1868-11-09 Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
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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Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress | 2022-06-06 | |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell | Self (archive footage) | 1993-02-06 |
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Zelig | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-07-15 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Carlotta Vance (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1961-12-31 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary | Self (archive footage) | 1945-09-06 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | 1942-01-01 |
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-31 |
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Broadway to Hollywood | Vaudeville Act (archive footage) | 1933-09-15 |
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Christopher Bean | Abby | 1933-11-17 |
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Going Hollywood | Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage) | 1933-12-22 |
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Dinner at Eight | Carlotta Vance | 1933-12-22 |
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Tugboat Annie | Annie | 1933-08-04 |
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Emma | Emma Thatcher | 1932-01-02 |
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Prosperity | Maggie Warren | 1932-11-18 |
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The Christmas Party | Herself (uncredited) | 1931-12-17 |
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Reducing | Marie Truffle | 1931-01-03 |
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Politics | Hattie Burns | 1931-02-26 |
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Min and Bill | Min Divot | 1930-11-29 |
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Let Us Be Gay | Mrs. Bouccicault | 1930-07-11 |
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Anna Christie | Marthy Owens | 1930-02-21 |
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Caught Short | Marie Jones | 1930-05-10 |
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Chasing Rainbows | Bonnie | 1930-01-10 |
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One Romantic Night | Princess Beatrice | 1930-04-30 |
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The Girl Said No | Hettie Brown | 1930-03-15 |
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The March of Time | Self - Old Timer Sequence | 1930-09-01 |
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | Self | 1929-11-23 |
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The Vagabond Lover | Ethel Bertha Whitehall | 1929-12-01 |
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Dangerous Females | Sarah Bascom | 1929-11-16 |
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Bringing Up Father | Annie Moore | 1928-03-18 |
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The Divine Lady | Mrs. Hart | 1928-12-26 |
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The Patsy | Ma Harrington | 1928-04-22 |
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The Callahans and the Murphys | 1927-06-18 | |
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Breakfast at Sunrise | Queen | 1927-10-23 |
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The Joy Girl | Mrs. Heath | 1927-09-03 |
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Tillie Wakes Up | Tillie Tinkelpaw | 1917-01-29 |
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Tillie's Tomato Surprise | 1915-09-26 | |
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Tillie's Punctured Romance | Tillie Banks | 1914-12-21 |
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Actors' Fund Field Day | Self | 1910-10-11 |
