- Mother of designer Laurence Irving and actress Elizabeth Irving.
- Father: John Forster Baird.
- Was the original Trilby in Herbert Beerbohm Tree's 1895 production as well as the first to create Mrs. Darling in "Peter Pan" (1904).
- In 1911 Dorothea and her husband appeared in their first and only film together, the silent movie "Princess Clementina". Henry played 'Charles Wogan' whilst Dorothea portrayed the part of 'Jenny', reprising parts they had first performed on stage at The Queen's theatre in London the previous year.
- Her first stage appearance was with the Oxford University Dramatic Society in February 1894 when she played 'Iris' in "The Tempest". Oxford University was at the time an all-male preserve but young ladies would be invited to participate alongside male students in its stage productions.
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