Dorothy Andre

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Dorothy Andre was a Hollywood stuntwoman, actress, and hairstylist. She won two Emmy awards for her work as a hairstylist, one in 1997 for Mrs. Santa Claus (1996) and one in 1990 for Fall from Grace (1990). She was in the makeup department for a few episodes of the television series Knots Landing, The Love Boat, Wizards and Warriors, and Tales of the Gold Monkey. She worked on many episodes of The Waltons and Mod Squad, and TV movies What Price Victory and The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

Prior to her work as a freelance hairstylist, she was a Hollywood stuntwoman and doubled for Olivia de Havilland in Robin Hood and appeared in epics such as The Ten Commandments and Samson and Delilah. She also appeared in The Roy Rogers Show, The Great Gambini, and Cattle Queen of Montana.

She was born on December 7, 1913, in Washington state. Her parents were in vaudeville and her mother occasionally doubled in movies. Dorothy joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1972. She died on July 30, 2002, in California.