Marie Dressler

About

Leading 20th-century actress who won a Best Actress Academy Award in 1931 for her role in Min and Bill.

Before Fame

She had her first acting experiences in local church theater productions.

Trivia

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, and appeared in the 1933 film Dinner at Eight.

Family Life

She was married to her second husband, J.H. Dalton, from 1908 to 1921.

Associated With

She co-starred in the silent film Tilie's Punctured Romance with Charlie Chaplin .