Dolores Henriksen Obituary
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April 8, 1931 - August 13, 2021 Dolores Joan Henriksen (originally Boucher, then Van Ness) has passed away at the age of ninety. Born in Farmington, Michigan, she was a longtime resident of Inglewood, and then San Juan Capistrano, California. Dee (as she was known to many) was an amazing dancer, singer, and actress who appeared in many movies including It's a Wonderful Life, and was a regular (with her musical act, "The Showtimers") on The Kate Smith Show. She then taught dance and drama at The Gladora Theatre Studio (owned by her mother, Gladys Boucher, and her aunt, Dorothe Wilbour), and directed their annual "June Show". She also was a choreographer for the Kentwood Players, taught ballroom dancing, and waitressed for many years at the LAX Hyatt Hotel. Later in life she enjoyed a third (fourth? fifth?) career as the Lunch Supervisor at Ambuehl Elementary. Obviously, never one to shy away from responsibility, Dee raised her two daughters as a single mom, putting them through private school, braces, and every extracurricular possible, with her incredible skill of making ends meet. Not your stereotypical "sweet little old lady", Dee loved showbusiness, Andres champagne, Jazzercise, her blue convertible Miata, the TCM Channel, the LA Times, happy hour at nice restaurants, her cat Penny, and her family. Dee is survived by her two daughters, her three grandchildren, and her cat. You will be missed Dee. Cheers to you!
Actress
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
Nancy Goes to Rio
6.4
Drama Student (uncredited)
1950
James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
8.6
Girl (uncredited)
1946
Mary Anderson, Richard Crane, William Gargan, and Carole
Landis in Behind Green Lights (1946)
Behind Green Lights
6.4
Girl (uncredited)
1946
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