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Mimi Doyle(1913-1979)

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Mimi Doyle was born Wilhelmina Blanche Doyle on August 10, 1913 Hollywood, California. She had a twin sister named Patricia who worked as Katharine Hepburn's stand-in. The pretty brunette made her film debut playing a maid in the 1934 drama Sadie McKee. Then she was signed by Educational Pictures. For a brief time she used the stage name Mimi Lawlor. During the 1940s she had bit parts in more than a dozen films including Kitty Foyle, The Big Street, and Keep Your Powder Dry with Lana Turner. On January 24, 1944 she married screenwriter Wells Root. Although she never became an A-list star she continued to act. She appeared on the Bob Cummings Show and the Jack Benny Program. Her final role was in a 1976 episode of Executive Suite. Mimi and Wells lived in Santa Monica and enjoyed a very happy marriage. Sadly on June 15, 1979 she died from cancer at the age of sixty-five. She was cremated and her ashes were given to her family.
BornAugust 10, 1913
DiedJune 15, 1979(65)
BornAugust 10, 1913
DiedJune 15, 1979(65)
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Known for

James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and William Powell in Permission jusqu'à l'aube (1955)
Permission jusqu'à l'aube
7.6
  • Nurse
  • 1955
Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in Les anges de miséricorde (1943)
Les anges de miséricorde
7.4
  • Nurse
  • 1943
Elliott Gould and Robert Blake in Les casseurs de gang (1974)
Les casseurs de gang
6.4
  • Mrs. Rosen
  • 1974
Dana Andrews and Betty Hutton in Spring Reunion (1956)
Spring Reunion
5.8
  • Alice
  • 1956

Credits

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  • Trisha Noble in Executive Suite (1976)
    Executive Suite
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Miriam
    • 1976
  • Docteur Marcus Welby (1969)
    Docteur Marcus Welby
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Nurse Molly
    • 1976
  • Elliott Gould and Robert Blake in Les casseurs de gang (1974)
    Les casseurs de gang
    6.4
    • Mrs. Rosen
    • 1974
  • Dan Duryea, Robert Fuller, and Jocelyn Lane in Sans foi ni loi (1966)
    Sans foi ni loi
    6.2
    • Townswoman (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Le mercenaire de minuit (1964)
    Le mercenaire de minuit
    6.3
    • (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Harp McGuire, Jacklyn O'Donnell, and Chris Warfield in Incident in an Alley (1962)
    Incident in an Alley
    5.7
    • Letitia Blake (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.5
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • La mafia (1960)
    La mafia
    6.9
    • Nun
    • 1960
  • Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in La dernière fanfare (1958)
    La dernière fanfare
    7.3
    • Mamie Burns (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The People's Choice (1955)
    The People's Choice
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Gay Ringo
    • 1958
  • Greer Garson and Florenz Ames in Telephone Time (1956)
    Telephone Time
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Athol Porter
    • 1957
  • Dana Andrews and Betty Hutton in Spring Reunion (1956)
    Spring Reunion
    5.8
    • Alice
    • 1956
  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Mabel
    • The Secretary
    • The Checker
    • 1954–1956
  • James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, and William Powell in Permission jusqu'à l'aube (1955)
    Permission jusqu'à l'aube
    7.6
    • Nurse
    • 1955
  • The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
    The Bob Cummings Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 1955

Additional Crew



  • Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in L'impossible Monsieur Bébé (1938)
    L'impossible Monsieur Bébé
    7.8
    • stand-in: Katharine Hepburn (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Katharine Hepburn and Franchot Tone in Pour un baiser (1937)
    Pour un baiser
    6.2
    • stand-in (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mimi Root
  • Born
    • August 10, 1913
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 1979
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Wells RootJanuary 25, 1944 - June 15, 1979 (her death)

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    Twin sister of Patricia Doyle. Both worked as stand-ins for Katharine Hepburn.

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  • When did Mimi Doyle die?
    June 15, 1979
  • How did Mimi Doyle die?
    Cancer
  • How old was Mimi Doyle when she died?
    65 years old
  • Where did Mimi Doyle die?
    Santa Monica, California, USA
  • When was Mimi Doyle born?
    August 10, 1913

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