
Marie Dressler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber, November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Depression-era film star. Successful on stage in vaudeville and comic operas, she was also successful in film. Leaving home at the age of 14, Dressler built a career on stage in traveling theatre troupes, where she learned to appreciate her talent in making people laugh. In 1892 she started a career on Broadway that lasted into the 1920s, performing comedic roles that allowed her to improvise to get laughs. From one of her successful Broadway roles, she played the titular role in the first full-length screen comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), opposite Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand. She made several shorts, but mostly worked in New York City on stage. Her career declined in the 1920s. In 1927, Dressler returned to films at the age of 59 and experienced a remarkable string of successes. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930–31 for Min and Bill and was named the top film star for 1932 and 1933. Marie Dressler died of cancer in 1934.
Filmografi
Caught Short1930 · Marie Jones
That's Entertainment! III1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dinner at Eight1933 · Carlotta Vance
That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · (archive footage)
Dangerous Females1929 · Sarah Bascom
Anna Christie1930 · Marthy Owens
The Hollywood Revue of 19291929 · Self
Becoming Marilyn2022 · (archive footage)
The Joy Girl1927 · Mrs. Heath
The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards1940 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · Self (archive footage)
Tillie's Punctured Romance1914 · Tillie Banks
Emma1932 · Emma Thatcher
The Girl Said No1930 · Hettie Brown
All in Good Fun1955 · Archive Footage
Let Us Be Gay1930 · Mrs. Bouccicault
Tillie Wakes Up1917 · Tillie Tinkelpaw
Tugboat Annie1933 · Annie
Going Hollywood1933 · Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
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