Was a schoolteacher before becoming an actress.

Appeared in 1963's film "Youngblood Hawke" in a role where she played the mother of James Franciscus. In real life Franciscus was 33 years her junior but they died just three days apart in 1991; Ms. Dunnock died on July 5 and Franciscus on July 8.

At the time of her death, she and her husband lived in West Tisbury on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachussets.

Served as matron of honor to Patricia Neal at her wedding to Roald Dahl on July 2, 1953.

Her husband, Keith M. Urmy, was born June 13, 1906 and died February 1995 at the age of 88. Before retirement he was an executive of Chemical Bank in Manhattan.

Godmother to Italian-American actress Maria Tucci.

She's on the cover of the Twilight Time Limited Edition Blu Ray of Kiss Of Death: taken from the iconic scene where she's pushed down the stairs in a wheelchair by Richard Widmark's Tommy Udo.

She was a lifelong Democrat.

She was a devout Christian Scientist.

Daughter of Walter (1875-1958) and Flossie (née Soynook) Dunnock (1881-1976). Both were born and raised in the state of Maryland and died in the state of New York.

She worked together with actress Betty Field in at least three films. Peyton Place, Butterfield 8 and Seven Women.

Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen.

Mentioned in She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya (2024) as one of Ouspenskaya's acting students.

Older sister to Lois Marie (née Dunnock) Cunningham (1905-1932). She was born, raised and died in the state of New York.

In Italy, she was often dubbed successively by Rina Morelli, Renata Marini and Wanda Tettoni. Giovanna Scotto, Rosetta Calavetta and Tina Lattanzi also lent her voice to Dunnock at some point.