Dorothy Brightwell Lymon (born April 18, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American actress. She is best known for All My Children, Mama's Family, and I Love Trouble.
Lyman has been married to British actor John Tillinger and French-American producer Vincent Malle. She has two children with Tillinger and one by Malle. She and fellow Minneapolis native Jill Larson—her replacement as Opal Gardner on All My Children—attended the same high school.
Filmography:
Film Roles
- 1970 The 300 Year Weekend: Jean
- 1980 Night Of The Juggler: Nurse Jenny
- 1984 Summer Fantasy: Dr. Nancy Brannigan (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1988 Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss: Mom (TV Movie)
- 1988 The People Across The Lake: Ruth Mortimer (TV Movie)
- 1990 Camp Cucamonga: Millie Schector (TV Movie)
- 1993 Ruby In Paradise: Mildred Chambers
- 1993 Jack The Bear: Mrs. Morris
- 1993 Young Goodman Brown: Sarah Good
- 1994 Tears And Laughter The Joan And Melissa Rivers Story: Dorothy (TV Movie)
- 1994 I Love Trouble: Suzie
- 1997 Dinner And Driving: Rita
- 2001 Blow: Judge
- 2006 World Trade Center: Allison’s Mother
- 2006 The Departed: Woman at Bar #1
- 2009 The Northern Kingdom: Nan
- 2015 Bad Hurt: Mrs. Salisbury
- 2016 Blind: Judge
- 2018 The Price For Silence: Wendy Moro
- 2018 Bullitt County: The Mrs.
- 2019 Back Fork: Susie
- 2019 Vault: Ma
Short Film Roles
- 2001 Speechless: Margaret Tanner
Television
- 1971 A World Apart: Julie Stark
- 1972-73 The Edge of Night: Elly Jo Jamison (8 episodes)
- 1975 One Life to Live: Sister Margaret (2 episodes)
- 1976-89 Another World: Gwen Parrish Frame (24 episodes)
- 1981-83 All My Children: Opal Gardner
- 1983-90 Mama's Family: Naomi Oates Harper
- 1985 Tales from the Darkside: Catherine (1 episode)
- 1985 Hearts Island: Johnie Baylor (1 episode)
- 1988 ALF: Maura Norris (1 episode)
- 1989 Hunter (1984): Sgt. Carol James Meyers (1 episode)
- 1990-91 Generations: Rebecca Whitmore #2 (17 episodes)
- 1991-93 Life Goes On: Mary McKenna (9 episodes)
- 1991-94 The Bold and the Beautiful: Bonnie Roberts (27 episodes)
- 1993 Bodies Of Evidence: Claudia Brooks (1 episode)
- 1993 Bob: Patty Fleisher (3 episodes)
- 1993-98 The Nanny: Maureen Wentworth/Dr. Quinn Director/Stewardess/Director/Society Woman #1 (5 episodes)
- 1994 Afterschool Special: Mrs. Green (1 episode)
- 1994 Picket Fences: Miriam Thorne (1 episode)
- 1995 Sisters: Dr. Deborah Rosen (1 episode)
- 1995 Hope And Gloria: Maxine (1 episode)
- 1995 Murder, She Wrote: Norma Shey (1 episode)
- 1999-2002 The Practice: Dr. Diane Starger (1 episode)
- 2001 Days of Our Lives: Contessa Dorothea DiLyman (1 episode)
- 2002 Reba: Helen (1 episode)
- 2002 V.I.P.: Granny Goshen (1 episode)
- 2002 Judging Amy: Ms. Patterson (1 episode)
- 2003 CSI: Miami: Vivian Kensington (1 episode)
- 2004 As the World Turns: Naomi – The Maid (1 episode)
- 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Principal Parker (1 episode)
- 2007 Battlestar Galactica (2003): Socrata Thrace (1 episode)
- 2009 Law & Order: Judge Dorothy Carr (1 episode)
- 2015 Elementary: Belinda (1 episode)
- 2016 Divorce: Bridget (1 episode)
- 2018 FBI: Jilly Peters (1 episode)
- 2019 The Blacklist: Delaine Uhlman (1 episode)
- 2022 The Girl From Plainville: Donna Roy (1 episode)
- 2022 Blue Bloods: Elizabeth (1 episode)
Theatre Roles
- 1979 Later: Laurie
- 1985 Dancing In The End Zone: Jan Morrison
