Dorothy Phillips
Acting
Biography
Dorothy Phillips (born Mary Gwendolyn Strible) was an American stage and screen actress, in films from 1911. Although online sites differ about her original first name and her birth date, multiple public records make evident that original name was Mary and that accurate birth year was 1889.
Born: October 29, 1889
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Father of the Bride
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Violent Saturday
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
The Reckless Moment
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.
My Sister Eileen
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They find an apartment, but fame and fortune are a lot more elusive. Ruth gets the attention of playboy publisher Bob Baker when she submits a story about her gorgeous sister Eileen. She tries to keep his attention by convincing him that she and the gorgeous, man-getting Eileen are one and the same person.
If My Country Should Call
A doctor is called to the home of a young man who wants to enlist in the Army.
Man in the Saddle
A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself and his property by means of violence.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.
Filmography
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Mr. Hopkins' Maid
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bank Customer
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Woman in Nightmare Sequence (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Woman at Wedding (uncredited)
as Gertrude's Maid (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Mrs. Consuelo Carter
as Kitty Ladd
as Aurora Lane
as Mrs. Flaherty
as Miss Weaver
as Jane Cortelyou
as Mrs. Enid Garth
as Patricia Winthrop
as Mrs. Bradin
as Yvonne Desmarest
as Jo Bishop
as Self
as Lola
as Victoria
as Aurora Meredith
as Joan Gray
as Sonia & Vivian - Twin Sisters
as Nanette
as Genevra French
as Gloria Carter
as Marjorie Helmer
as Viola Argos
as Midge O'Hara
as Neila Pendleton
as Elinor Crawford
as Nell Baxter
as Marta
as Anne Wetherall
as Madge Garvey
as Nora Helmer
as Delice Brixton
as Mary Graham 'Flash' Fan
as Lola
as Amy Hadley
as Helen Urmy
as Priscilla Glenn
as Margarat
as Doris
as Rene's Sister