Marie Dressler
Acting
Born November 9, 1868 · Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
MGM Parade
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
Caught Short
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Dinner at Eight
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
Let Us Be Gay
Anniversary
Becoming Marilyn
Anna Christie
Dangerous Females
Broadway to Hollywood
The Callahans and the Murphys
Going Hollywood
The Girl Said No
Emma
Tillie's Tomato Surprise
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Reducing
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
The Patsy
One Romantic Night
Copyright Comedies and More
Chasing Rainbows
The Divine Lady
The Christmas Party
The Vagabond Lover
Min and Bill
Actors' Fund Field Day
The Scrub Lady
Politics
Christopher Bean
Prosperity
The Joy Girl
Tillie Wakes Up
Showbiz Ballyhoo