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Marie Prevost

Marie Prevost

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 07, 1896
Died Jan 23, 1937 (40)
Birthplace Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 - January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her twenty-year career, she made 121 silent and talking pictures. Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discovered by ... Mack Sennett who signed her to contract and made her one of his "Bathing Beauties" in the late 1910s. Prevost appeared in dozens of Sennett's short comedy films before moving on to feature length films for Universal. In 1922, she signed with Warner Bros. where her career flourished as a leading lady. She was a favorite of director Ernst Lubitsch who cast her in three of his comedy films; The Marriage Circle (1924), Three Women (1924) and Kiss Me Again (1925). After being let go by Warner Bros in early 1926, Prevost's career began to decline and she was relegated to secondary roles. She was also beset with personal problems, including the death of her mother in 1926 and the breakdown of her marriage to actor Kenneth Harlan in 1927, which fueled her depression. She began to abuse alcohol and binge eat, resulting in a weight gain that made it difficult for her to secure acting jobs. By 1935, Prevost was only able to secure bit parts in films. She made her last onscreen appearance in 1936. After years of drinking, Prevost died of acute alcoholism at the age of 38 in January 1937. Prevost's estate was valued at $300 since she had squandered most of her earnings. Her death prompted the Hollywood community to create the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.

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Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1939

as Marcelle

Tango

Tango

1936

as Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate

Ten Laps to Go

Ten Laps to Go

1936

as Elsie, Cafe Waitress

13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

1936

as Waitress in Omaha

Keystone Hotel

Keystone Hotel

1935

as Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling

Hands Across the Table

Hands Across the Table

1935

as Nona

Parole Girl

Parole Girl

1933

as Jeanie Vance

The Eleventh Commandment

The Eleventh Commandment

1933

as Tessie Florin

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Amy (Uncredited)

Slightly Married

Slightly Married

1932

as Nellie Gordon

Three Wise Girls

Three Wise Girls

1932

as Dot

Hell Divers

Hell Divers

1932

as Lulu

Carnival Boat

Carnival Boat

1932

as Babe

The Good Bad Girl

The Good Bad Girl

1931

as Trixie Barnes

The Runaround

The Runaround

1931

as Margy

Reckless Living

Reckless Living

1931

as Alice

Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

1931

as Angela 'Angie' Ludeking

Gentleman's Fate

Gentleman's Fate

1931

as Mabel

It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

1931

as Annie Ostrom

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

as Rosalie

Sweethearts on Parade

Sweethearts on Parade

1930

as Nita

Paid

Paid

1930

as Agnes Lynch

Party Girl

Party Girl

1930

as Diana Hoster

Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure

1930

as Dot Lamarr

War Nurse

War Nurse

1930

as Rosalie

All Faces West

All Faces West

1929

as Arleta Vance

Divorce Made Easy

Divorce Made Easy

1929

as Mabel Deering

The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool

1929

as Pat Riley

The Sideshow

The Sideshow

1928

as Queenie Parker

On to Reno

On to Reno

1928

as Vera

A Blonde for a Night

A Blonde for a Night

1928

as Marie

The Godless Girl

The Godless Girl

1928

as Mame

The Racket

The Racket

1928

as Helen Hayes

Getting Gertie's Garter

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927

as Gertie Darling

Man Bait

Man Bait

1927

as Madge Dreyer

The Girl in the Pullman

The Girl in the Pullman

1927

as Irene Burton

The Rush Hour

The Rush Hour

1927

as Margie Dolan

Up in Mabel's Room

Up in Mabel's Room

1926

as Mabel Ainsworth

His Jazz Bride

His Jazz Bride

1926

as Gloria Gregory

Almost a Lady

Almost a Lady

1926

as Marcia Blake

Other Women's Husbands

Other Women's Husbands

1926

as Kay Lambert

The Cave Man

The Cave Man

1926

as Myra Gaylord

Bobbed Hair

Bobbed Hair

1925

as Connemara Moore

Recompense

Recompense

1925

as Julie Gmelyn

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

1925

as LouLou Fleury

The Dark Swan

The Dark Swan

1924

as Eve Quinn

Being Respectable

Being Respectable

1924

as Valerie Winship

How to Educate a Wife

How to Educate a Wife

1924

as Mabel Todd

Daughters of Pleasure

Daughters of Pleasure

1924

as Marjory Hadley

The Lover of Camille

The Lover of Camille

1924

as Marie Duplessis

The Marriage Circle

The Marriage Circle

1924

as Mizzi Stock

Tarnish

Tarnish

1924

as Nettie Dark

Three Women

Three Women

1924

as Harriet

The Wanters

The Wanters

1923

as Myra Hastings

Red Lights

Red Lights

1923

as Ruth Carson

Brass

Brass

1923

as Marjorie Jones

Her Night of Nights

Her Night of Nights

1922

as Molly May Mahone

Heroes of the Street

Heroes of the Street

1922

as Betty Benton

Call a Cop

Call a Cop

1921

as The Banker's Daughter

She Sighed by the Seaside

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

as The Beach Girl

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1921

as Marcelle Mansfield

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

1920

as The Faithful Wife

Why Beaches Are Popular

Why Beaches Are Popular

1919

as Bathing Girl

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

as A Daughter of Belgium

His Hidden Purpose

His Hidden Purpose

1918

as The Girl in the Case

Secrets of a Beauty Parlor

Secrets of a Beauty Parlor

1917

as Lady Platt's Niece

Her Nature Dance

Her Nature Dance

1917

as The Cashier

Unto Those Who Sin

Unto Those Who Sin

1916

as Celeste

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