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Acting

Dorothy Malone

Born
Jan 29, 1924 · Aged 93
Died
Jan 19, 2018
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
77
TV credits
27
Also known as (1)
  • Dorothy Eloise Maloney

Biography

Dorothy Malone (January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018) was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and, in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies. After a decade, she began to acquire a more glamorous image, particularly after her role in Written on the Wind (1956), for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her career reached its peak by the beginning of the 1960s, and she achieved later success with her television role as Constance MacKenzie on Peyton Place from (1964–1968). Less active in her later years, Malone's last screen appearance was in…