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Dorothy Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA to Bessie and Thomas Kelly. In August 1916 she married wealthy lumber dealer Harvey Hevenor. In 1922 she gave birth to twin daughters, Ann and Bessie, who later became a portrait painter.

Dorothy began her career on the musical comedy stage, but left the stage in the early 1910s to became part of the Vitagraph company. Her first film was a bit part in a thirty minute version of A Tale of Two Cities in 1911, which also featured future silent stars Norma Talmadge and Mabel Normand. She continuted to make 70 films with Vitagraph and during these years she played opposite almost all of the Vitagraph comedians, including John Bunny and his successor Hughie Mack, as well as child star Bobby Connelly.

Like many stars of early film, Dorothy`s career dwindled with the popularity of two-reelers. She would leave film altogether after the filming of Vitagraph serial The Secret Kingdom in 1917.

Dorothy Kelly died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1966.