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Dolores Hart

Dolores Hart, O.S.B. (born Dolores Hicks; October 20, 1938) is an American Roman Catholic Benedictine nun and former actress. Following her movie debut with Elvis Presley in Loving You (1957), she made 10 films in five years, including Wild Is the Wind (1957), King Creole (1958), and Where the Boys Are (1960). At the height of her career, Hart left acting to enter the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Connecticut.

Infobox

Born
Dolores Hicks (1938-10-20) October 20, 1938 (age 87)Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater
Marymount College
Years active
1963–present (religious)1957–1963 (actress)

Tables

Feature films · Filmography
1947
Role(s)
Child
Notes
uncredited
1957
Role(s)
Susan Jessup
Role(s)
Angie
1958
Role(s)
Justy Sargent
Role(s)
Nellie
1960
Role(s)
Ellie Walters
Role(s)
Merritt Andrews
1961
Role(s)
Clare
Role(s)
Elinor Harrison
1962
Role(s)
Lisa Held
1963
Role(s)
Donna Stuart
2011
Role(s)
Herself
2017
The Seven Ages of Elvis
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1947
Forever Amber
Child
uncredited
1957
Loving You
Susan Jessup
Wild Is the Wind
Angie
1958
Lonelyhearts
Justy Sargent
King Creole
Nellie
1960
The Plunderers
Ellie Walters
Where the Boys Are
Merritt Andrews
1961
Francis of Assisi
Clare
Sail a Crooked Ship
Elinor Harrison
1962
The Inspector A.K.A. Lisa
Lisa Held
1963
Come Fly with Me
Donna Stuart
2011
God is the Bigger Elvis
Herself
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
2017
The Seven Ages of Elvis
Television · Filmography
1957
Role(s)
Season 3 Episode 5: "Silent Witness"
Notes
Claudia Powell
1963
Role(s)
"The Mountain of the Sun"
Notes
Cathy Maywood
Year
Series
Episode
Role
Notes
1957
Alfred Hitchcock presents
Season 3 Episode 5: "Silent Witness"
Claudia Powell
directed by Paul Henreid
1963
The Virginian
"The Mountain of the Sun"
Cathy Maywood

References

  1. "Mother Dolores Hart"
    http://abbeyofreginalaudis.org/community-mdh.html
  2. Ephriam Katz, The Film Encyclopedia, Third Edition, HarperCollins, 1998, p.598
  3. Elvis.com.au
    https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/an-interview-with-mother-dolores-hart.shtml
  4. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    http://www.post-gazette.com/magazine/19980408bhart1.asp
  5. The Columbus Dispatch
    https://archive.today/20140815070252/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2008/10/24/1A_DOLORES_HART_NUN.ART_ART_10-24-08_D1_MHBMEPV.html
  6. TVGuide
    https://www.tvguide.com/movies/where-the-boys-are/cast/2030282316/
  7. Where Do I Start?: A Memoir
  8. "Donald Robinson obituary"
    http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=donald-john-robinson&pid=154855384
  9. "Mother Delores Hart"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090721140456/http://www.vocation.com/DiscernmentLibraryItem.aspx?id=217&terms=dolores+hart
  10. "Dolores Hart Biography"
    http://www.perfectpeople.net/celebrity-star/6667/dolores-hart.htm
  11. The Los Angeles times
    http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=154855384#fbLoggedOut
  12. Catholic Exchange
    https://catholicexchange.com/an-interview-with-mother-dolores-hart/
  13. The Columbus Dispatch
    https://archive.today/20130119212952/http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/10/24/1A_DOLORES_HART_NUN.ART_ART_10-24-08_D1_MHBMEPV.html?sid=101
  14. The Tablet
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081201134133/http://www.thetablet.org/08232008/stories.html
  15. "Rev. Mother Dolores Hart Returns To Hollywood"
    http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/rev_mother_dolores.shtml
  16. Spero News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110927050548/http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=16260
  17. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/opinion/sunday/dowd-where-the-boys-arent.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212
  18. The Telegraph
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230718182345/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9090697/Starlet-turned-nun-gets-another-taste-of-the-Red-Carpet-treatment.html
  19. National Catholic Register
    https://www.ncregister.com/news/mother-dolores-hart-from-movie-star-to-heavenly-star
  20. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/whats-on-tv-today-gd6czt0jt
  21. Mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/beam-up-presley-elvis-huge-10984035
  22. Sky
    https://www.sky.com/watch/title/programme/c842b5cd-e408-4597-8fe2-efbbd88182a4
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