Alice Lake
Biography
Lake was an American film actress. She began her career during the silent film era and often appeared in comedy shorts opposite Roscoe Arbuckle. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lake began her career as a dancer. She made her screen debut in 1912, and she appeared in a number of comedy shorts by Mack Sennett. Lake was often the leading lady of Roscoe Arbuckle in comedies like Oh Doctor! (1917) and The Cook (1918). Arbuckle directed both films and was joined by Buster Keaton who had a leading role in Oh Doctor. Lake also played dramatic roles with Bert Lytell in Blackie's Redemption and The Lion's Den, both from 1919. During the 1920s she appeared in a number of Metro silent film features as the lead actress. At the height of her career she earned $1,200 per week as a motion picture actress. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Alice Lake has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1620 Vine Street.
Personal Details
Movies (50)
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
Frisco Kid
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
1935
Babes in Toyland
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1934
Death on the Diamond
as Lucy Warmack (uncredited)
1934
The Girl from Missouri
as Paige's Manicurist (uncredited)
1934
Glamour
as Secretary
1934
Stage Mother
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1933
Skyway
as Maizie
1933
Wicked
as Prisoner
1931
Dining Out
1930
Young Desire
as Sideshow Dancer (uncredited)
1930
Twin Beds
as Mrs. Treejohn
1929
Circumstantial Evidence
as Lucy Bishop
1929
Runaway Girls
as Agnes Brady
1928
Obey Your Husband
as Belle
1928
The Haunted Ship
as Martha Gant
1927
The Angel of Broadway
as Goldie
1927
The Hurricane
as The Wife
1926
The Price of Success
as Ellen Harden
1925
The Overland Limited
as Violet Colton
1925
The Virgin
as Rosa Montez
1924
The Dancing Cheat
as 'Poppy' Marie Andrews
1924
The Marriage Market
as Lillian Piggott
1923
The Unknown Purple
as Jewel Marchmont
1923
Red Lights
as Norah O'Neill
1923
Modern Matrimony
as Patricia Waddington
1923
Broken Hearts of Broadway
as Bubbles Revere
1923
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
1923
Nobody's Bride
as Mary Butler
1923
The Spider and the Rose
as Paula
1923
Environment
as Sally 'Chicago Sal' Dolan
1922
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
as Viola Lorraine
1922
I Am the Law
as Joan Cameron
1922
Hate
as Babe Lennox
1922
The Golden Gift
as Nita Gordon
1922
The Hole in the Wall
as Jean Oliver
1921
The Infamous Miss Revell
as Julien Revell
1921
Uncharted Seas
as Lucretia Eastman
1921
Should a Woman Tell?
as Meta Maxon
1919
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Norah Blake
1919
A Desert Hero
1919
Full of Pep
as Felicia Bocaz
1919
The Lion's Den
as Dorothy stedman
1919
Blackie's Redemption
as Mary Dawson
1919
Rip & Stitch: Tailors
as The Neighbor's Wife
1919
Cupid's Day Off
as Customer
1919
Camping Out
1919
The Cook
as Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)
1918
Good Night, Nurse!
as Crazy Woman
1918
Moonshine
as Moonshiner's Daughter
1918