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Dorothy: With Dorothy Loudon, Michele Greene, Linda Manz, Priscilla Morrill. Former Broadway star Dorothy Banks now teaches at an all-girl school in Connecticut.
- Comedy
- 30
- 1979-08-08
- Dorothy Loudon, Michele Greene, Linda Manz
Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1925 – November 15, 2003) was an American actress and singer. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1977 for her performance as Miss Hannigan in Annie.
She starred in the sitcom Dorothy (1979) in which she portrayed a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a boarding school for girls, but the show was canceled after one season. She also appeared briefly (1993) on the daytime soap All My Children (1970).
- January 1, 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Dorothy is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS on Wednesday nights from August 8, 1979 to August 29, 1979. [1] Summary. Dorothy Banks is a divorced former showgirl who becomes a music and drama teacher at the exclusive Hannah Hunt School for Girls.
NºTitleWritten ByAirdate1"The Bookworm Turns"Rick Hawkins & Liz SageAugust 8, 19792"Hard Hearted Hamlet"Bob Carroll, Jr. & Madelyn DavisAugust 15, 19793"Lies and Whispers"Rick Hawkins & Liz SageAugust 22, 19794"Give My Regrets to Broadway"Linda Morris & Vic RauseoAugust 29, 1979She starred in the sitcom Dorothy (1979) in which she portrayed a former showgirl teaching music and drama at a boarding school for girls, but the show was canceled after one season. She also appeared briefly (1993) on the daytime soap All My Children (1970) .
- September 17, 1925
- November 15, 2003
This short-lived situation comedy about a middle-aged woman who served as surrogate den mother to a quartet of rambunctious boarding school girls debuted in August 1979 in the 8:30 PM time slot on Friday nights. The series was named after its star, Broadway veteran Dorothy Loudon.
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Nov 17, 2003 · Dorothy Loudon, a veteran stage actress who earned a Tony for the Broadway role she created as the rancorous orphanage headmistress in “Annie,” has died. She was 70.
