Dorothy Tree
Biography
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Dorothy Tree (May 21, 1906 – February 13, 1992) was an American actress, voice teacher and writer. She appeared in a wide range of character roles in at least 49 motion pictures between 1927 and 1951.
Her best-known roles were probably as Martha, mother of Knute Rockne, in Knute Rockne, All American and as May Emmerich, invalid wife of Louis Calhern, in The Asphalt Jungle.
After being blacklisted as a communist because of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, she began a second career as a voice teacher in New York. Emphasizing good diction and clarity, and the subtleties of intonation, she published four books on the subject.
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Filmography
The Family Secret
1951
as Marie Elsner
A Life of Her Own
1950
as Caraway Secretary (uncredited)
The Men
1950
as Ellen's Mother
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as May Emmerich
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Frieda Miles
Casanova Brown
1944
as Nurse Clark
Crime Doctor
1943
as Pearl Adams
Edge of Darkness
1943
as Solveig Brategaard (uncredited)
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942
as Else von Brandt
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Dr. Enright’s Patient (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
1942
as Miss Harper
Highway West
1941
as Bella, Salvo's Moll
Singapore Woman
1941
as Mrs. Bennett
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Mrs. Van Avery
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Martha Rockne
Sky Murder
1940
as Kathe
Little Orvie
1940
as Clara Stone
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Elizabeth Edwards
City in Darkness
1939
as Charlotte Ronnell
Television Spy
1939
as Reni Vonich
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Hilda Kleinhauer
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
as Valerie Edwards
Cafe Society
1939
as Lady Photographer
Zaza
1939
as Mme. Dufresne