Born in New York City, she started her career in African-American theatre before moving to the big screen in the 1970s appearing in blaxploitation films such as Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972) and The Wiz (1978) as well as the comedy Bananas (1971) and the political thriller Three Days of the Condor (1975).
Her career continued into the 21st century with roles in television productions including the Onion News Network.
[1] Dorothi Fox began her career with the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) in 1966 as head usher.
In the 1971 comedy film Bananas she portrayed Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover disguised as a black woman.
[4] In the 2000s she achieved fame portraying the quick-witted political commentator Nancy Fichandler in the Onion News Network.