Dorothy Comingore

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Dorothy Comingore

Acting August 24, 1913

Los Angeles, California, USA

Mary Louise Comingore, best known professionally as Dorothy Comingore (August 24, 1913 – December 30, 1971), was an American film actress. She is best known for starring as Susan…

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Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

8.0 1941 Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8 1939 Movie
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

6.5 1939 Movie
The Big Night

The Big Night

6.8 1951 Movie
Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

6.9 1949 Movie
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

6.8 1939 Movie
Rockin' Thru the Rockies

Rockin' Thru the Rockies

6.3 1940 Movie
Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

7.1 1939 Movie
Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

5.4 1940 Movie
Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss

5.8 1939 Movie
Trade Winds

Trade Winds

6.4 1938 Movie
The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

6.3 1944 Movie

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Mary Louise Comingore, best known professionally as Dorothy Comingore (August 24, 1913 – December 30, 1971), was an American film actress. She is best known for starring as Susan Alexander Kane in Citizen Kane (1941), the critically acclaimed debut film of Orson Welles. In earlier films she was credited as Linda Winters, and she had appeared on the stage as Kay Winters. Her career ended when she was caught up in the Hollywood blacklist. She declined to answer questions when she was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2002
    The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)

    Movie Archival Footage

  2. 1991
    The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

    Movie

  3. 1951
    The Big Night

    Movie Julie Rostina

  4. 1949
    Any Number Can Play

    Movie Mrs. Purcell

  5. 1944
    The Hairy Ape

    Movie Helen Parker

  6. 1941
    Citizen Kane

    Movie Susan Alexander Kane

  7. 1940
    Rockin' Thru the Rockies

    Movie Daisy (as Linda Winters)

  8. 1940
    The Heckler

    Movie Ole's Girlfriend

  9. 1940
    Pioneers of the Frontier

    Movie Joan Darcey

  10. 1940
    Convicted Woman

    Movie Inmate (uncredited)

  11. 1940
    Cafe Hostess

    Movie Tricks

  12. 1939
    The Awful Goof

    Movie Charley's Fiancee

  13. 1939
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Movie Woman at Station (uncredited)

  14. 1939
    Scandal Sheet

    Movie Marjorie Lawe (as Linda Winters)

  15. 1939
    Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

    Movie June Jenkins (uncredited)

  16. 1939
    Golden Boy

    Movie Fight Spectator

More credits
  1. 1939
    Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

    Movie Nurse

  2. 1939
    Coast Guard

    Movie Nurse (uncredited)

  3. 1939
    Good Girls Go to Paris

    Movie Tearoom Hostess (uncredited)

  4. 1939
    Outside These Walls

    Movie Secretary (uncredited)

  5. 1939
    North of the Yukon

    Movie Jean Duncan (as Linda Winters)

  6. 1939
    Blondie Meets the Boss

    Movie Francine Rogers

  7. 1938
    Trade Winds

    Movie Ann (as Linda Winters)

  8. 1938
    Comet Over Broadway

    Movie Mrs. McDermott

  9. 1938
    Prison Train

    Movie Louise Terris