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Dorothy Lyman
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Dorothy Lyman

Known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · The Blacklist · Elementary

Dorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director, and producer. She 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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Born
Apr 18, 1947
Birthplace
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Dorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director, and producer. She 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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Known For

TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPrincipal Parker · 1999
★ 8.0
TVThe Blacklist
The BlacklistDelaine Uhlman · 2013
★ 7.6
TVElementary
ElementaryBelinda · 2012
★ 7.6
TVBattlestar Galactica
Battlestar GalacticaSocrata Thrace · 2004
★ 8.2
TVCSI: Miami
CSI: MiamiVivian Kensington · 2002
★ 7.7
TVThe Nanny
The NannyMaureen Wentworth · 1993
★ 8.1
TVBlue Bloods
Blue BloodsElizabeth · 2010
★ 7.8
TVFBI
FBIJilly Peters · 2018
★ 7.9

Filmography

Movies

The 300-Year WeekendJean
1971
Night of the JugglerNurse Jenny
1980
Summer FantasyDr. Nancy Brannigan
1984
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissMom
1988
The People Across the LakeRuth Mortimer
1988
Camp CucamongaMillie Schector
1990
Jack the BearMrs. Morris
1993
Ruby in ParadiseMildred Chambers
1993
Young Goodman BrownSarah Good
1993
BW
Boys Will Be BoysMrs. Green
1994
I Love TroubleSuzie
1994
Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers StoryDorothy
1994
Dinner and DrivingRita
1997
BlowJudge (Chicago)
2001
S
Speechless...Margaret Tanner
2001
The DepartedWoman at Bar #1
2006
World Trade CenterAllison's Mother
2006
Split EndsDirector
2009
TN
The Northern KingdomNan
2009
TN
The Northern KingdomDirector
2009
Bad HurtMrs. Salisbury
2016
BlindJudge
2017
Bullitt CountyThe Mrs.
2018
The Price for SilenceWendy Moro
2018
Back ForkSusie
2019

Television

The Edge of Night306 eps
1956
Another World1547 eps
1964
AW
A World Apart322 eps
1970
All My ChildrenOpal Cortlandt · 2338 eps
1970
American PlayhouseMom · 1 eps
1982
Mama's FamilyNaomi Oates Harper · 130 eps
1983
HunterSgt. Carol James Meyers · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteNorma Shey · 1 eps
1984
Tales from the DarksideCatherine · 1 eps
1984
ALFMaura Norris · 1 eps
1986
Law & OrderDorothy Carr · 1 eps
1990
Sisters1 eps
1991
BobPatty Fleisher · 3 eps
1992
The NannyMaureen Wentworth · 1 eps
1993
The NannyStewardess (uncredited) · 1 eps
1993
The NannyDirector
1993
Hope and GloriaMaxine · 2 eps
1995
The PracticeDr. Diane Starger · 3 eps
1997
V.I.P.Granny Goshen · 1 eps
1998
Judging AmyMs. Patterson · 1 eps
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPrincipal Parker · 1 eps
1999
PayneDirector
1999
RebaHelen · 1 eps
2001
TainaMs. Harper · 1 eps
2001
CSI: MiamiVivian Kensington · 1 eps
2002
Battlestar GalacticaSocrata Thrace · 1 eps
2004
Blue BloodsElizabeth · 1 eps
2010
ElementaryBelinda · 1 eps
2012
The BlacklistDelaine Uhlman · 1 eps
2013
DivorceBridget · 1 eps
2016
FBIJilly Peters · 1 eps
2018
Law & Order: Organized CrimeLucia Spezzano · 2 eps
2021

Photos

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Dorothy Lyman photo
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