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Bergetta "Dorothy" Peterson was an American actress. She began her acting career on Broadway before appearing in more than eighty Hollywood films.
Birth Name
Bergetta Peterson
Born
Saturday, 25 December 1897
Died
Wednesday, 03 October 1979
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Escala en Hi-Fi | (unconfirmed) | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Mrs. Caldwell | 1963 |
| Naked City | Mrs. Graither | 1958 |
| Celanese Theatre | Muriel McComber | 1951 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Julia Gibbs | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Wife | 1950 |
| Martin Kane | Mrs. Heyward | 1949 |
| Suspense | Mrs. Morgan | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| That Hagen Girl | Minta Hagen | 1947 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Escala en Hi-Fi | (unconfirmed) | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Mrs. Caldwell | 1963 |
| Naked City | Mrs. Graither | 1958 |
| Celanese Theatre | Muriel McComber | 1951 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Julia Gibbs | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Wife | 1950 |
| Martin Kane | Mrs. Heyward | 1949 |
| Suspense | Mrs. Morgan | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| That Hagen Girl | Minta Hagen | 1947 |
| Sister Kenny | Agnes | 1946 |
| Canyon Passage | Mrs. Dance | 1946 |
| Faces in the Fog | Mrs. Mason | 1944 |
| The Woman in the Window | Mrs. Wanley | 1944 |
| When the Lights Go on Again | Mrs. Clara Benson / Clara Benson | 1944 |
| Mr. Skeffington | Manby | 1944 |
| This Is the Life | Aunt Betsy | 1944 |
| This Is the Army | Mrs. Nelson | 1943 |
| Air Force | Mrs. Chester | 1943 |
| The Moon Is Down | Mother / Carrie's mother | 1943 |
| The Man in the Trunk | Lola DeWinters | 1942 |
| Saboteur | Mrs. Mason | 1942 |
| Uncle Joe | Margaret Day | 1941 |
| Henry Aldrich for President | Mrs. Aldrich | 1941 |
| Cheers for Miss Bishop | Mrs. Bishop | 1941 |
| Ride, Kelly, Ride | Mrs. Martin | 1941 |
| Five Little Peppers in Trouble | Mrs. Pepper | 1940 |
| Out West with the Peppers | Mrs. Pepper | 1940 |
| Women in War | Sister Frances | 1940 |
| Lillian Russell | Cynthia Leonard | 1940 |
| Too Many Husbands | Gertrude Houlihan | 1940 |
| Five Little Peppers at Home | Mrs. Pepper | 1940 |
| Sabotage | Edith Grayson | 1939 |
| Two Bright Boys | Kathleen O'Donnell | 1939 |
| Five Little Peppers and How They Grew | Mrs. Pepper | 1939 |
| Dark Victory | Miss Wainwright | 1939 |
| The Flying Irishman | Ma Corrigan / Mrs. Edith Corrigan - Doug's Mother | 1939 |
| Girls on Probation | Jane Lennox | 1938 |
| Breaking the Ice | Annie Decker | 1938 |
| Hunted Men | Mary Harris | 1938 |
| 52nd Street | Adela Rondell | 1937 |
| Confession | Mrs. Koslov | 1937 |
| Girl Loves Boy | Mrs. McCarthy | 1937 |
| Her Husband Lies | Dorothy Powell | 1937 |
| Under Cover of Night | Susan Nash | 1937 |
| Reunion | Katherine Kennedy | 1936 |
| The Devil Is a Sissy | Mrs. Jennie Stevens | 1936 |
| The Country Doctor | Nurse Katherine Kennedy | 1936 |
| Man of Iron | Bessie Bennett | 1935 |
| Pursuit | Mrs. McCoy | 1935 |
| Laddie | Mrs. Stanton | 1935 |
| Sweepstake Annie | Mrs. Foster / Mrs. Henry Foster | 1935 |
| Society Doctor | Mrs. Harrigan | 1935 |
| Peck's Bad Boy | Aunt Lily Clay | 1934 |
| Treasure Island | Mrs. Hawkins | 1934 |
| Side Streets | Mrs. Richards | 1934 |
| Men in White | Nurse Mary | 1934 |
| Uncertain Lady | Cicily Prentiss | 1934 |
| As the Earth Turns | Mil / Mil Shaw | 1934 |
| Beloved | Baroness Irene von Hausmann | 1934 |
| Big Executive | Mrs. Sarah Conway | 1933 |
| I'm No Angel | Thelma | 1933 |
| The Mayor of Hell | Mrs. Smith | 1933 |
| Hold Me Tight | Mary Shane | 1933 |
| Reform Girl | Mrs. Putnam | 1933 |
| The Billion Dollar Scandal | Mrs. Jackson | 1933 |
| Call Her Savage | Silas' Wife | 1932 |
| Payment Deferred | Annie Marble | 1932 |
| The Cabin in the Cotton | Lilly Blake | 1932 |
| Life Begins | A Patient | 1932 |
| Thrill of Youth | Seena Sherwood | 1932 |
| Attorney for the Defense | Mrs. Wallace | 1932 |
| Night World | Edith Blair | 1932 |
| When a Feller Needs a Friend | Mrs. Margaret Randall | 1932 |
| So Big! | Maartje Pool | 1932 |
| Business and Pleasure | Mrs. Jane Olsen Tinker | 1932 |
| She Wanted a Millionaire | Mrs. Miller | 1932 |
| The Beast of the City | Mary Fitzpatrick | 1932 |
| Forbidden | Helen | 1932 |
| Emma | Mrs. Winthrop | 1932 |
| Rich Man's Folly | Katherine Trumbull | 1931 |
| Way Back Home | Rose Clark | 1931 |
| Skyline | Rose Breen | 1931 |
| Penrod and Sam | Mrs. Schofield / Mary Schofield | 1931 |
| Bought! | The Mother / Mrs. Dale | 1931 |
| The Reckless Hour | Mrs. Susie Jennison | 1931 |
| Traveling Husbands | Martha Hall | 1931 |
| Party Husband | Kate | 1931 |
| Up for Murder | Mrs. Marshall | 1931 |
| Mother's Cry | Mary Williams | 1930 |
