Dorothy Morris

Dorothy Morris
in the film trailer for Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
Born	Dorothy Ruth Morris (1922-02-23)February 23, 1922 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	November 20, 2011(2011-11-20) (aged 89) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1940–1972
Spouse(s)	Marvin Moffie (1943–1966) Roger E. Miller (1969–1972)

Dorothy Ruth Morris (February 23, 1922 – November 20, 2011) was an American film and television actress known for her "girl next door" persona.

Dorothy Ruth Morris was born and raised in Los Angeles, the daughter of a Methodist minister. She attended Hollywood High School and acted in productions at the Pasadena Playhouse. She was a student in Maria Ouspenskaya's School of Drama.

She was the younger sister of Caren Marsh Doll, who later became a dancer and stand-in for Judy Garland. Morris studied acting under famed drama teacher Maria Ouspenskaya. She did a screen test for the female lead in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942), but lost to Donna Reed.

Appearing in bit parts in several of the studio's more successful films, Morris was signed to an MGM contract in 1942. For one of her early film roles, Cry 'Havoc' (1943), she affected a British accent. Her next picture was the well-received drama The Human Comedy, which featured a star cast, headed by Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig and Marsha Hunt. Morris' role was Mary Arena; the girlfriend of Van Johnson's character. The highlight of her career, however, came in 1945 when she starred as the doomed Ingeborg Jensen in Our Vines Have Tender Grapes. Other screen roles included Someone to Remember (1943), Pilot No. 5 (1943), Rationing (1944) and None Shall Escape (1944).