Marie Dressler
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.
Filmography
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
Becoming Marilyn
as (archive footage)
Copyright Comedies and More
as Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"
Copyright Comedies and More
as Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)
Anniversary
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Anniversary
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
All in Good Fun
as Archive Footage
All in Good Fun
as Archive Footage
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight
as Carlotta Vance
Dinner at Eight
as Carlotta Vance
Going Hollywood
as Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Going Hollywood
as Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Christopher Bean
as Abby
Christopher Bean
as Abby
Broadway to Hollywood
as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)
Broadway to Hollywood
as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)
Tugboat Annie
as Annie
Tugboat Annie
as Annie
Prosperity
as Maggie Warren
Prosperity
as Maggie Warren
Emma
as Emma Thatcher
Emma
as Emma Thatcher
The Christmas Party
as Herself (uncredited)
The Christmas Party
as Herself (uncredited)
Politics
as Hattie Burns
Politics
as Hattie Burns
Reducing
as Marie Truffle
Reducing
as Marie Truffle
Min and Bill
as Min Divot
Min and Bill
as Min Divot
The March of Time
as Self - Old Timer Sequence
The March of Time
as Self - Old Timer Sequence
Let Us Be Gay
as Mrs. Bouccicault
Let Us Be Gay
as Mrs. Bouccicault
Caught Short
as Marie Jones
Caught Short
as Marie Jones
The Girl Said No
as Hettie Brown
The Girl Said No
as Hettie Brown
Anna Christie
as Marthy Owens
Anna Christie
as Marthy Owens
Chasing Rainbows
as Bonnie
Chasing Rainbows
as Bonnie
The Vagabond Lover
as Ethel Bertha Whitehall
The Vagabond Lover
as Ethel Bertha Whitehall
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self
Dangerous Females
as Sarah Bascom
Dangerous Females
as Sarah Bascom
The Divine Lady
as Mrs. Hart
The Divine Lady
as Mrs. Hart
The Patsy
as Ma Harrington
The Patsy
as Ma Harrington
Bringing Up Father
as Annie Moore
Bringing Up Father
as Annie Moore
Breakfast at Sunrise
as Queen
Breakfast at Sunrise
as Queen
The Joy Girl
as Mrs. Heath
The Joy Girl
as Mrs. Heath
The Callahans and the Murphys
as Mrs. Callahan
The Callahans and the Murphys
as Mrs. Callahan
The Scrub Lady
as Tilly
The Scrub Lady
as Tilly
Tillie Wakes Up
as Tillie Tinkelpaw
Tillie Wakes Up
as Tillie Tinkelpaw
Tillie's Tomato Surprise
as Tillie Todd
Tillie's Tomato Surprise
as Tillie Todd
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Tillie Banks
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Tillie Banks
Actors' Fund Field Day
as Self
Actors' Fund Field Day
as Self