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Frances Dee

Acting
94 years oldLos Angeles, California, USA

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.

Personal Details

Born
November 26, 1909 - March 6, 2004 (age 94)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Frances Marion Dee
Frances Dee McCrea
Jean Dee

Movies (48)

Complicated Women
6.7

Complicated Women

as Self - Interviewee

2003

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.0

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

1988

Night of 100 Stars
6.7

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982

Gypsy Colt
6.3

Gypsy Colt

as Em MacWade

1954

Mister Scoutmaster
6.5

Mister Scoutmaster

as Helen Jordan

1953

Because of You
5.7

Because of You

as Susan Arnold

1952

Reunion in Reno
6.0

Reunion in Reno

as Mrs. Doris Linaker

1951

Payment on Demand
6.0

Payment on Demand

as Eileen Benson

1951

Four Faces West
5.6

Four Faces West

as Fay Hollister

1948

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.1

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

as Marie de Varenne

1947

Patrick the Great
4.0

Patrick the Great

as Lynn Andrews

1945

Happy Land
6.2

Happy Land

as Agnes Marsh

1943

I Walked with a Zombie
6.8

I Walked with a Zombie

as Betsy Connell

1943

Meet the Stewarts
4.3

Meet the Stewarts

as Candace "Candy" Goodwin

1942

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

as Self (uncredited)

1941

A Man Betrayed
5.4

A Man Betrayed

as Sabra Cameron

1941

So Ends Our Night
6.2

So Ends Our Night

as Marie Steiner

1941

Coast Guard
5.0

Coast Guard

as Nancy Bliss

1939

If I Were King
6.8

If I Were King

as Katherine de Vaucelles

1938

Wells Fargo
5.2

Wells Fargo

as Justine Pryor

1937

Souls at Sea
6.3

Souls at Sea

as Margaret Tarryton

1937

Half Angel
6.0

Half Angel

as Allison Lang

1936

The Gay Deception
6.4

The Gay Deception

as Mirabel

1935

Becky Sharp
5.7

Becky Sharp

as Amelia Sedley

1935

Of Human Bondage
6.5

Of Human Bondage

as Sally Athelny

1934

Finishing School
6.0

Finishing School

as Virginia Radcliffe

1934

Coming Out Party
5.0

Coming Out Party

as Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope

1934

Keep 'Em Rolling
6.0

Keep 'Em Rolling

as Marjorie Deane

1934

Little Women
6.8

Little Women

as Meg

1933

Blood Money
7.0

Blood Money

as Elaine Talbart

1933

One Man's Journey
6.5

One Man's Journey

as Joan Stockton

1933

Headline Shooter
6.2

Headline Shooter

as Jane Mallory

1933

The Silver Cord
7.1

The Silver Cord

as Hester

1933

King of the Jungle
5.0

King of the Jungle

as Ann Rogers

1933

The Crime of the Century
6.4

The Crime of the Century

as Doris Brandt

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
4.5

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

as Self

1933

If I Had a Million
6.6

If I Had a Million

as Mary Wallace (uncredited)

1932

The Night of June 13
7.0

The Night of June 13

as Ginger Blake

1932

Love Is a Racket
5.3

Love Is a Racket

as Mary Wodehouse

1932

The Strange Case of Clara Deane
6.0

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

as Nancy Deane

1932

This Reckless Age
5.0

This Reckless Age

as Lois Ingals

1932

Working Girls
6.8

Working Girls

as Louise Adams

1931

Nice Women

Nice Women

as Jerry Girard

1931

Rich Man's Folly
4.5

Rich Man's Folly

as Ann Trumbull

1931

An American Tragedy
6.1

An American Tragedy

as Sondra Finchley

1931

Caught
6.0

Caught

as Kate Winslow

1931

June Moon

June Moon

as Edna Baker

1931

Along Came Youth
7.0

Along Came Youth

as Elinor

1930

TV Shows (2)