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Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Known for: Acting

Born 26/11/1909

Died 2004-03-06

Place of birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 – March 6, 2004) was an American screen and television actress. She starred opposite Maurice Chevalier in the early talkie musical Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931) in a role later recreated by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1951 re-titled remake A Place in the Sun. She also had a prominent role in the classic 1943 Val Lewton psychological horror film I Walked With a Zombie. Dee was the wife of Hollywood star Joel McCrea.

Filmography

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

Rhoda Stroude

1952

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Louise

1950

I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie

Betsy Connell

1943

Little Women

Little Women

Meg

1933

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

Sally Athelny

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Self

1933

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

If I Were King

If I Were King

Katherine de Vaucelles

1938

Finishing School

Finishing School

Virginia Radcliffe

1934

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

Fay Hollister

1948

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self - Interviewee

2003

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Justine Pryor

1937

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Marie de Varenne

1947

The Night of June 13

The Night of June 13

Ginger Blake

1932

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

Mary Wallace

1932

Because of You

Because of You

Susan Arnold

1952

June Moon

June Moon

Edna Baker

1931

Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

Amelia Sedley

1935

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988

So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night

Marie Steiner

1941

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

Eileen Benson

1951

The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception

Mirabel

1935

Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

Candace "Candy" Goodwin

1942

An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

Sondra Finchley

1931

Working Girls

Working Girls

Louise Adams

1931

One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey

Joan Stockton

1933

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

Ann Rogers

1933

Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly

Ann Trumbull

1931

Love is a Racket

Love is a Racket

Mary Wodehouse

1932

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

Sabra Cameron

1941

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

Margaret Tarryton

1937

Nice Women

Nice Women

Jerry Girard

1931

Words and Music

Words and Music

Co-Ed (uncredited)

1929

Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Nancy Bliss

1939

Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

Yvonne Philibert

1930

The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord

Hester

1933

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

Doris Brandt

1933

Happy Land

Happy Land

Agnes Marsh

1943

A Man from Wyoming

A Man from Wyoming

Nurse (uncredited)

1930

Mister Scoutmaster

Mister Scoutmaster

Helen Jordan

1953

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

Nancy Deane

1932

Half Angel

Half Angel

Allison Lang

1936

Gypsy Colt

Gypsy Colt

Em MacWade

1954

Reunion in Reno

Reunion in Reno

Mrs. Doris Linaker

1951

Coming Out Party

Coming Out Party

Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope

1934

Along Came Youth

Along Came Youth

Elinor

1930

Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

Jane Mallory

1933

Patrick the Great

Patrick the Great

Lynn Andrews

1945

Blood Money

Blood Money

Elaine Talbart

1933

Follow Thru

Follow Thru

Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)

1930

True to the Navy

True to the Navy

Girl at Table (uncredited)

1930

This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

Lois Ingals

1932

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Self (uncredited)

1941

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

Receptionist (uncredited)

1930

Caught

Caught

Kate Winslow

1931

Keep 'Em Rolling

Keep 'Em Rolling

Marjorie Deane

1934