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Dorothy Malone was an American actress with a career spanning several decades in the 20th century. She is notable as a significant figure in Hollywood's film and television history during the mid-to-late 1900s.
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dorothy Malone (January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and, in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies. After a decade, she began to acquire a more glamorous image, particularly after her role in Written on the Wind (1956), for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her career reached its peak by the…
Known for
- These Dead Souls — (archive footage)2018
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- Acting for Douglas Sirk — Self (archive footage)2008
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Diana Barrymore (archive footage)2005
- Basic Instinct — Hazel Dobkins1992
- Rest in Pieces — Aunt Catherine1987
- Peyton Place: The Next Generation — Constance Carson1985
- He's Not Your Son — Dr. Sullivan1984
- The Being — Marge Smith1983
- Off Your Rocker — Shelley Delaine1982
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Key facts
- Born
- Mary Dorothy Maloney , ( 1924-01-29 ) January 29, 1924, Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (aged 93), Dallas, Texas , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Southern Methodist University
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1943–1992
- Spouses
- Jacques Bergerac ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1964 ) Robert Tomarkin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; annulled</span>"}]]}'>annul. 1969 ) Charles Huston Bell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1973 )
- Relatives
- Robert B. Maloney (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dorothy
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Dallas
- Occupation
- film actor
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Written on the wind8 (2).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- date of death
- 2018-01-19
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Dorothy Malone
- date of birth
- 1924-01-30
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Dorothy Malone (born Mary Dorothy Maloney; January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies, with the exception of a supporting role in The Big Sleep (1946). After a decade, she changed her image, particularly after her role in Written on the Wind (1956), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Her career reached its peak by the beginning of the 1960s, and she achieved later success with her television role as Constance MacKenzie on Peyton Place (1964–1968). Less active in her later years, Malone's last screen appearance was in Basic Instinct in 1992.
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