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Dorothy Sebastian

Dorothy Sebastian

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Dorothy Sebastian was an American film and stage actress. Raised in Birmingham, Alabama, she moved to New York and found her first break as a chorus girl in George White's Scandals. A screen test arranged through a connection with Lord Beaverbrook and director Henry King brought her a starring part in Sackloth and Scarlet, and with it a five-year contract at MGM. There she appeared in romantic dramas with Joan Crawford and Anita Page, among them Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930), and she played opposite Buster Keaton in Spite Marriage (1929). After MGM let her go in 1930, she signed with Columbia Pictures, then worked as a freelancer for smaller independent companies. Her best-known sound film was likely Allez Oop (1934), a short comedy with Keaton. A final screen role came in The Miracle of the Bells (1948). She also co-wrote the ballad The Leaves Mustn't Fall with Jack Kenney.

53years old at death

  • Born Birmingham
  • Died Woodland Hills
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films
10
Career span
22 years1926 to 1948

Genres

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  1. Beyond film

    Dorothy Sebastian co-wrote the ballad "The Leaves Mustn't Fall" with Jack Kenney, an unusual songwriting credit for a silent-era actress.

  2. Big break

    Sebastian's first break was a chorus girl role in George White's Scandals, which led to a screen test with Henry King and her first starring role in Sackloth and Scarlet.

  3. About the name

    Sebastian started out on the stage after she left Alabama, and it was then that she made the decision to spell her name Sebastian rather than the way it had been spelled before.

  4. Big break

    A screen test with Henry King gave Sebastian her first starring role, in Sackloth and Scarlet, and that part earned her a five-year MGM contract. At MGM she appeared alongside Joan Crawford and Anita Page in romantic dramas.

Dorothy Sebastian movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Spite Marriage1929 Comedyas Trilby Drew

    IMDb rating 6.92.9K votes

  2. Our Dancing Daughters1928 Drama, Romanceas Beatrice 'Bea'

    IMDb rating 6.72.2K votes

  3. Our Blushing Brides1930as Francine 'Franky' Daniels

    IMDb rating 6.21.1K votes

  4. A Woman of Affairs1928as Constance

    IMDb rating 7.11.9K votes

  5. The Arizona Kid1939as Bess Warren

    IMDb rating 5.9264 votes

  6. Among the Living1941as Woman in Cafe

    IMDb rating 6.4977 votes

  7. Love1927as Spectator at Race

    IMDb rating 6.81.3K votes

  8. The Miracle of the Bells1948as Miss Katie Orwin

    IMDb rating 6.61.2K votes

Most often with

Harry Beaumont directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Greta Garbo, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Greta GarboJohn Gilbert, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with John GilbertJoan Crawford, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Joan CrawfordJohnny Mack Brown, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Johnny Mack BrownEdward Connelly, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Edward ConnellyAnita Page, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Anita PageHarry BeaumontDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Harry Beaumont

Films together

  • Greta Garbo3 films together, 1926 to 1928
    Greta Garbo's page
    • A Woman of Affairs1928IMDb rating 7.1Sebastian as ConstanceGarbo as Diana Merrick
    • Love1927IMDb rating 6.8Sebastian as Spectator at RaceGarbo as Anna Karenina
    • Torrent1926IMDb rating 6.9Sebastian as Woman in AudienceGarbo as Leonora Moreno
  • John Gilbert3 films together, 1927 to 1928
    John Gilbert's page
    • A Woman of Affairs1928IMDb rating 7.1Sebastian as ConstanceGilbert as Neville Holderness
    • Love1927IMDb rating 6.8Sebastian as Spectator at RaceGilbert as Capt. Count Alexei Vronsky
    • The Show1927IMDb rating 6.9Sebastian as Salvation Army WorkerGilbert as Cock Robin
  • Joan Crawford2 films together, 1928 to 1930
    Joan Crawford's page
    • Our Blushing Brides1930IMDb rating 6.2Sebastian as Francine 'Franky' DanielsCrawford as Geraldine 'Gerry' March
    • Our Dancing Daughters1928IMDb rating 6.7Sebastian as Beatrice 'Bea'Crawford as Diana 'Di' Medford
  • Johnny Mack Brown2 films together, 1928
    Johnny Mack Brown's page
  • Edward Connelly2 films together, 1927
    Edward Connelly's page
    • Love1927IMDb rating 6.8Sebastian as Spectator at RaceConnelly as Russian Orthodox Priest
    • The Show1927IMDb rating 6.9Sebastian as Salvation Army WorkerConnelly as The Blind Soldier
  • Anita Page2 films together, 1928 to 1930
    Anita Page's page
  • Harry BeaumontDirector, 2 films, 1928 to 1930
    All films by Harry Beaumont
  • Also two films together1 more actor

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor.

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Dorothy Sebastian's awards and nominations, grouped by award
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Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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