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Home/People/Dorothy Lyman
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Born
Apr 18, 1947
Age 78
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

23
Movies
29
TV Shows
4
Directed
IMDb Profile

Dorothy Lyman

Acting

Biography
Dorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director, and producer. She is most known for her work as Gwen Frame on Another World, on All My Children as the original Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore on Generations, and on the sitcom Mama's Family as Naomi Harper.
Back Fork poster

Back Fork

as Susie
2019
Bullitt County poster

Bullitt County

as The Mrs.
2018
The Price for Silence poster

The Price for Silence

as Wendy Moro
2018
Blind poster

Blind

as Judge
2017
Bad Hurt poster

Bad Hurt

as Mrs. Salisbury
2016
The Northern Kingdom poster

The Northern Kingdom

as Nan
2009
The Departed poster

The Departed

as Woman at Bar #1
2006
World Trade Center poster

World Trade Center

as Allison's Mother
2006
Speechless... poster

Speechless...

as Margaret Tanner
2001
Blow poster

Blow

as Judge (Chicago)
2001
Dinner and Driving poster

Dinner and Driving

as Rita
1997
Boys Will Be Boys poster

Boys Will Be Boys

as Mrs. Green
1994
I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble

as Suzie
1994
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story poster

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

as Dorothy
1994
Ruby in Paradise poster

Ruby in Paradise

as Mildred Chambers
1993
Young Goodman Brown poster

Young Goodman Brown

as Sarah Good
1993
Jack the Bear poster

Jack the Bear

as Mrs. Morris
1993
Camp Cucamonga poster

Camp Cucamonga

as Millie Schector
1990
The People Across the Lake poster

The People Across the Lake

as Ruth Mortimer
1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss poster

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

as Mom
1988