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Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Acting·1909–2004·54 films

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

I Walked with a Zombie
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)Betsy Connell
Little Women
Little Women (1933)Meg
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage (1934)Sally Athelny
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)Mary Wallace
Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp (1935)Amelia Sedley
Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand (1951)Eileen Benson
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)Marie de Varenne
Four Faces West
Four Faces West (1948)Fay Hollister
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo (1930)Receptionist (uncredited)
Finishing School
Finishing School (1934)Virginia Radcliffe
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy (1931)Sondra Finchley
Love is a Racket
Love is a Racket (1932)Mary Wodehouse
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (1937)Justine Pryor
Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea (1937)Margaret Tarryton
If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)Katherine de Vaucelles
So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night (1941)Marie Steiner
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed (1941)Sabra Cameron
Complicated Women
Complicated Women (2003)Self - Interviewee
One Man's Journey
One Man's Journey (1933)Joan Stockton
The Gay Deception
The Gay Deception (1935)Mirabel
The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century (1933)Doris Brandt
Blood Money
Blood Money (1933)Elaine Talbart
Mister Scoutmaster
Mister Scoutmaster (1953)Helen Jordan
Because of You
Because of You (1952)Susan Arnold
Working Girls
Working Girls (1931)Louise Adams
The Silver Cord
The Silver Cord (1933)Hester
Follow Thru
Follow Thru (1930)Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter (1933)Jane Mallory
King of the Jungle
King of the Jungle (1933)Ann Rogers
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)Self (archive footage)
Rich Man's Folly
Rich Man's Folly (1931)Ann Trumbull
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars (1982)Self
Gypsy Colt
Gypsy Colt (1954)Em MacWade
Happy Land
Happy Land (1943)Agnes Marsh
Coast Guard
Coast Guard (1939)Nancy Bliss
The Night of June 13
The Night of June 13 (1932)Ginger Blake
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts (1942)Candace "Candy" Goodwin
Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris (1930)Yvonne Philibert
Keep 'Em Rolling
Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)Marjorie Deane
True to the Navy
True to the Navy (1930)Girl at Table (uncredited)
Along Came Youth
Along Came Youth (1930)Elinor
Reunion in Reno
Reunion in Reno (1951)Mrs. Doris Linaker
Half Angel
Half Angel (1936)Allison Lang
Caught
Caught (1931)Kate Winslow
This Reckless Age
This Reckless Age (1932)Lois Ingals
A Man from Wyoming
A Man from Wyoming (1930)Nurse (uncredited)
Patrick the Great
Patrick the Great (1945)Lynn Andrews
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)Nancy Deane
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (1933)Self
Coming Out Party
Coming Out Party (1934)Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope
Words and Music
Words and Music (1929)Co-Ed (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941)Self (uncredited)
June Moon
June Moon (1931)Edna Baker
Nice Women
Nice Women (1931)Jerry Girard