6.8
Movie
Acting
Frances Dee
- Born
- Died
- (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 56 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.8
Movie
6.8
Movie
Little Women
6.5
Movie
Of Human Bondage
6.5
Movie
If I Had a Million
5.7
Movie
Becky Sharp
6.2
Movie
Payment on Demand
6.2
Movie
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
5.8
Movie
Four Faces West
6.3
Movie
An American Tragedy
6.2
Movie
Finishing School
5.4
Movie
Love is a Racket
6.5
Movie
Souls at Sea
5.5
Movie
Wells Fargo
5.5
Movie
A Man Betrayed
7.1
Movie
If I Were King
6.5
Movie
The Crime of the Century
6.3
Movie
So Ends Our Night
6.7
Movie
One Man's Journey
Acting credits 56
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Complicated Women Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars Film | Self |
| 1954 | Gypsy Colt Film | Em MacWade |
| 1953 | Mister Scoutmaster Film | Helen Jordan |
| 1952 | Because of You Film | Susan Arnold |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse TV | Rhoda Stroude (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Reunion in Reno Film | Mrs. Doris Linaker |
| 1951 | Payment on Demand Film | Eileen Benson |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre TV | Louise (1 ep) |
| 1948 | Four Faces West Film | Fay Hollister |
| 1947 | The Private Affairs of Bel Ami Film | Marie de Varenne |
| 1945 | Patrick the Great Film | Lynn Andrews |
| 1943 | Happy Land Film | Agnes Marsh |
| 1943 | I Walked with a Zombie Film | Betsy Connell |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts Film | Candace "Candy" Goodwin |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Film | Self (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed Film | Sabra Cameron |
| 1941 | So Ends Our Night Film | Marie Steiner |
| 1939 | Coast Guard Film | Nancy Bliss |
| 1938 | If I Were King Film | Katherine de Vaucelles |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo Film | Justine Pryor |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea Film | Margaret Tarryton |
| 1936 | Half Angel Film | Allison Lang |
| 1935 | The Gay Deception Film | Mirabel |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp Film | Amelia Sedley |
| 1934 | Of Human Bondage Film | Sally Athelny |
| 1934 | Finishing School Film | Virginia Radcliffe |
| 1934 | Coming Out Party Film | Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope |
| 1934 | Keep 'Em Rolling Film | Marjorie Deane |
| 1933 | Little Women Film | Meg |
| 1933 | Blood Money Film | Elaine Talbart |
| 1933 | One Man's Journey Film | Joan Stockton |
| 1933 | Headline Shooter Film | Jane Mallory |
| 1933 | The Silver Cord Film | Hester |
| 1933 | King of the Jungle Film | Ann Rogers |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century Film | Doris Brandt |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 Film | Self |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million Film | Mary Wallace |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 Film | Ginger Blake |
| 1932 | Love is a Racket Film | Mary Wodehouse |
| 1932 | The Strange Case of Clara Deane Film | Nancy Deane |
| 1932 | This Reckless Age Film | Lois Ingals |
| 1931 | Working Girls Film | Louise Adams |
| 1931 | Nice Women Film | Jerry Girard |
| 1931 | Rich Man's Folly Film | Ann Trumbull |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy Film | Sondra Finchley |
| 1931 | Caught Film | Kate Winslow |
| 1931 | June Moon Film | Edna Baker |
| 1930 | Along Came Youth Film | Elinor |
| 1930 | Playboy of Paris Film | Yvonne Philibert |
| 1930 | Follow Thru Film | Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Monte Carlo Film | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1930 | A Man from Wyoming Film | Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1930 | True to the Navy Film | Girl at Table (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Words and Music Film | Co-Ed (uncredited) |