[3] Her birth certificate lists her first name as “Vera”, but she appears later in United States Census records as “Dorothy”.

[7][8][9] At the time, it was not unusual for actors to lie about or embellish their origin story — similarly, Green also claimed to have been born in 1895.

[8] Green had film roles in Forest Rivals (1919), The Lesson (1917), The Wonderful Adventure (1915), A Parisian Romance, Her Mother's Secret, The American Way Souls Aflame, The Devils at His Elbow, The Good Bad Wife, Patria (a serial), The Praise Agent with Arthur Ashley, and The Grouch.

[11] She was best known for playing "vamp" roles, such as in Patria, The Devils at His Elbow, and A Parisian Romance[12][13] Green married Samuel Harry Pomerance (b.

[14] In October 1916, Pomerance brought an alienation of affection suit against Emanuel S. “Manny” Chapelle (d. 1920), a wine agent and the husband of ice skater Grace Helaine (d. 1936), the sister of actress Billie Burke.