
Dorothy Christy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, May 26, 1906 – died May 21, 1977) was an American actress. Christy acted with Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers, and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in the film Sons of the Desert (1933), in the role of Mrs. Laurel. She was Queen Tika of Murania in The Phantom Empire, Gene Autry’s 1935 cliffhanger serial. She concluded her cinema career in 1953. Dorothy Christy died of natural causes five days shy of her seventy-first birthday.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
She Got What She Wanted
1930

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Mrs. Updyke
1942

I've Been Around
as Girl
1935

King of the Wild
as Mrs. LaSalle
1931

Sons of the Desert
as Mrs. Betty Laurel
1933

Convicted
as Constance Forbes
1931

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Angelica Embrey
1931

Cowboy and the Senorita
as Lulubelle
1944

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
as (archive footage)
1992

Fashion Model
as Mme. Celeste
1945

Scared to Death
as Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
1947

Big Business Girl
as Mrs. Emery
1931

Radio Ranch
as Queen Tika
1940

6 Day Bike Rider
as Mrs. Mabel St. Clair
1934

Cutie on Duty
as Mrs Errol
1943

Extravagance
as Esther Hamilton
1930

The Phantom Empire
as Queen Tika
1935

Gold Dust Gertie
as Mabel Guthrie
1931

The Arm of the Law
as Mrs. Myrtle Welling
1932

Grief Street
as Ethel Wynn Merle
1931