
Acting
Sally Eilers
Also Known As: Dorothea Sally Eilers
Birth Date
December 11, 1908
Death Date
January 5, 1978
(passed away at 69)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress. She made her film debut in 1927 in The Red Mill, directed by Roscoe Arbuckle. After several minor roles as an extra, in 1927-1928 she found work with Mack Sennett as one of his "flaming youth" comedians in several comedy short subjects, along with Carole Lombard, who had been a school friend. In 1928, she was voted as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, a yearly list of young actresses selected by publicity people in the film business, with selection based on the actresses' having "shown the most promise during the past 12 months." Eilers was a popular figure in early-1930s Hollywood, known for her high spirits and vivacity. Her films were mostly comedies and crime melodramas such as Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy and George Raft. By the end of the decade, her popularity had waned, and her subsequent film appearances were few. She made her final film appearance in Stage to Tucson (1950).
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This Is Your Life
Self
1952 • 1 episode

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
1927

Tarnished Angel
Carol Vinson
1938

The Crowd
Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)
1928

She Made Her Bed
Laura Gordon
1934

Central Airport
Jill Collins
1933

We Have Our Moments
Mary Smith
1937

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Virginia Embrey
1931

Bad Girl
Dorothy Haley
1931

The Show of Shows
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
1929

They Made Her a Spy
Irene Eaton a.k.a. Margaret Brennan
1939

Let Us Be Gay
Diane
1930

Everybody's Doing It
Penny Wilton
1938

Talk of the Devil
Ann Marlow
1936
Don’t Get Personal
Sally van Ranseleer aka Jinxy
1936

Fazil
Harem Girl
1928

Pursuit
Maxine Bush
1935

Starlit Days at the Lido
Self
1935

Alias Mary Dow
Sally Gates
1935

The Nurse from Brooklyn
Elizabeth Thomas
1938