Dorothy Abbott
Biography
Dorothy Abbott (December 16, 1920 – December 15, 1968) was an American actress. Career Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Abbott appeared in many films between the 1940s and 1960s as an extra. In Las Vegas she was a showgirl at the Flamingo Hotel and was known as "the girl with the golden arm". She also appeared in guest roles on The Ford Television Theatre, Leave It to Beaver, and Dragnet as Sergeant Joe Friday's girlfriend Ann Baker. When she could not find work as an actress, she modeled and sold real estate. Death Depressed about the end of her marriage to police officer and actor Rudy Diaz, Abbott committed suicide in Los Angeles on December 15, 1968, a day before her 48th birthday.[1] Abbott is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.
Darla Sloan
Quick, Before It Melts
Miss Feeley (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
Model (uncredited)
The Great Man
Stewardess (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
The Queen
A Life of Her Own
Model (uncredited)
Give a Girl a Break
Chorine (uncredited)
Angels in Disguise
Reception Nurse (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
Waitress (uncredited)
Tre Donne per Uno Scapolo
Veronica (uncredited)
Tre Donne per Uno Scapolo
Veronica (uncredited)
Quick, Before It Melts
Miss Feeley (uncredited)
Palm Springs Weekend
Radio Operator (uncredited)
A Gathering of Eagles
Mrs. Josten (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink
Stewardess (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
Brackett Receptionist
Bachelor in Paradise
Minor Role (uncredited)
Pepe
Girl (uncredited)
The Apartment
Office Worker (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Secretary (uncredited)
Jet Pilot
Girl (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Girl (uncredited)
Jailhouse Rock
Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)
The Great Man
Stewardess (uncredited)
Pardners
Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause
Nurse (uncredited)
Love Me or Leave Me
Dancer (uncredited)
There’s No Business Like Show Business
Show Girl (uncredited)
Give a Girl a Break
Chorine (uncredited)
Darla Sloan
The Caddy
Girl in Dressing Room (uncredited)
Skirts Ahoy!
WAC (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
Waitress (uncredited)
Spione, Liebe und die Feuerwehr
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman!
Card Player (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
Nurse Clerk (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own
Model (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
Carriage Woman (uncredited)
Flammendes Tal
Showgirl (uncredited)
East Side, West Side
Model (uncredited)
Angels in Disguise
Reception Nurse (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
The Queen
Neptune's Daughter
Model (uncredited)
Little Women
Schoolgirl - Davis's Class (uncredited)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Dancer (uncredited)
Words and Music
Showgirl (uncredited)
The Paleface
Minor Role
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Maid (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
Model (uncredited)
Road to Rio
Show Girl (uncredited)
The Razor's Edge
Showgirl (uncredited)
