Dorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director, and producer.
17 Facts About Dorothy Lyman
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Dorothy Lyman is most known for her work as Gwen Frame on Another World, on All My Children as the original Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore on Generations, and on the sitcom Mama's Family as Naomi Harper.
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Dorothy Lyman debuted on her first soap opera, A World Apart, as flower child Julie Stark in 1971.
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Several years later, Dorothy Lyman appeared as Elly Jo Jamison, an evil relation of wealthy Orin Hillyer's, on The Edge of Night, and as architect Gwen Parrish Frame on Another World.
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Dorothy Lyman performed characters on other soap operas including Rebecca Whitmore on Generations, and Bonnie Roberts on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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In 1983, Dorothy Lyman became well known for her role as Naomi Harper on the sitcom Mama's Family, a role she played for the full six seasons.
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Dorothy Lyman played Ralphie's mother in Jean Shepherd's Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss from 1988, appeared in ALF as Maura Norris in the episode "Tequila", and in Hunter as Sgt.
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When Mama's Family ended its run in 1990, Dorothy Lyman went behind the camera, producing and directing 75 episodes of The Nanny, even making a special guest appearance on the Fran Drescher sitcom.
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Dorothy Lyman had a recurring role on Bob, Bob Newhart's third series.
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Dorothy Lyman made another cameo appearance in the 2001 film Blow starring Johnny Depp.
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Dorothy Lyman was seen in the 2006 films World Trade Center and The Departed.
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In 2007, Dorothy Lyman guest-starred in the third season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica as Starbuck's mother.
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Dorothy Lyman made a guest appearance on Reba, playing the titular character's mother.
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Dorothy Lyman appeared in The Blacklist in the season-six episode "The Pawnbrokers".
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Dorothy Lyman performed My Kitchen Wars in Hollywood and New York as a one-woman show based on the book by Betty Fussell.
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From 1971 to 1983, Dorothy Lyman was married to director and actor John Tillinger; they have two children, including daughter Emma Tillinger Koskoff, who is an Academy Awards-nominated producer.
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From her second marriage to French film producer Vincent Malle, Dorothy Lyman has a son.