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Acting

Marie Dressler

Career

Active from 1914 to 2022, with a break from 1934 to 2021, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Patsy
The Patsy
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marie Dressler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.2, average 4.2
  • Mystery
    1.7, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Early Sound Era 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Classic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 71
Becoming Marilyn
Becoming Marilyn (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

Copyright Comedies and More
Copyright Comedies and More (2022)

as Archive Footage, "Tillie’s Tomato Surprise"

1990s

1 title · average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

1 title · average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title · average score 65
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)

1950s

1 title
All in Good Fun
All in Good Fun (1955)

as Archive Footage

1930s

15 titles · average score 61
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

as Carlotta Vance

Tugboat Annie
Tugboat Annie (1933)
GoodWatch score 69

as Annie

Christopher Bean
Christopher Bean (1933)

as Abby

Emma
Emma (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

as Emma Thatcher

Prosperity
Prosperity (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Maggie Warren

Reducing
Reducing (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Marie Truffle

Politics
Politics (1931)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hattie Burns

The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hettie Brown

Let Us Be Gay
Let Us Be Gay (1930)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mrs. Bouccicault

Min and Bill
Min and Bill (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Min Divot

Caught Short
Caught Short (1930)

as Marie Jones

Anna Christie
Anna Christie (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

as Marthy Owens

1920s

8 titles · average score 57
The Vagabond Lover
The Vagabond Lover (1929)
GoodWatch score 40

as Ethel Bertha Whitehall

Dangerous Females
Dangerous Females (1929)

as Sarah Bascom

The Patsy
The Patsy (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ma Harrington

Bringing Up Father
Bringing Up Father (1928)

as Annie Moore

The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady (1928)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mrs. Hart

The Joy Girl
The Joy Girl (1927)

as Mrs. Heath

The Callahans and the Murphys
The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)

as Mrs. Callahan

Breakfast at Sunrise
Breakfast at Sunrise (1927)

as Queen

1910s

4 titles · average score 64
Tillie Wakes Up
Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tillie Tinkelpaw

The Scrub Lady
The Scrub Lady (1917)

as Tilly

Tillie's Tomato Surprise
Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915)

as Tillie Todd

Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tillie Banks