Editing Lynn Cartwright

{{Short description|American actress (1927–2004)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Lynn Cartwright
| image              = Lynn Cartwright The Wasp Woman 1959.jpg
| caption            = Cartwright in ''[[The Wasp Woman]]'' (1959)
| birth_name         = Doralyn E. Cartwright
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1927|02|27}}
| birth_place        = [[McAlester, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2004|01|02|1927|02|27}}
| resting_place      = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1955&ndash;1992
| notable_works      = ''[[A League of Their Own]]''
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Leo Gordon]]|1950|2000|end=died}}
| children           = 1
| father             = [[Wilburn Cartwright]]
| relatives          = 
}}

'''Lynn Cartwright''' (born '''Doralyn E. Cartwright'''; February 27, 1927{{Citation needed |date=April 2023}} &ndash; January 2, 2004) was an American [[character actor|character actress]] known for her performance as the older version of [[Geena Davis]]' character, Dottie Hinson, in the 1992 film ''[[A League of Their Own]]''.

==Early years==

Cartwright was born in [[McAlester, Oklahoma]], the daughter of [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] [[Wilburn Cartwright]]<ref name="ct">{{cite news |last1=Zylstra |first1=Freida |title=Lynn Cartwright from stage to screen to skillet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71297430/lynn-cartwright/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune |page=74|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and his wife Carrie (née Staggs). She studied drama at [[Stephens College]] and at American Academy in New York.<ref name=ct/>

== Career ==
Her acting career spanned from 1957 to 1992 and included smaller roles in films such as ''[[Black Patch (film)|Black Patch]]'' (1957), ''[[The Cry Baby Killer]]'' (1958), ''[[The Wasp Woman]]'' (1959), ''All the Loving Couples'' (1969), ''Son of Hitler'' (1978) and ''[[Lovelines (film)|Lovelines]]'' (1984).{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} For 15 years, she was involved with the Group Repertory Theater in Los Angeles.<ref name=lat/>

Cartwright was chosen for the role in ''A League of Their Own'' not just because she closely resembled Geena Davis, but also because many of her mannerisms were similar.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Marx| first1=Andy| title=MOVIES: Off-Centerpiece: Hey, Wait a Darned Minute! That Can't Possibly Be Geena| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-05-ca-2554-story.html|access-date=April 20, 2018| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=July 5, 1992}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Cartwright was married to actor and screenwriter [[Leo Gordon]] from February 14, 1950, until his death on December 24, 2000.<ref name=mcfraland>{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Scott |title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. |date=August 19, 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2599-7 |page=288 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lynn+Cartwright%22+actress&pg=PA288 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She had a daughter, Tara, and a stepdaughter.{{Citation needed |date=April 2023}}

==Death==
She died in her home from complications of [[dementia]] on January 2, 2004, aged 76, after she fractured her hip.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |title=Lynn Cartwright, 76; Character Actress in Films and Television |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71296507/lynn-cartwright/ |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=The Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=January 10, 2004 |page=B 16|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Her ashes and those of her husband are together in a memorial display in a [[columbarium]] at the [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=mcfraland />

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1957|| ''[[Black Patch (film)|Black Patch]]'' || Kitty ||
|-
|1958|| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' || Jean Sobel || Season 3 Episode 19: "The Equalizer"
|-
|1958|| ''[[The Cry Baby Killer]]'' || Julie ||
|-
|1958|| ''[[Queen of Outer Space]]'' || Venusian Girl #4 ||
|-
|1959
|''[[Highway Patrol (American TV series)|Highway Patrol]]''
|Margret Baker
|Season 4, Episode 34: "Express Delivery"
|-
|1959|| ''[[The Wasp Woman]]'' || Maureen Reardon || 
|-
|1960|| ''[[The Apartment]]'' || Elevator Supervisor with Clicker || Uncredited
|-
|1965|| ''[[The Girls on the Beach]]'' || Waitress || Uncredited
|-
|1969|| ''All the Loving Couples'' || Natalie ||
|-
|1969|| ''The Erotic Adventures of Robin Hood'' || Lady Sallyforth ||
|-
|1971
|''[[Adam-12]]''
|Jessica Caldwell
|Episode: "Million Dollar Bluff"
|-
|1972
|''[[Adam-12]]''
|Clare Evans
|Episode: "Hot Spell"
|-
|1972|| ''[[Class of '74 (film)|Class of '74]]'' || Marsha ||
|-
|1972|| ''[[Where Does It Hurt?]]'' || ||
|-
|1975
|''[[Adam-12]]''
|Jan Cartwright
|Episode: "Gus Corbin"
|-
|1978|| ''[[The Seniors]]'' || Miss Creighton ||
|-
|1978|| ''The Lucifer Complex'' || Assistant Brunner ||
|-
|1979|| ''Son of Hitler'' || Annie ||
|-
|1984|| ''[[Lovelines (film)|Lovelines]]'' || Mrs. Woodson ||
|-
|1987|| ''[[The Garbage Pail Kids Movie]]'' || Fashion Show Host ||
|-
|1992|| ''[[A League of Their Own]]'' || Older Dottie Hinson || (final film role)
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|0142187}}

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