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name: "Dorothy Christy"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 May 1906"
died: "21 May 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:38.047112+00:00"
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# Dorothy Christy

Actor. Born 26 May 1906 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 21 May 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 May 1906, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 21 May 1977
- **Also known as:** Dorothea J. Seltzer, Dorothy Christie

## Biography

Dorothy Christy, also credited as Dorothy Christie and born Dorothea J. Seltzer, was an American actress. She appeared in over 100 feature films between 1929 and 1953, often in supporting or uncredited roles.

She is known for her performance as Mrs. Betty Laurel in the Laurel and Hardy comedy *Sons of the Desert* (1933). Other credits include *Laura* (1944), *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), *The Phantom Empire* (1935) as Queen Tika, and *The Fountainhead* (1949). She also worked in stage productions and with performers including Will Rogers, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers.

Christy was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and died in Santa Monica, California, in 1977.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Laura* (1944), Fi1m 86, as Woman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)

## Also known for

- *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), Secretary (uncredited)
- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), Mrs. Betty Laurel
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), Society Woman (uncredited)
- *Topper* (1937)
- *Caught* (1949), Wealthy Shopper (uncredited)
- *Undercurrent* (1946), Gossip in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

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