Known For
Acting
Known Credits
61
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 26, 1903 (123 years old)
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
From Wikipedia
Dorothy Sebastian (April 26, 1903 – April 8, 1957) was an American film and stage actress.
Sebastian was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In her youth, she aspired to be a dancer and a film actress. Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the age of 15. Upon her arrival in New York City, Sebastian's southern drawl was thick enough to "cut with a knife". She followed around theatrical agents before returning at night to a $12-a-month room, after being consistently rejected.
Sebastian's first contact in Hollywood was Robert Kane, who gave her a film test at United Studios. She performed in George White's Scandals and later co-starred with Joan Crawford and Anita Page for a popular series of MGM romantic dramas including Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930). Sebastian also appeared in 1929's Spite Marriage, wherein she was cast opposite her then-lover Buster Keaton.
By the mid-1930s, Sebastian was semi-retired from acting after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd. After their 1936 divorce, she returned to acting appearing in mostly bit parts. Her last onscreen appearance was in the 1948 film The Miracle of the Bells.
Sebastian married actor William Boyd in December 1930 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They began a relationship after meeting on the set of His First Command in 1929. They divorced in 1936.
In 1947, Sebastian married Miami Beach businessman Harold Shapiro to whom she remained married until her death.
On April 8, 1957, Sebastian died of cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Dorothy Sebastian has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6655 Hollywood Blvd.
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bellsas Miss Katie Orwin (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Among the Livingas Woman in Cafe | |
| 1941 | Kansas Cycloneas Helen King | |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse Jamesas Zerilda James (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Arizona Kidas Bess Warren | |
| 1939 | The Womenas Saleswoman Pat (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Rough Riders' Round-upas Rose | |
| 1937 | The Mysterious Pilotas Jean McNain | |
| 1934 | The Life of Vergie Wintersas Lulu | |
| 1934 | Allez Oopas Paula Stevens | |
| 1934 | No Sleep on the Deepas June Davis | |
| 1933 | Ship of Wanted Menas Irene Reynolds | |
| 1932 | Contrabandoas | |
| 1932 | They Never Come Backas Adele Landon | |
| 1931 | The Wide Open Spacesas Rose | |
| 1931 | The Deceiveras Ina Fontanne | |
| 1931 | The Big Gambleas Beverly Ames Beckwith | |
| 1931 | Ships of Hateas Grace Walsh | |
| 1931 | The Lightning Flyeras Rose Rogers | |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5as Dorothy Sebastian | |
| 1930 | The Utah Kidas Jennie Lee | |
| 1930 | Brothersas Norma Moore | |
| 1930 | Ladies Must Playas Norma | |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Bridesas Francine 'Franky' Daniels | |
| 1930 | Hell's Islandas Marie | |
| 1930 | Free and Easyas Cave Scene | |
| 1930 | Montana Moonas Elizabeth | |
| 1930 | Officer O'Brienas Ruth Dale | |
| 1930 | The Rounderas Ethel Dalton | |
| 1929 | His First Commandas Judy Gaylord | |
| 1929 | The Unholy Nightas Lady Efra | |
| 1929 | The Single Standardas Mercedes | |
| 1929 | Spite Marriageas Trilby Drew | |
| 1929 | The Devil's Apple Treeas Dorothy Ryan | |
| 1929 | The Spirit of Youthas Betty Grant | |
| 1929 | The Rainbowas Lola | |
| 1929 | Morgan's Last Raidas Judith Rogers | |
| 1928 | A Woman of Affairsas Constance | |
| 1928 | Show Peopleas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | Our Dancing Daughtersas Beatrice 'Bea' | |
| 1928 | The Adventureras Dolores de Silva | |
| 1928 | The House of Scandalas Ann Rourke | |
| 1928 | Wyomingas Samantrha Jerusha Farrell | |
| 1928 | Their Houras Cora | |
| 1927 | The Haunted Shipas Goldie Kane | |
| 1927 | Loveas Spectator at Race (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | The Arizona Wildcatas Regina Schyler | |
| 1927 | Tea For Threeas Annette | |
| 1927 | The Isle of Forgotten Womenas Marua | |
| 1927 | Twelve Miles Outas Chiquita | |
| 1927 | On Ze Boulevardas Gaby de Sylva | |
| 1927 | Californiaas Carlotta del Rey | |
| 1927 | The Demi-Brideas Lola | |
| 1927 | The Showas Salvation Army Worker (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | You'd Be Surprisedas Dorothy | |
| 1926 | Beauty à la Mudas | |
| 1926 | Torrentas Woman in Audience (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Bluebeard's Seven Wivesas Gilda La Bray | |
| 1925 | Why Women Loveas Pearl | |
| 1925 | Winds of Chanceas Laura | |
| 1925 | Sackcloth and Scarletas Polly Freeman |