Dolores Dorn (March 3, 1934 – October 5, 2019) was an American film and television actress, who was the co-star of The Bounty Hunter (1954), Uncle Vanya (1957), Underworld U.S.A. (1961), and several other films through 1985. On Broadway, she was billed as Dolores Dorn-Heft.
Early years Dolores M. Heft was born in Chicago, the daughter of an automobile dealer. A graduate of the Goodman Art Theatre in Chicago, she finished third in the Miss Chicago contest in 1950 and second in the same contest in 1951.
Stage Before appearing in films, Dorn acted with the Shaffner Players in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. She appeared in Hide and Seek (1957) on Broadway and in the off-Broadway production Between Two Thieves.
Film Dorn had second billing in The Bounty Hunter, a Western starring Randolph Scott, in which her character, Julie Spencer, ends up married to Scott's. She played the wife of Alan Ladd in the actor's last Hollywood film in which he played a leading-man role, 13 West Street, and was featured as Cuddles, the moll of convict Cliff Robertson, in the crime film Underworld, U.S.A.
Television Dorn appeared in a number of made-for-TV films and as a guest star in series such as Ironside, Charlie's Angels, Simon & Simon, Run for Your Life, and The Untouchables.
Additional filmography + Film and Television Year Title Role Notes 1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue Camille Film 1954 Lucky Me Troupe Member Film, Uncredited 1954 The Bounty Hunter Julie Spencer Film 1957 Uncle Vanya Elena Andreevna 1961 Underworld U.S.A. Cuddles Film 1962 13 West Street Tracey Sherill Film 1962 The Untouchables Mady Collins aka Mady Kerner TV, Episode: "The Monkey Wrench" 1973 The Candy Snatchers Katherine Film 1974 Truck Stop Women Trish Film 1977 Intimate Strangers Dolores TV movie 1980 Tell Me a Riddle Vivi Film
Teaching Dorn became an acting teacher with the American Film Institute in 1977 and later with the Lee Strasberg Institute.
Personal life Dorn was married to actors Franchot Tone (1956–1959), and Ben Piazza (1967–1979). She died on October 5, 2019, at the age of 85.
Dorn's name is featured on the Tony Award's "In Memoriam 2020" list.
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