Marie Dressler
Born November 09, 1868 (Age: 157)
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Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
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.
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.
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Filmography
That's Entertainment! III
1994
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 125
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 113
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 107
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 103
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
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as Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)
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Age: 95
No Image
Anniversary
1963
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as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
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Age: 94
All in Good Fun
1955
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as Archive Footage
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Age: 86
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 76
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 73
Prosperity
1932
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as Maggie Warren
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Age: 64
Emma
1932
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as Emma Thatcher
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Age: 63
The Christmas Party
1931
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as Herself (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Politics
1931
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as Hattie Burns
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Age: 62
Reducing
1931
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as Marie Truffle
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Age: 62
Min and Bill
1930
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as Min Divot
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Age: 62
The March of Time
1930
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as Self - Old Timer Sequence
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Age: 61
Let Us Be Gay
1930
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as Mrs. Bouccicault
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Age: 61
Caught Short
1930
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as Marie Jones
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Age: 61
One Romantic Night
1930
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as Princess Beatrice
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Age: 61
The Girl Said No
1930
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as Hettie Brown
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Age: 61
Anna Christie
1930
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as Marthy Owens
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Age: 61
Chasing Rainbows
1930
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as Bonnie
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Age: 61