She later studied drama at Marymount California University – a Catholic college – which led to a role in the Elvis Presley film, “Loving You” (1956), and a change to the stage name of Dolores Hart. Her family moved to Beverly Hills, California, when she was 11 years old. Photo credit: Valerie Imbleau for Ignatius Press
Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., at Her Consecration in 1970 She was raised with the help of her grandparents, and her grandfather was the projectionist at the Drake Theater in Chicago, which spurred her interest in becoming an actor. She went to the local Catholic School for neighborhood convenience, and converted to the faith when she was ten years old.
Mother Dolores Hart was born Dolores Hicks, and spent most of her developmental years in Chicago, but was not raised Catholic.
She just released her book “The Ear of the Heart: An Actresses’ Journey From Hollywood to Holy Vows.” CHICAGO – In one of the most amazing stories in film history, rising movie star Dolores Hart (“King Creole,” “Where the Boys Are”) decided at the apex of her career at age 24, to give up Hollywood and become a nun.
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