Marie Dressler Biography

Marie Dressler biography

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NAME: Marie Dressler
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Comedian
BIRTH DATE: November 09, 1868
DEATH DATE: July 28, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cobourg, Canada
PLACE OF DEATH: Santa Barbara, California
Originally: Leila Marie Koerber

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Marie Dressler is best known for her acting in the theater and film, winning an Oscar.

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Marie Dressler was born November 9, 1868 in Cobourg, Canada. Dressler made her Broadway debut in The Robber of the Rhine (1892). She had a successful silent film career until her support of the 1919 Actor's Equity Strike, which damaged her opportunities for roles. In the 1930's she signed on with MGM and her fame returned, winning an Oscar in 1931.