About

Known credits:
83
Birthday:
1896-11-07
Place of birth:
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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Marie Prevost

Overview

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Marie Prevost (born Marie Bickford Dunn; November 8, 1896 - January 21, 1937) was a Canadian-born film actress. During her twenty-year career, she made 121 silent and talking pictures.

Prevost began her career during the silent film era. She was discovered by Mack Sennett who signed her to contract and made her one of his "Bathing Beauties" in the late 1910s. Prevost appeared in dozens of Sennett's short comedy films before moving on to feature length films for Universal. In 1922, she signed with Warner Bros. where her career flourished as a leading lady. She was a favorite of director Ernst Lubitsch who cast her in three of his comedy films; The Marriage Circle (1924), Three Women (1924) and Kiss Me Again (1925).

After being let go by Warner Bros in early 1926, Prevost's career began to decline and she was relegated to secondary roles. She was also beset with personal problems, including the death of her mother in 1926 and the breakdown of her marriage to actor Kenneth Harlan in 1927, which fueled her depression. She began to abuse alcohol and binge eat, resulting in a weight gain that made it difficult for her to secure acting jobs. By 1935, Prevost was only able to secure bit parts in films. She made her last onscreen appearance in 1936.

After years of drinking, Prevost died of acute alcoholism at the age of 38 in January 1937. Prevost's estate was valued at $300 since she had squandered most of her earnings. Her death prompted the Hollywood community to create the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital.

Known for

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1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1942 Wedding Yells Actor Winifred Snood N/A
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1939 A Small Town Idol Actor Marcelle N/A
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1936 Ten Laps to Go Actor Elsie, Cafe Waitress 59
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1936 13 Hours by Air Actor Waitress in Omaha 58
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1936 Tango Actor Betty Barlow, Treasure's Roomate 59
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1935 Hands Across the Table Actor Nona 59
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1935 Keystone Hotel Actor Mrs. Clarabelle Sterling 59
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1933 Only Yesterday Actor Amy (Uncredited) 58
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1933 The Eleventh Commandment Actor Tessie Florin N/A
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1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 Actor 58
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1933 Parole Girl Actor Jeanie Vance 59
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1932 Slightly Married Actor Nellie Gordon 59
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1932 Carnival Boat Actor Babe 58
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1932 Three Wise Girls Actor Dot 58
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1932 Hell Divers Actor Lulu 59
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1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet Actor Rosalie 59
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1931 Reckless Living Actor Alice 58
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1931 The Runaround Actor Margy 59
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1931 Sporting Blood Actor Angela 'Angie' Ludeking 58
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1931 The Good Bad Girl Actor Trixie Barnes 59
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1931 It's a Wise Child Actor Annie Ostrom 58
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1931 Gentleman's Fate Actor Mabel 59
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1930 Paid Actor Agnes Lynch 59
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1930 War Nurse Actor Rosalie 58
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1930 Sweethearts on Parade Actor Nita 58
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1930 Ladies of Leisure Actor Dot Lamarr 58
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1930 Party Girl Actor Diana Hoster 58
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1929 The Flying Fool Actor Pat Riley 59
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1929 Divorce Made Easy Actor Mabel Deering N/A
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1929 All Faces West Actor Arleta Vance N/A
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1928 The Sideshow Actor Queenie Parker N/A
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1928 The Racket Actor Helen Hayes 59
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1928 The Godless Girl Actor Mame 59
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1928 A Blonde for a Night Actor Marie 58
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1928 On to Reno Actor Vera 59
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1927 The Rush Hour Actor Margie Dolan N/A
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1927 The Girl in the Pullman Actor Irene Burton N/A
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1927 Getting Gertie's Garter Actor Gertie Darling 59
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1927 Man Bait Actor Madge Dreyer N/A
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1926 Almost a Lady Actor Marcia Blake N/A
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1926 Up in Mabel's Room Actor Mabel Ainsworth 59
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1926 Other Women's Husbands Actor Kay Lambert N/A
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1926 The Cave Man Actor Myra Gaylord N/A
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1926 His Jazz Bride Actor Gloria Gregory N/A
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1925 Seven Sinners Actor Molly Brian 59
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1925 Bobbed Hair Actor Connemara Moore N/A
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1925 Kiss Me Again Actor LouLou Fleury N/A
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1925 Recompense Actor Julie Gmelyn N/A
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1924 The Dark Swan Actor Eve Quinn N/A
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1924 The Lover of Camille Actor Marie Duplessis N/A
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1924 Three Women Actor Harriet 58
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1924 Cornered Actor N/A
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1924 Tarnish Actor Nettie Dark N/A
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1924 Being Respectable Actor Valerie Winship N/A
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1924 Daughters of Pleasure Actor Marjory Hadley N/A
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1924 How to Educate a Wife Actor Mabel Todd N/A
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1924 The Hollywood Kid Actor Self 58
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1924 The Marriage Circle Actor Mizzi Stock 59
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1923 The Wanters Actor Myra Hastings N/A
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1923 Red Lights Actor Ruth Carson N/A
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1923 Brass Actor Marjorie Jones 58
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1922 Heroes of the Street Actor Betty Benton N/A
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1922 The Beautiful and Damned Actor N/A
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1922 The Married Flapper Actor Pamela Billings N/A
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1922 Her Night of Nights Actor Molly May Mahone N/A
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1922 Kissed Actor N/A
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1921 A Parisian Scandal Actor N/A
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1921 Nobody's Fool Actor N/A
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1921 Moonlight Follies Actor Nan Rutledge N/A
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1921 Call a Cop Actor The Banker's Daughter N/A
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1921 She Sighed by the Seaside Actor The Beach Girl N/A
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1921 A Small Town Idol Actor Marcelle Mansfield 59
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1920 Down on the Farm Actor The Faithful Wife 58
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1919 Why Beaches Are Popular Actor Bathing Girl N/A
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1919 Yankee Doodle in Berlin Actor A Daughter of Belgium 58
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1919 Photoplay Magazine Screen Supplement #6 Actor Herself N/A
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1918 She Loved Him Plenty Actor 59
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1918 His Hidden Purpose Actor The Girl in the Case N/A
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1917 Secrets of a Beauty Parlor Actor Lady Platt's Niece N/A
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1917 Her Nature Dance Actor The Cashier N/A
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1916 Sunshine Actor N/A
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1916 Unto Those Who Sin Actor Celeste N/A
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