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Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Dorothy Tree was an American actress who also worked as a voice teacher and writer. Born in Brooklyn, she attended Cornell University for two years before starting a stage career in 1926, and her Broadway credits included Holiday and The Merchant of Venice. She made her film debut in It (1927), then appeared in Dracula (1931), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940). In Confessions of a Nazi Spy she drew notice as a hairdresser turned spy, and the film received a best film award from the National Board of Review. She played Martha Rockne in Knute Rockne All American (1940) and May Emmerich in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). Later she taught voice and diction in New York and published four books on speaking and singing.

85years old at death

  • Born Brooklyn
  • Died Lillian Booth Actors Home
  • Star sign: GeminiFirst day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp
  • Dorothy Estelle Triebitz (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
23 years1927 to 1950

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  1. About the name

    Tree took the stage name Dorothy Tree when she began acting on the stage in 1926, after leaving Cornell University following two years.

  2. First role

    In the 1927 silent romantic comedy It, a Paramount Pictures release, Tree played a department store employee without a credit. Clara Bow and Antonio Moreno starred in the film, which was her first motion picture role.

  3. Big break

    Tree's turn as the hairdresser-spy Hilda Kleinhauer in Warner Bros.' Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) won her the role of spy ring leader Reni Vonich in Paramount's Television Spy that same year.

  4. Behind the camera

    Tree published four books on voice and diction, including To Sing in English, a Guide to Improved Diction (1971) and A Woman's Voice (1975).

Dorothy Tree 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. The Asphalt Jungle1950 Crime, Drama, Film-Noiras May Emmerich

    IMDb rating 7.833K votes

  2. The Men1950 Dramaas Ellen's Mother

    IMDb rating 7.15.7K votes

  3. The Mystery of Mr. Wong1939as Valerie Edwards

    IMDb rating 6.11.2K votes

  4. Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939as Hilda Kleinhauer

    IMDb rating 6.72.5K votes

  5. Here Comes the Navy1934as Gladys

    IMDb rating 6.21.4K votes

  6. The Woman in Red1935as Mrs. Olga Goodyear

    IMDb rating 6.11.1K votes

  7. Abe Lincoln in Illinois1940as Elizabeth Edwards

    IMDb rating 7.32.3K votes

  8. Knute Rockne All American1940as Martha Rockne

    IMDb rating 6.72.4K votes

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Lloyd Bacon directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two 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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Gary Cooper, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gary CooperHenry O'Neill, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Henry O'NeillPat O'Brien, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Pat O'BrienTeresa Wright, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Teresa WrightLloyd BaconDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Lloyd Bacon

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