Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the straight-laced Nell Brown in "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim" (1947). Born Dorothea Seltzer, after attaining her degree in theatrical arts from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York, she began her career on the stage appearing as a leading lady in such stage productions as "Follow Thru" and "The New Moon". While attending a social function at the prestigious Russian Tea Room, she was introduced to director Lloyd French. Impressed by her blonde good looks, professionalism, and charm, he arranged for her to begin a career in the film industry beginning with her being under his supervision in "That's My Wife" (1929). From there, she would go on to flourish as a character actress appearing in over 100 features; often typecast as wives, mothers, old maids, educators, nurses, secretaries, retail clerks, saleswomen, landladies, neighbors, wealthy widows, aristocrats, eccentrics, sidekicks, cashiers, best friends, gold diggers, con-artists, chorines, seamstresses, fashionistas, receptionists, exotics, beauticians, society figures, and matriarchs. She appeared in such feature films as "Extravagance" (1930), "Caught Cheating" (1931), "Forbidden Company" (1932), "Sons of the Desert" (1933), "One Exciting Adventure" (1934), "I've Been Around" (1935), "Mind Your Own Business" (1936), "Topper" (1937), "Marie Antoinette" (1938), "East Side of Heaven" (1939), "City of Chance" (1940), "Sailors on Leave" (1941), "Get Hep to Love" (1942), "Radio Runaround" (1943), "Laura" (1944), "Week-End at the Waldorf" (1945), "Little Giant" (1946), "Miracle of 34th Street" (1947), "Homecoming" (1948), "The Fountainhead" (1949), "Oh! Susanna" (1951), and "So Big" (1952). During her career, she was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, had been a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, was an active member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, presided as a chairwoman for her local divisions of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and she was married to film executive Rollin Rucker with whom she had one son. In 1953, she retired from acting and spent the final years of her life living comfortably in the suburbs, was a generous benefactor for several schools and libraries, painted in oils, was the president of her garden club, and was often seen partaking in various recreational activities at the historic Los Angeles Country Club, until her death from the complication of natural causes.