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Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 09, 1868
Died Jul 28, 1934 (65)
Birthplace Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
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Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 successf ... ul 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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That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

as Carlotta Vance (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933

as Carlotta Vance

Christopher Bean

Christopher Bean

1933

as Abby

Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

1933

as Annie

Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)

Emma

Emma

1932

as Emma Thatcher

Prosperity

Prosperity

1932

as Maggie Warren

Reducing

Reducing

1931

as Marie Truffle

Politics

Politics

1931

as Hattie Burns

Caught Short

Caught Short

1930

as Marie Jones

Min and Bill

Min and Bill

1930

as Min Divot

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930

as Hettie Brown

Let Us Be Gay

Let Us Be Gay

1930

as Mrs. Bouccicault

Anna Christie

Anna Christie

1930

as Marthy Owens

One Romantic Night

One Romantic Night

1930

as Princess Beatrice

Chasing Rainbows

Chasing Rainbows

1930

as Bonnie

Dangerous Females

Dangerous Females

1929

as Sarah Bascom

The Vagabond Lover

The Vagabond Lover

1929

as Ethel Bertha Whitehall

Bringing Up Father

Bringing Up Father

1928

as Annie Moore

The Patsy

The Patsy

1928

as Ma Harrington

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

1928

as Mrs. Hart

The Joy Girl

The Joy Girl

1927

as Mrs. Heath

Breakfast at Sunrise

Breakfast at Sunrise

1927

as Queen

Tillie Wakes Up

Tillie Wakes Up

1917

as Tillie Tinkelpaw

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

as Tillie Banks

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