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Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Acting

Born: November 26, 1909Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self - Interviewee

2003
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
Gypsy Colt

Gypsy Colt

Em MacWade

1954
Mister Scoutmaster

Mister Scoutmaster

Helen Jordan

1953
Because of You

Because of You

Susan Arnold

1952
Reunion in Reno

Reunion in Reno

Mrs. Doris Linaker

1951
Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

Eileen Benson

1951
Four Faces West

Four Faces West

Fay Hollister

1948
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Marie de Varenne

1947
Patrick the Great

Patrick the Great

Lynn Andrews

1945
Happy Land

Happy Land

Agnes Marsh

1943
I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie

Betsy Connell

1943
Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts

Candace "Candy" Goodwin

1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Self (uncredited)

1941
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

Sabra Cameron

1941
So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night

Marie Steiner

1941
Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Nancy Bliss

1939
If I Were King

If I Were King

Katherine de Vaucelles

1938
Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Justine Pryor

1937
Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

Margaret Tarryton

1937
Half Angel

Half Angel

Allison Lang

1936
The Gay Deception

The Gay Deception

Mirabel

1935
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

Amelia Sedley

1935
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

Sally Athelny

1934
Finishing School

Finishing School

Virginia Radcliffe

1934
Coming Out Party

Coming Out Party

Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope

1934
Keep 'Em Rolling

Keep 'Em Rolling

Marjorie Deane

1934
Little Women

Little Women

Meg

1933
Blood Money

Blood Money

Elaine Talbart

1933
One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey

Joan Stockton

1933
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

Jane Mallory

1933
The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord

Hester

1933
King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

Ann Rogers

1933
The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

Doris Brandt

1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Self

1933
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

Mary Wallace (uncredited)

1932
The Night of June 13

The Night of June 13

Ginger Blake

1932
Love is a Racket

Love is a Racket

Mary Wodehouse

1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

Nancy Deane

1932
This Reckless Age

This Reckless Age

Lois Ingals

1932
Working Girls

Working Girls

Louise Adams

1931
Nice Women

Nice Women

Jerry Girard

1931
Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly

Ann Trumbull

1931
An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

Sondra Finchley

1931
Caught

Caught

Kate Winslow

1931
June Moon

June Moon

Edna Baker

1931
Along Came Youth

Along Came Youth

Elinor

1930
Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

Yvonne Philibert

1930
Follow Thru

Follow Thru

Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)

1930
Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

Receptionist (uncredited)

1930
A Man from Wyoming

A Man from Wyoming

Nurse (uncredited)

1930
True to the Navy

True to the Navy

Girl at Table (uncredited)

1930
Words and Music

Words and Music

Co-Ed (uncredited)

1929