Dorothy Van

Dorothy Van was born on Jan 10, 1928 in USA. Dorothy Van's big-screen debut came with Coming Attractions directed by Ira Miller in 1978. Dorothy Van is known for Mama's Family directed by Dave Powers, Vicki Lawrence stars as Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper and Ken Berry as Vinton Harper. The upcoming new tvshow Dorothy Van plays is Mama's Family - Season 5 which will be released on Jan 22, 1983.

A native of Moline, Illinois she was the daughter of a post office worker and Depression era housewife. She started her career as a stage actress in 1946 despite her fathers objections and later emerged as an actress and writer for television in the 1980s situation comedy "Mama's Family" in the role of Aunt Effie Harper.