--- name: "Dorothy Peterson" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dorothy-peterson" roles: ["Actor"] born: "25 December 1897" died: "3 October 1979" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T23:57:14.306282+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Dorothy Peterson Actor. Born 25 December 1897 in Hector, Minnesota, USA. Died 3 October 1979. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 25 December 1897, Hector, Minnesota, USA - **Died:** 3 October 1979 - **Also known as:** Bergetta Peterson, Bergetta "Dorothy" Peterson - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Peterson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3037186, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677125/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81293 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Dark Victory*](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md) (79) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Dorothy Peterson was an American actress. Born Bergetta Peterson on 25 December 1897 in Hector, Minnesota, she began her career on Broadway in the 1920s, appearing in productions including *Dracula* (1927) and *Subway Express* (1929). She made her film debut in *Mothers Cry* (1930) and went on to appear in more than eighty films, typically in supporting roles as mothers or wives. Her credits include *Treasure Island* (1934) as Mrs Hawkins, *Dark Victory* (1939) as Miss Wainwright, *Saboteur* (1942) as Mrs Mason, *The Woman in the Window* (1944) as Mrs Wanley, and *Mr. Skeffington* (1944) as Manby. Peterson was married to actor Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams from 1943 until his death in 1962. She remained active in theatre and television until the early 1960s and died in New York City on 3 October 1979. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Dark Victory* (1939), Fi1m 79, as Miss Wainwright — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md) ## Complete filmography (92) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Seed of Innocence* (1980), as Nun - *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Mrs. Graither - *Janet Dean, Registered Nurse* (1954), series, as Mrs. Kennedy - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, Actor - *Tales of Tomorrow* (1951), series, Actor - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Wife - *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor - *Suspense* (1949), series, as Mrs. Morgan - *Studio One* (1948), series, Actor - *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, Actor - *That Hagen Girl* (1947), as Minta Hagen - *Sister Kenny* (1946), as Agnes - *Canyon Passage* (1946), as Mrs. Dance (uncredited) - *Faces in the Fog* (1944), as Mrs. Mason - *The Woman in the Window* (1944), as Mrs. Wanley - *When the Lights Go On Again* (1944), as Clara Benson - *This Is the Life* (1944), as Aunt Betsy - *Mr. Skeffington* (1944), as Manby - *This Is the Army* (1943), as Mrs. Nelson - *Air Force* (1943), as Mrs. Chester (uncredited) - *The Moon Is Down* (1943), as Mother (uncredited) - *Reconnaissance Pilot* (1943), as Mrs. Cummings - *The Man in the Trunk* (1942), as Lola DeWinters - *Saboteur* (1942), as Mrs. Mason - *Uncle Joe* (1941), as Margaret Day - *Henry Aldrich for President* (1941), as Mrs. Aldrich - *Cheers for Miss Bishop* (1941), as Mrs. Bishop - *Ride, Kelly, Ride* (1941), as Mrs. Martin - *Five Little Peppers in Trouble* (1940), as Mrs. Pepper - *Out West with the Peppers* (1940), as Mrs. Pepper - *Women in War* (1940), as Sister Frances - *Lillian Russell* (1940), as Cynthia Leonard - *Too Many Husbands* (1940), as Gertrude Houlihan - *Five Little Peppers at Home* (1940), as Mrs. Pepper - *Sabotage* (1939), as Edith Grayson - *Two Bright Boys* (1939), as Kathleen O'Donnell - *Five Little Peppers And How They Grew* (1939), as Mrs. Pepper - *Dark Victory* (1939), as Miss Wainwright — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md) - *The Flying Irishman* (1939), as Ma Corrigan - *Girls on Probation* (1938), as Jane Lennox - *Breaking the Ice* (1938), as Annie Decker - *Hunted Men* (1938), as Mary Harris - *52nd Street* (1937), as Adela Rondell - *Confession* (1937), as Mrs. Koslov - *Girl Loves Boy* (1937), as Mrs. McCarthy - *Her Husband Lies* (1937), as Dorothy Powell - *Under Cover of Night* (1937), as Susan Nash - *Reunion* (1936), as Katherine Kennedy - *The Devil Is a Sissy* (1936), as Mrs. Jennie Stevens - *The Country Doctor* (1936), as Nurse Katherine Kennedy - *Man of Iron* (1935), as Bessie Bennett - *Freckles* (1935), as Mrs. Duncan - *Pursuit* (1935), as Mrs. McCoy - *Laddie* (1935), as Mrs. Stanton - *Sweepstake Annie* (1935), as Mrs. Foster - *Society Doctor* (1935), as Mrs. Harrigan - *Peck's Bad Boy* (1934), as Aunt Lily Clay - *Treasure Island* (1934), as Mrs. Hawkins - *Side Streets* (1934), as Mrs. Richards - *Uncertain Lady* (1934), as Cicily Prentiss - *As the Earth Turns* (1934), as Mil - *Beloved* (1934), as Baroness Irene von Hausmann - *Big Executive* (1933), as Mrs. Sarah Conway - *I'm No Angel* (1933), as Thelma - *The Mayor of Hell* (1933), as Mrs. Smith - *Hold Me Tight* (1933), as Mary Shane - *Reform Girl* (1933), as Mrs. Putnam - *Call Her Savage* (1932), as Silas' Wife - *Payment Deferred* (1932), as Annie Marble - *The Cabin in the Cotton* (1932), as Lilly Blake - *Life Begins* (1932), as A Patient - *Thrill of Youth* (1932), as Seena Sherwood - *Attorney for the Defense* (1932), as Mrs. Wallace - *Night World* (1932), as Edith Blair - *So Big!* (1932), as Maartje Pool - *When a Feller Needs a Friend* (1932), as Mrs. Margaret Randall - *Business and Pleasure* (1932), as Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker - *She Wanted a Millionaire* (1932), as Mrs. Miller - *The Beast of the City* (1932), as Mary Fitzpatrick - *Forbidden* (1932), as Helen Grover - *Emma* (1932), as Mrs. Winthrop (uncredited) - *Rich Man's Folly* (1931), as Katherine Trumbull - *Way Back Home* (1931), as Rose Clark - *Skyline* (1931), as Rose Breen - *Penrod and Sam* (1931), as Mary Schofield, Mrs. Schofield - *Bought!* (1931), as The Mother - *The Reckless Hour* (1931), as Mrs. Susie Jennison - *Traveling Husbands* (1931), as Martha Hall - *Party Husband* (1931), as Kate - *Up for Murder* (1931), as Mrs. Marshall - *Mothers Cry* (1930), as Mary Williams ## Gallery - ![Portrait photograph of actress Dorothy Peterson, playing the role of Lucy Seward in the Broadway production of Dracula Caption reads, in part, as follows:Pretty (1928)](https://film.one/media/person/1231048/gallery-349385fa2fca.jpg) Portrait photograph of actress Dorothy Peterson, playing the role of Lucy Seward in the Broadway production of Dracula Caption reads, in part, as follows:Pretty (1928) — Theatre Magazine Company; Irving Chidnoff (1896-1966), photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Dorothy-Peterson-1928.jpg/1280px-Dorothy-Peterson-1928.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dorothy Peterson](https://film.one/media/person/1231048/gallery-aa44905da04b.jpg) Dorothy Peterson — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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