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Marie Dressler
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Marie Dressler

47 titles on file · died at 65 · Cobourg, Ontario, Canada · IMDb ↗

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.

known for

Filmography · 41

MGM Parade
TV ★ 3.8

MGM Parade

1955 · self

That's Entertainment! III
Film ★ 3.5

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage)

Dinner at Eight
Film ★ 3.4

Dinner at Eight

1933 · Carlotta Vance

That's Entertainment, Part II
Film ★ 3.5

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film ★ 3.2

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Film ★ 3.2

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940 · Self (archive footage)

Dangerous Females
Film ★ 5.0

Dangerous Females

1929 · Sarah Bascom

The Big Parade of Comedy
Film ★ 3.6

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Marie Truffle in 'Redu...

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Film ★ 3.6

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Film ★ 3.0

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929 · Self

Becoming Marilyn
Film ★ 3.8

Becoming Marilyn

2022 · (archive footage)

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Film ★ 3.1

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914 · Tillie Banks

Caught Short
Film ★ 3.5

Caught Short

1930 · Marie Jones

Anna Christie
Film ★ 3.0

Anna Christie

1930 · Marthy Owens

The Patsy
Film ★ 3.3

The Patsy

1928 · Ma Harrington

Tugboat Annie
Film ★ 3.7

Tugboat Annie

1933 · Annie

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Film

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942 · Self (archive footage)

Let Us Be Gay
Film ★ 2.1

Let Us Be Gay

1930 · Mrs. Bouccicault

The Christmas Party
Film ★ 2.7

The Christmas Party

1931 · Herself (uncredited)

Bringing Up Father
Film ★ 2.5

Bringing Up Father

1928 · Annie Moore

The Girl Said No
Film ★ 2.9

The Girl Said No

1930 · Hettie Brown

Broadway to Hollywood
Film ★ 2.5

Broadway to Hollywood

1933 · Vaudeville Act (archiv...

Emma
Film ★ 3.3

Emma

1932 · Emma Thatcher

The Joy Girl
Film ★ 3.8

The Joy Girl

1927 · Mrs. Heath

Min and Bill
Film ★ 3.1

Min and Bill

1930 · Min Divot

The Divine Lady
Film ★ 2.6

The Divine Lady

1928 · Mrs. Hart

Showbiz Ballyhoo
Film

Showbiz Ballyhoo

1982 · Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood
Film ★ 2.8

Going Hollywood

1933 · Herself - Premiere Cli...

Tillie's Tomato Surprise
Film

Tillie's Tomato Surprise

1915 · Tillie Todd

The Callahans and the Murphys
Film ★ 4.0

The Callahans and the Murphys

1927 · Mrs. Callahan

Reducing
Film ★ 2.6

Reducing

1931 · Marie Truffle

Christopher Bean
Film ★ 4.0

Christopher Bean

1933 · Abby

One Romantic Night
Film ★ 2.9

One Romantic Night

1930 · Princess Beatrice

Politics
Film ★ 3.5

Politics

1931 · Hattie Burns

Prosperity
Film ★ 2.9

Prosperity

1932 · Maggie Warren

The March of Time
Film ★ 3.5

The March of Time

1930 · Self - Old Timer Seque...

Chasing Rainbows
Film ★ 3.0

Chasing Rainbows

1930 · Bonnie

The Vagabond Lover
Film ★ 2.4

The Vagabond Lover

1929 · Ethel Bertha Whitehall

All in Good Fun
Film ★ 2.0

All in Good Fun

1955 · Archive Footage

Breakfast at Sunrise
Film ★ 4.5

Breakfast at Sunrise

1927 · Queen

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Film ★ 5.0

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

1945 · Self (archive footage)

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