Dorothy Dells was born on July 16, 1928 in Medford Oregon. Her career began when she was discovered while working at a drive in restaurant on Sunset Blvd. She was immediately signed for the TV series
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957). She went on to appear in many television series, including
Rawhide (1959),
My Three Sons (1960),
The Richard Boone Show (1963),
Hollywood Wives (1985),
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969),
Bachelor Father (1957),
Highway to Heaven (1984),
L.A. Law (1986),
Sledge Hammer! (1986), and
Lou Grant (1977). She also appeared in such made-for-television movies and feature films as
Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982),
Death Warrant (1990),
Another Woman's Child (1983), and
Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990). Dells died on April 3, 2020, aged 91, in San Luis Obispo, California.