Dora Charleston — Murder by Death Character Profile

About Dora Charleston

Relative or associate of Dick Charleston who is invited to the mansion, participates in the investigation, survives the deadly traps overnight, and presents a theory in the morning.

Character Facts

Played by

Maggie Smith

Appears in

Murder by Death (1976)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Dora Charleston — Professional Employer — Lionel Twain (Truman Capote)

  Lionel Twain hires Dora Charleston as part of his murder game

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Murder by Death

More characters from Murder by Death

• Lionel Twain (Truman Capote)
• Butler Jamesir Bensonmum (Alec Guinness)
• Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers)
• Dick Charleston (David Niven)
• Kitchen Maid Yetta (Nancy Walker)
• Marcel Cassette (James Cromwell)
• Door Bell (archive sound) (uncredited) (Fay Wray)
• Milo Perrier (James Coco)
• Willie Wang (Richard Narita)
• Sam Diamond (Peter Falk)
• Tess Skeffington (Eileen Brennan)
• Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester)