Famous People with Name Dorothy

Dorothy West            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothy West: was a novelist and short story writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance. She is best known for her novel The Living Is Easy, about the life of an upper-class black family.

Dorothy Dell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothy Dell: was an American film actress. Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers, she spent much of her childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began entering and winning beauty pageants and at the age of fifteen won the title of "Miss New Orleans". With this success she established a successful vaudeville act.

Dorothy Dwan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothy Dwan: was an American film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930.

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothy Elizabeth Gish: was an American actress. Born in Dayton, Ohio, she was the younger sister of actress Lillian Gish.

Dorothy Faye Dunaway            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dorothy Faye Dunaway: is an American Academy Award, Emmy Award and multi-Golden Globe Award winning actress. Over the course of her more-than-five-decade career Dunaway has starred in a variety of films, from the most critically acclaimed including Bonnie and Clyde, Chinatown and Network, to blockbusters such as The Towering Inferno and the notorious cult classic Mommie Dear