Dorothy Tristan (May 9, 1934 – January 7, 2023) was an American actress and screenwriter. She was best known for her roles in the films Klute, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, and Scarecrow. She co-wrote the films Steal the Sky and Weeds. She also wrote the films Suspended Animation, which is based on her novel, and A Piece of Eden. Tristan started her career as a model and was on the magazine covers of Vogue and Life. In 1957, she married her first husband, Aram Avakian. They divorced in 1972. A couple of years before that, she made her film debut in End of the Road, which was made by Avakian. In 1975, she married John D. Hancock and they would collaborate on films like Weeds.
On January 7, 2023, she died in La Porte, Indiana, of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 88.Dorothy Hancock obituary, tributearchive.com. Accessed January 15, 2023.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1970End of the RoadRennie Morgan1971KluteArlyn Page1973ScarecrowColey1974Man on a SwingJanet Tucker1976SwashbucklerAlice1977RollercoasterHelen1979California DreamingFay1986Down and Out in Beverly HillsDorothy1987WeedsScreenwriter2000A Piece of Eden2001Suspended Animation2015The Looking GlassKarenAlso screenwriter2020The Girls of SummerWoman on the Porch
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1973Isn't It Shocking?Doc LovellTV film1974 GunsmokeLyla Ross2 episodesKojakEllenEpisode: "The Best Judge Money Can Buy"1975Fear on TrialLaura FaulkTV filmThe RookiesMaxineEpisode: "Ladies Day"1976Griffin and PhoenixJean GriffinTV film1977The Incredible HulkMrs. GriffithEpisode: "Death in the Family"1979The WaltonsCallie May JordanEpisode: "The Torch"1988Steal the SkyTV film; screenwriter
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