• Dorothy Lyman is an American actress, television personality, director and writer.
• She achieved stardom with the role of Opal Gardner in the soap opera “All My Children” and as Naomi Harper in the TV comedy series “Mama’s Family”.
• She is now in her 70s and is still active, most recently appearing in the TV series “The Blacklist” and the drama film “Back Fork”.
• Dorothy's career started in the early '70s and she has won two Daytime Emmy Awards.
• Her net worth is estimated to be around $6 million.

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Who is Dorothy Lyman?

Dorothy Lyman is an American actress, television personality, director and writer, who achieved stardom with the role of Opal Gardner in the soap opera “All My Children” (1981-1983), and as Naomi Harper in the TV comedy series “Mama’s Family”, among many other differing projects on which she’s worked so far in her career.

Where Is Dorothy Lyman Today?

Dorothy is now in her 70s and is still active – most recently, she made appearances in the TV series “The Blacklist” (2019), and then the drama film “Back Fork” (2019), with A.J. Cook, Josh Stewart, and Agnes Bruckner, plus the action crime-drama film “Vault” (2019), starring Theo Rossi, Clive Standen and Samira Wiley.

Dorothy Lyman Age, Childhood, and Education

Dorothy Brightwell Lyman was born on the 18th April 1947, in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA,  the daughter of Hector H. Lyman, a stockbroker, and his wife Violet E. Lyman. She spent her childhood in Minneapolis where she went to school and attended the same high school as her colleague Jill Larson, who succeeded her in the role of Opal in the TV series “All My Children”.

Career Beginnings

Dorothy’s career started in the early ‘70s, with the role of Jean in the film “The 300 Year Weekend”, and then as Elly Jo Jameson in the TV series “The Edge of Night”.

She continued with roles in soap operas, including “Another World” as Gwen Frame from 1976 until 1980. In 1981 she secured her first noteworthy role, as Opal Gardner in the soap opera “All My Children”, and through 1983 featured in 23 episodes of the popular TV series, and won two Daytime Emmy Awards. After 1983, Dorothy was replaced by Jill Larson.

Rise to Stardom

From 1983 to 1990, Dorothy portrayed Naomi Harper in the TV comedy series “Mama’s Family”, which became a complete success and launched Dorothy to stardom, and with appearances in 125 episodes, Dorothy became a national star and queen of the comedy.

She wasn’t very active in pursuit of other projects, and even left “All My Children”, to focus entirely on “Mama’s Family”, however, she still featured in the television film “Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss” (1988). Dorothy continued with roles in soap operas, including “Generations” (1990-1991), then “The Bold and the Beautiful” (1991-1992), and “Life Goes On”. In 1993 she featured in the romantic drama film “Ruby in Paradise”, starring Ashley Judd, Todd Field, and Bentley Mitchum.

Through the ‘90s, Dorothy didn’t have much success on screen, featuring in several minor roles, including a cameo appearance in the film “I Love Trouble”, with Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts in the lead roles.

The 2000s

With the start of the new millennium, Dorothy didn’t change much her professional perspective, and had a few minor roles at the beginning of the decade, such as in the film “Blow”, a biopic about George Jung, and a few guest roles in TV series “Judging Amy” (2002), “CSI: Miami” (2003), and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2005). Dorothy took a break from acting that lasted from 2009 and 2015, when she returned in the role of Mrs. Salisbury in the drama film “Bad Hurt”, starring Ashley Williams, Karen Allen, and Barry Primus.

Before 2019, Dorothy also featured in the film “Blind” (2017), then had a guest role in the TV series “FBI” (2018), and co-starred in the action-drama film “Bullitt Country”, with Mike C. Nelson, Jenni Melear, and David McCracken.

Director and Producer

Dorothy has had different aspirations throughout her career, wanting to express herself in other ways than acting. As a result, she has worked as a director and producer on several shows. The most notable project on which she worked was the TV series “The Nanny”, of which she directed 74 episodes between 1995 and 1998, and produced seasons from 1997 and 1998.

Other projects on which she worked as a producer and director are the films “Split Ends” and “Northern Kingdom”, both from 2009.

Dorothy Lyman Net Worth, Body Statistics, Appearance

Dorothy Lyman’s successful career has added a considerable amount to her wealth, and according to sources, Dorothy Lyman’s net worth is as high as $6 million, as of early 2020.

Dorothy has dyed her hair blonde, and she has blue eyes; her weight and height are unknown, though she has retained a slim figure despite her age and pregnancies.

Dorothy Lyman Personal Life, Marriage, Husband, Children

Dorothy has been married and divorced two times; her first marriage was to John Tillinger from 1971 until 1983; Tillinger is an actor and is best known to the world for his role as King George III in “The Adams Chronicles” TV mini-series.

The couple had two children before their divorce. Four years later she married for the second time, to Vincent Malle. The two were married from 1987 until 2001 and had one child together.

Dorothy now resides in New York USA, she is single, and is focused on new projects in the acting world.

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