Marie Dressler biography
Marie Dressler was a Canadian-American actress, born on 9 November 1868 in Cobourg, who died on 28 July 1934.
Marie Dressler's screen career began in 1910 with Actors' Fund Field Day.
Marie Dressler had 42 screen credits between 1910 and 1983.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actress and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Also known as
- Leila Marie Koerber
- Born
- 9 November 1868
- Died
- 28 July 1934 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Cobourg
- Work
- Film actor, Film producer, Stage actor, Screenwriter, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1886 to 1934
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Marie Dressler filmography
42 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Zelig | English | ||
| 1979 | Ken Murray Shooting Stars | Ken Murray Productions | ||
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | MGM | ||
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | English | ||
| 1964 | MGM's Big Parade of Comedy | |||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1944 | Wilson | English | ||
| 1934 | Movie Memories | |||
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Carlotta Vance | MGM | |
| 1933 | Tugboat Annie | Annie Brennan | MGM | |
| 1933 | Going Hollywood | English | ||
| 1933 | Christopher Bean | Abby | final film before her death MGM | |
| 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | MGM | ||
| 1932 | Prosperity | Maggie Warren | MGM | |
| 1932 | Emma | Emma Thatcher Smith | Nominated, Academy Award for Best Actress MGM | |
| 1931 | Reducing | Marie Truffle | MGM | |
| 1931 | Politics | Hattie Burns | MGM | |
| 1930 | Min and Bill | Min Divot, Innkeeper | Won- Academy Award for Best Actress MGM | |
| 1930 | The Girl Said No | Hettie Brown | MGM | |
| 1930 | Let Us Be Gay | Mrs. 'Bouccy' Bouccicault | MGM | |
| 1930 | Chasing Rainbows | Bonnie | MGM | |
| 1930 | Caught Short | Marie Jones | MGM | |
| 1930 | Anna Christie | Marthy Owens | MGM | |
| 1930 | One Romantic Night | Princess Beatrice | United Pictures Corporation | |
| 1930 | Derelict |
Show all 42 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | The Vagabond Lover | Mrs. Ethel Bertha Whitehall | RKO Pictures | |
| 1929 | The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | English | ||
| 1929 | The Divine Lady | Mrs. Hart | First National Pictures | |
| 1929 | Dangerous Females | Sarah Bascom | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1928 | Bringing Up Father | Annie Moore | MGM | |
| 1928 | The Patsy | Ma Harrington | MGM | |
| 1927 | The Joy Girl | Mrs. Heath | Fox Film | |
| 1927 | The Callahans and the Murphys | Mrs. Callahan | MGM | |
| 1927 | Breakfast at Sunrise | Queen | Constance Talmadge | |
| 1918 | The Cross Red Nurse sometimes called The Red Cross Nurse | |||
| 1918 | The Agonies of Agnes | |||
| 1917 | Tillie Wakes Up | Tillie Tinkelpaw | World Film Company | |
| 1917 | The Scrub Lady | Tillie | ||
| 1917 | Fired | |||
| 1915 | Tillie's Tomato Surprise | Tillie Banks | Lubin Manufacturing Company | |
| 1914 | Tillie's Punctured Romance | Tillie Banks, Country Girl | Keystone Studios | |
| 1910 | Actors' Fund Field Day |