Molly Dodd

Actor, TV Actor

1921 – 1981

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Who was Molly Dodd?

Molly Dodd was an American actress.

Born as Mary Elise Dodd in Los Angeles, California to Neal Dodd and Lila Elsie Weaver, her father was a priest of the Anglo-Catholic Episcopal Church.

Dodd began her career on the Los Angeles stage in 1939, debuting in a revival of the play The Cradle Song with the Westwood Theatre Guild. Her performance in The Penguin, at the Call Board Theatre in Hollywood, was reviewed as demonstrating unusual eccentric comedy gifts. That same year, she appeared in And Eternal Darkness at the Call Board and the review read, "Molly Dodd as the love interest was appealing."

In February 1947, Dodd received a citation from the USO for her performance in Noël Coward's Private Lives at United States Army camps. She acted in numerous stage productions through the years, including summer stock in La Jolla.

Dodd was in only four theatrical movies. She first appeared as a beautician in Hitchcock's Vertigo starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. She also appeared as Mrs. Rigg in What's the Matter with Helen?, which was written by her husband, writer Henry Farrell, and starred Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters.

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Born
Nov 11, 1921
Los Angeles
Also known as
  • Mary E. Dodd
  • Mary Elise Dodd
  • Bea Chilson
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Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Mar 26, 1981
Santa Monica
Resting place
Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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