Actor
Dorris Bowdon
Born 27 December 1914 · Coldwater, Mississippi, USA — died 9 August 2005
Dorris Bowdon (1914–2005) was an American actress from Mississippi who worked in Hollywood in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She is best remembered as Rosasharn in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath, and she also appeared in other Ford-directed films of the period.
Key films
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Her most celebrated role: Rosasharn in the acclaimed adaptation of Steinbeck's novel.
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Supporting part in John Ford's portrait of Abraham Lincoln's early legal career.
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Appeared in Ford's Revolutionary War frontier drama, one of her key films of 1939.
The Moon Is Down (1943)
Role in a wartime drama of occupied Europe, from the end of her screen career.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 6
- 1938Down on the Farm · as Tessie MoodyActor
- 1939Young Mr. Lincoln · as Carrie Sue (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Drums Along the Mohawk · as Mary ReallActor
- 1940The Grapes of Wrath · as RosasharnActor
- 1940Jennie · as Lottie SchermerActor
- 1943The Moon Is Down · as Molly MordenActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.