle, was a German liberation theologian who coined the term " Christofascism". She was born in Cologne and died at a conference in Göppingen from cardiac arrest. Life and career ...

(1929–2003, aka Dorothee Steffensky-Sölle, Dorothee Nipperdey), German liberation theologian *

Dorothee Stapelfeldt Dorothee Stapelfeldt (born 12 August 1956) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served in the governments of mayors Olaf Scholz and Peter Tschentscher of Hamburg, including as State Minister for Urban Devel ...

(born 1956), German politician *

Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord Marie Dorothée Louise de Talleyrand-Périgord (17 November 1862 – 17 July 1948) was a French aristocrat most notable for her salons and her role in European high-society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known as "Dolly" to her friends ...

(1862–1948), French aristocrat * Dorothee Elisabeth Tretschlaff (1686–1701), German women executed for witchcraft *

Dorothee Vieth Dorothee Vieth (born 12 October 1960) is a German Paralympic cyclist. Vieth first participated in the Summer Paralympics in 2008 where she won two bronze medals in the time trial and road race events. At the 2012 games she won a silver medal i ...

(born 1960), German Paralympic cyclist * Dorothee Wenner, German film curator and journalist * Dorothee Wilms (born 1929), German politician

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