Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy Lyman is an American television actress, director and producer. She is most commonly known for her work as Gwen Frame in Another World and in All My Children as Opal Sue Gardner, as Rebecca Whitmore in Generations, and on the sitcom Mamas Family as Naomi Harper , followed by the syndicated resurrection for four seasons .

Lyman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Violet E. and Hector H. Lyman, who was a stockbroker. She and Jill Larson who succeeded her in the role of Opal on All My Children, went to the same high school. She first appeared on her first soap opera A World Apart as flower child Julie Stark in 1971. Several years later, Dorothy appeared as Elly Jo Jamison, an evil relation of wealthy Orin Hillyer, on The Edge of Night. She played architect Gwen Parrish Frame on Another World and played Ralphies mother in Jean Shepherds Ollie Hopnoodles Haven of Bliss from 1988. She appeared in the Tales from the Darkside television series in the In the Cards episode , in ALF as Maura Norris in the episode Tequila , Generations as Rebecca Whitmore , and in The Bold and the Beautiful as Bonnie Roberts .

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