# Dorothy Kelly > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dorothy_Kelly > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dorothy_Kelly.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Kelly > Source revision: 1337533975 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actress}} {{for|the educator|Dorothy Kelly (educator)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Dorothy Kelly | image = File:Dorothy Kelly photo.jpg | image_size = 240px | caption = Publicity photo from ''Motion Picture Magazine'', 1916 | birth_name = | birth_date = February 12, 1894 | birth_place = [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = May 31, 1966 (aged 72) | death_place = [Minneapolis, Minnesota](/source/Minneapolis%2C_Minnesota), U.S. | resting_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1911–1917 | spouse = {{marriage|Harvey Hevenor|1916|1952|end=his death}} | children = 2 }} '''Dorothy Dupre Kelly'''{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Dorothy-Dupre-Kelly/6000000014504588630|title = Dorothy Dupre Kelly}} (February 12, 1894 — May 31, 1966) was an American motion picture actress of the early [silent film](/source/silent_film) era. == Personal life == Dorothy Dupre Kelly was born in [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania) to Bessie Irene Kelly (née Smith) and Thomas Kelly, descendants of [Irish](/source/Irish_people) [Quakers](/source/Quakers). She had a sister, Marguerite Kelly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Marguerite-Kelly-King/6000000014504893511|title=Marguerite Kelly King}} In August 1916, she married wealthy lumber dealer Harvey Hevenor.{{cite news | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/09/01/100219973.pdf | title = Marries Movie Actress | access-date = 2009-01-01 | work = New York Times | date=September 1, 1916 }} "H.H. Hevenor, lumber dealer, first saw Dorothy Kelly on the screen." In 1922, she gave birth to twin daughters, Ann and Bessie, one of whom later became a portrait painter.{{cite web | url = http://www.gcnews.com/news/2005/1223/Obits/ | title = In Memoriam Bessie H. Acker | access-date = 2009-01-01 | work = Garden City News Online | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060322082812/http://www.gcnews.com/news/2005/1223/Obits/ | archive-date = 2006-03-22 | url-status = dead }} "Bess was born in New York City August 19, 1922 to silent screen actress Dorothy Kelly and Harvey Hevenor." She died of a [cerebral hemorrhage](/source/cerebral_hemorrhage) in [Minneapolis, Minnesota](/source/Minneapolis%2C_Minnesota) in 1966. == Career == After attending the [National Academy of Design](/source/National_Academy_of_Design) and earning a position in a publishing firm, Kelly decided to give up her career as an illustrator."Dorothy's Change of Art" ''Cosmopolitan Magazine'', May 1917. "Dorothy Kelly effected a quick change of art when she gave up her work as an illustrator to become a photo-play actress." Seeking more lucrative work, she decided to become a performer and, despite having no previous acting experience, applied for a position in the stock company at [Vitagraph](/source/Vitagraph),{{cite web | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=InvNAAAAMAAJ&q=%22dot%22+kelly&pg=PA170 | title = 'Dot' Kelly, Quakeress | access-date = 2009-06-21 | work = The Green Book | year = 1916 }} "She went to the Vitagraph studio at Flatbush and made application for a position in a stock company. The first question fired at her was: 'Have you had any experience?' 'I have not.' replied Dorothy Kelly." signing a contract in the early teens. Her first film was a bit part in a 30-minute version of ''[A Tale of Two Cities](/source/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities_(1911_film))'' in 1911, which also featured future silent stars [Norma Talmadge](/source/Norma_Talmadge) and [Mabel Normand](/source/Mabel_Normand). She continued to make 70 films with [Vitagraph](/source/Vitagraph) and during these years she played opposite almost all of the [Vitagraph](/source/Vitagraph) comedians, including [John Bunny](/source/John_Bunny) and his successor [Hughie Mack](/source/Hughie_Mack), as well as child star [Bobby Connelly](/source/Bobby_Connelly). Like many stars of early film, Kelly's career dwindled with the popularity of [two-reelers](/source/Short_subject). She would leave film altogether after the filming of [Vitagraph](/source/Vitagraph) serial ''[The Secret Kingdom](/source/The_Secret_Kingdom_(serial))'' in 1917. ==Filmography== [[File:Money-Mill-1917.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Kelly in ''[The Money Mill](/source/The_Money_Mill)'' (1917)]] * ''[The Awakening](/source/The_Awakening_(1917_film))'' (1917) .... Marguerite *The Maelstrom (1917) .... Peggy Greye-Stratton... aka Millionaire Hallets' Adventure (USA) * ''[The Money Mill](/source/The_Money_Mill)'' (1917) .... Helen Ogden *The Secret Kingdom (1916) .... Madame Savatz *''[The Scarlet Runner](/source/The_Scarlet_Runner)'' (1916) .... Miss Collingwood *The Law Decides (1916) .... Florence Wharton *Artie, the Millionaire Kid (1916) .... Annabelle Willowby *''[Salvation Joan](/source/Salvation_Joan)'' (1916) .... Madeline Elliston *The Supreme Temptation (1916) .... Annette *From Out of the Big Snows (1915) *''[The Wheels of Justice](/source/The_Wheels_of_Justice)'' (1915) .... Julia Dean *Four Grains of Rice (1915) *The Awakening (1915) *A Wireless Rescue (1915) *''[The Battle of Frenchman's Run](/source/The_Battle_of_Frenchman's_Run)'' (1915) *Twice Rescued (1915) *Mother's Roses (1915) .... Helen Morrison *In the Days of Fanny (1915) *My Lost One (1915) *Pawns of Mars (1915) *Forcing Dad's Consent (1914) *The Greater Love (1914) *Within an Ace (1914) *A Double Error (1914) *The Unwritten Play (1914) *The Wheat and the Tares (1914) *The Greater Motive (1914) *The Apple (1914) *The Toll (1914) *Two Stepchildren (1914) *The Crime of Cain (1914) *The Antique Engagement Ring (1914) *Sonny Jim at the North Pole (1914) *The Vanity Case (1914) *An Easter Lily (1914) *'Fraid Cat (1914) *The Drudge (1914) *The First Endorsement (1914) *Sonny Jim in Search of a Mother (1914) *The Flirt (1913) *The Tables Turned (1913) *The Glove (1913) .... The Wife *An Unwritten Chapter (1913) *The Snare of Fate (1913) .... Marion Marbury *An Infernal Tangle (1913) *A Modern Psyche (1913) .... June *Tricks of the Trade (1913) *Disciplining Daisy (1913) .... Daisy *Bunny Versus Cutey (1913) *Playing with Fire (1913) .... Marion Harrington *Bunny's Honeymoon (1913) .... Dorothy *O'Hara's Godchild (1913) .... Mrs. Tom O'Grady *The Weapon (1913) *The Skull (1913) *Ma's Apron Strings (1913) .... Molly Bush *My Lady of Idleness (1913) *[All for a Girl](/source/All_for_a_Girl_(1912_film)) (1912) .... Claire Taylor *O'Hara, Squatter and Philosopher (1912) .... Aileen Sullivan *The Model for St. John (1912) *Bettina's Substitute; or, There's No Fool Like an Old Fool (1912) *None But the Brave Deserve the Fair (1912) *The Counts (1912) .... Gladys *Popular Betty (1912) .... A Jealous Rival *The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (1912) .... One of the Lovesick Maidens *Rip Van Winkle (1912/I) .... Steenie As An Adult *Suing Susan (1912) .... The Maid *Aunty's Romance (1912) .... A Stenographer *The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912) .... A Step-Daughter *On the Pupil of His Eye (1912) .... The Senator's Ward *Pseudo Sultan (1912) .... A Dancer *''[A Tale of Two Cities](/source/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities_(1911_film))'' (1911) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} *{{IMDb name|id=0446350|name=Dorothy Kelly}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224046/http://silent-movies.org/Ladies/annex/KellyD.jpg Photo at Silent Ladies] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg Small Biography at Allmovie] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Dorothy}} Category:1894 births Category:1966 deaths Category:American film actresses Category:American silent film actresses Category:Actresses from Philadelphia Category:20th-century American actresses Category:National Academy of Design alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dorothy Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Kelly) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Kelly?action=history)). 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