Dorothy Abbott
Born	(1920-12-16)December 16, 1920 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 15, 1968(1968-12-15) (aged 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park
Other names	Dorothy E. Abbott
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1946–1964
Spouse	Rudy Diaz ​ (m. 1949)​

Dorothy Abbott (December 16, 1920 – December 15, 1968) was an American actress.

Born inKansas City, Missouri, Abbott acted in Little Theater productions to gain experience before she ventured into films.^[1]

She appeared in many films between the 1940s and 1960s as an extra. InLas Vegas, she was a showgirl at theFlamingo Hotel and was known as "the girl with the golden arm". She also appeared in guest roles onThe Ford Television Theatre,Leave It to Beaver, andDragnet as SergeantJoe Friday's girlfriend, Ann Baker.^[2] When she could not find work as an actress, she modeled and sold real estate.^[3]

Depressed about the end of her marriage topolice officer and actor Rudy Diaz,^[2] Abbott committed suicide with a firearm^[4] inLos Angeles on December 15, 1968, the day before her 48th birthday.^[2] Abbott is buried under her married name of Dorothy Diaz inRose Hills Memorial Park inWhittier, California.^[5]

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