Dolores Dwyer | |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | 200m |
Birth Date: | 25 December 1934 |
Birth Place: | New York City, United States |
Death Place: | New York, United States |
Dolores Dwyer (married name Duffy; December 25, 1934 - October 29, 2011)[1] was an American sprinter. She competed in the Women's 200 metres event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] In her later life, she became an actress, which included recurring role as Iris Puffybush on the Comedy Central series Strangers with Candy and its subsequent film adaptation, and a role in the television show Sex and the City.
Dwyer studied at Queens College, City University of New York, but did not run for the Queens Knights team.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1999 | Kill by Inches | Old Lady with Glasses | ||
2005 | Strangers with Candy | Iris Puffybush | Credited as Dolores Duffy | |
2012 | Becoming Blond | Aunt Gertrude | Posthumous release |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2000 | Strangers with Candy | Iris Puffybush / Nurse / Organist | 12 episodes | |
2001 | TV Funhouse | Old Lady on Bus | Episode: "Safari Day" | |
2003 | Sex and the City | Mrs. McCaffrey / Cataract Lady | 2 episodes |