
Marie Dressler
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1868-11-09
- Died
- 1934-07-28
- Place of birth
- Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Leila Marie Koerber · Марі Дресслер
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 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (46)

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

The Patsy
1928
as Ma Harrington

Dinner at Eight
1933
as Carlotta Vance

Caught Short
1930
as Marie Jones

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)

Prosperity
1932
as Maggie Warren

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
1929
as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Emma
1932
as Emma Thatcher

Going Hollywood
1933
as Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)

Christopher Bean
1933
as Abby

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)

Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Tillie Banks

Tugboat Annie
1933
as Annie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Becoming Marilyn
2022
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910
as Self

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
1945
as Self (archive footage)

Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Vaudeville Act (archive footage)

Anna Christie
1930
as Marthy Owens

The Divine Lady
1928
as Mrs. Hart

The Girl Said No
1930
as Hettie Brown

Politics
1931
as Hattie Burns

The Christmas Party
1931
as Herself (uncredited)
Copyright Comedies and More
2022
as Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"

Min and Bill
1930
as Min Divot

The Joy Girl
1927
as Mrs. Heath

The March of Time
1930
as Self - Old Timer Sequence

Tillie's Tomato Surprise
1915
as Tillie Todd

Chasing Rainbows
1930
as Bonnie

Reducing
1931
as Marie Truffle

Breakfast at Sunrise
1927
as Queen
Anniversary
1963
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)

Let Us Be Gay
1930
as Mrs. Bouccicault

Bringing Up Father
1928
as Annie Moore

Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
as Self (archive footage)

One Romantic Night
1930
as Princess Beatrice

The Callahans and the Murphys
1927
as Mrs. Callahan

The Vagabond Lover
1929
as Ethel Bertha Whitehall

All in Good Fun
1955
as Archive Footage
Tillie Wakes Up
1917
as Tillie Tinkelpaw

Dangerous Females
1929
as Sarah Bascom
The Scrub Lady
1917
as Tilly
About Marie Dressler
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, performi… With 47 credits spanning from 1910 to 2022, Marie Dressler has appeared in 46 films and 1 TV show.
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- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
- The Patsy (1928) — as Ma Harrington
- Dinner at Eight (1933) — as Carlotta Vance
- Caught Short (1930) — as Marie Jones
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
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