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Louise Dresser
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- Actress
In short · Acted for five decades — 49 credits.
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Actor
48 credits
Maid of Salem(1937)
Ellen Clarke - Barbara's Aunt
Film
The County Chairman(1935)
Mrs. Rigby
Film
A Girl of the Limberlost(1934)
Katherine Comstock
Film
David Harum(1934)
Polly Harum
Film
The Scarlet Empress(1934)
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
Film
Servants' Entrance(1934)
Mrs. Hansen
Film
The World Moves On(1934)
Baroness von Gerhardt
Film
Cradle Song(1933)
Prioress
Film
Song of the Eagle(1933)
Emma Hoffman
Film
State Fair(1933)
Melissa Frake
Film
Doctor Bull(1933)
Mrs. Herbert Banning
Film
Stepping Sisters(1932)
Mrs. Cissie Ramsey nee Black
Film
Caught(1931)
Calamity Jane
Film
The Three Sisters(1930)
Marta
Film
Lightnin'(1930)
Mrs. Mary Jones
Film
This Mad World(1930)
Pauline Parisot - Paul's Mother
Film
Mammy(1930)
Mother Fuller
Film
Not Quite Decent(1929)
Mame Jarrow
Film
Madonna of Avenue A(1929)
Georgia Morton
Film
The Garden of Eden(1928)
Rosa
Film
A Ship Comes In(1928)
Mama Pleznik
FilmMother Knows Best(1928)
Ma Quail
Film
The Air Circus(1928)
Mrs. Blake
Film
White Flannels(1927)
Mrs. Jacob Politz
Film
Mr. Wu(1927)
Mrs. Gregory
Film
Broken Hearts of Hollywood(1926)
Virginia Perry
Film
The Third Degree(1926)
Alicia Daly
Film
Everybody's Acting(1926)
Anastasia Potter
Film
Fifth Avenue(1926)
Claudine Kemp
Film
Gigolo(1926)
Julia Gory
Film
Awards & Nominations
1 nominationAcademy Awards
- Nom1927Oscar — Actress in a Leading Role
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Additional credits1Show
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- The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage) · 1961
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