Dorothy Bernard

Dorothy Bernard (June 25, 1890 – December 14, 1955) was an American actress of the silent era.

Born Nora Dorothy Bernard in Port Elizabeth, on June 25, 1890, now part of South Africa, to William H. Bernard and Roy Elizabeth Ayrd. An only child, she spent her formative years in Portland, Oregon where her father, William H. Bernard (1864–1915), worked as a stock company manager and was a well-respected actor, and as a child actress she appeared in several plays in Portland under the stage name "Dot Bernard".

In 1905, her family moved to Los Angeles, California, and her father accepted a position to manage the Balasco theater, while she entered the film industry to appear in 87 films between 1908 and 1956.

She was married to fellow actor, A.H. Van Buren (1879–1965), on July 5, 1909 in Washington D.C., and they had one daughter.