Dorothy Lyman
| Dorothy Lyman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 18, 1947 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, director, producer |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) |
John Tillinger (1971-1983; divorced) (2 children) Vincent Malle (1987-2001; divorced) (1 child) |
Dorothy Lyman (born April 18, 1947) is an American television actress, director and producer. She is most commonly known for her work as Gwen Frame in Another World and in All My Children as Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore in Generations, and on the sitcom Mama's Family as Naomi Harper (first on NBC from 1983–84, for a 13-episode midseason replacement followed by a full-season pickup the following September, but it was cancelled at the end of the second season), followed by the syndicated resurrection for four seasons (1986–90).
Lyman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Violet E. (née Brightwell) and Hector H. Lyman, who was a stockbroker. She and Jill Larson who succeeded her in the role of Opal on All My Children, went to the same high school. She first appeared on her first soap opera A World Apart as flower child Julie Stark in 1971. Several years later, Dorothy appeared as Elly Jo Jamison, an evil relation of wealthy Orin Hillyer, on The Edge of Night. She played architect Gwen Parrish Frame (1976–1980,1989) on Another World and played Ralphie's mother in Jean Shepherd's Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss from 1988. She appeared in the Tales from the Darkside television series in the 'In the Cards' episode (1985), in ALF as Maura Norris in the episode 'Tequila' (1988), Generations as Rebecca Whitmore (1990–1991), and in The Bold and the Beautiful as Bonnie Roberts (1991–1992).
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