Actor profile

Dorothy Lyman

18th April 1947 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Acting

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.

23 Movies 28 TV Shows 51 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Back Fork poster

Back Fork 9th April 2019 as Susie

Bullitt County poster

Bullitt County 26th October 2018 as The Mrs.

The Price for Silence poster

The Price for Silence 19th October 2018 as Wendy Moro

Blind poster

Blind 14th July 2017 as Judge

Bad Hurt poster

Bad Hurt 12th February 2016 as Mrs. Salisbury

The Northern Kingdom 21st July 2009 as Nan

The Departed poster

The Departed 4th October 2006 as Woman at Bar #1

World Trade Center poster

World Trade Center 9th August 2006 as Allison's Mother

Speechless... 12th December 2001 as Margaret Tanner

Blow poster

Blow 4th April 2001 as Judge (Chicago)

Dinner and Driving poster

Dinner and Driving 1st January 1997 as Rita

Boys Will Be Boys 15th September 1994 as Mrs. Green

I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble 29th June 1994 as Suzie

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story poster

Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story 15th May 1994 as Dorothy

Ruby in Paradise poster

Ruby in Paradise 8th October 1993 as Mildred Chambers

Young Goodman Brown poster

Young Goodman Brown 16th April 1993 as Sarah Good

Jack the Bear poster

Jack the Bear 2nd April 1993 as Mrs. Morris

Camp Cucamonga poster

Camp Cucamonga 23rd September 1990 as Millie Schector

The People Across the Lake poster

The People Across the Lake 3rd October 1988 as Ruth Mortimer

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss poster

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss 5th August 1988 as Mom

Summer Fantasy poster

Summer Fantasy 25th May 1984 as Dr. Nancy Brannigan

Night of the Juggler poster

Night of the Juggler 6th June 1980 as Nurse Jenny

The 300-Year Weekend poster

The 300-Year Weekend 26th February 1971 as Jean

Law & Order: Organized Crime poster

Law & Order: Organized Crime 1st April 2021 as Lucia Spezzano

FBI poster

FBI 25th September 2018 as Jilly Peters

Divorce poster

Divorce 9th October 2016 as Bridget

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist 23rd September 2013 as Delaine Uhlman

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Belinda

Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods 24th September 2010 as Elizabeth

Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica 18th October 2004 as Socrata Thrace

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Vivian Kensington

Reba poster

Reba 5th October 2001 as Helen

Taina poster

Taina 14th January 2001 as Ms. Harper

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Principal Parker

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Ms. Patterson

V.I.P. poster

V.I.P. 26th September 1998 as Granny Goshen

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Dr. Diane Starger

Hope and Gloria poster

Hope and Gloria 9th March 1995 as Maxine

The Nanny poster

The Nanny 3rd November 1993 as Stewardess (uncredited)

Bob poster

Bob 18th September 1992 as Patty Fleisher

Sisters poster

Sisters 11th May 1991

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Dorothy Carr

ALF poster

ALF 22nd September 1986 as Maura Norris

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Norma Shey

Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside 30th September 1984 as Catherine

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Sgt. Carol James Meyers

Mama's Family poster

Mama's Family 22nd January 1983 as Naomi Oates Harper

A World Apart 30th March 1970

All My Children poster

All My Children 5th January 1970 as Opal Cortlandt

Another World poster

Another World 4th May 1964

The Edge of Night poster

The Edge of Night 2nd April 1956