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Dorothy Comingore

Actor

Dorothy Comingore

Born 24 August 1913 · Los Angeles, California, USA — died 30 December 1971

Dorothy Comingore (1913–1971) was an American actress best known for playing Susan Alexander Kane in Orson Welles's Citizen Kane. Earlier credited as Linda Winters, she saw her career end after the Hollywood blacklist, following her 1952 refusal to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Key films

  • Citizen Kane (1941)On Cinespective

    Her defining role as Susan Alexander Kane, the second wife of Charles Foster Kane, in Orson Welles's landmark debut.

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

    Small role in Frank Capra's celebrated political drama, made during her early career under the name Linda Winters.

  • Golden Boy (1939)

    Early supporting appearance in a major studio drama, part of her pre-Kane Hollywood work.

  • The Big Night (1951)

    One of her last film roles, in Joseph Losey's drama, shortly before the blacklist ended her career.

Key awards

No major awards are documented here.

On Cinespective

Full filmography · 24
  • 1938Trade Winds · as Ann (as Linda Winters)Actor
  • 1938Comet Over Broadway · as Mrs. McDermottActor
  • 1938Prison Train · as Louise TerrisActor
  • 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Woman at Station (uncredited)Actor
  • 1939Golden Boy · as Fight SpectatorActor
  • 1939Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise · as June Jenkins (uncredited)Actor
  • 1939Blondie Meets the Boss · as Francine RogersActor
  • 1939Good Girls Go to Paris · as Tearoom Hostess (uncredited)Actor
  • 1939Five Little Peppers And How They Grew · as NurseActor
  • 1939Coast Guard · as Nurse (uncredited)Actor
  • 1939Outside These Walls · as Secretary (uncredited)Actor
  • 1939Scandal Sheet · as Marjorie Lawe (as Linda Winters)Actor
  • 1939North of the Yukon · as Jean Duncan (as Linda Winters)Actor
  • 1939The Awful Goof · as Charley's FianceeActor
  • 1940Rockin' Thru the Rockies · as Daisy (as Linda Winters)Actor
  • 1940Cafe Hostess · as TricksActor
  • 1940Convicted Woman · as Inmate (uncredited)Actor
  • 1940The Heckler · as Ole's GirlfriendActor
  • 1940Pioneers of the Frontier · as Joan DarceyActor
  • 1941Citizen Kane · as Susan Alexander KaneActor
  • 1944The Hairy Ape · as Helen ParkerActor
  • 1949Any Number Can Play · as Mrs. PurcellActor
  • 1951The Big Night · as Julie RostinaActor
  • 2002The Movie Movie (An Excerpt) · as Archival FootageActor

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.