Frances Dee
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Frances Dee
Becky Sharp
1935
Filmography
Acting (54)
2003
Complicated Womenas Self - Interviewee
6.9
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Windas Self (archive footage)
8.2
1982
Night of 100 Starsas Self
5.8
1954
Gypsy Coltas Em MacWade
7.2
1953
Mister Scoutmasteras Helen Jordan
7.1
1952
Because of Youas Susan Arnold
6.5
1951
Reunion in Renoas Mrs. Doris Linaker
6.3
1951
Payment on Demandas Eileen Benson
6.2
1948
Four Faces Westas Fay Hollister
5.8
1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Amias Marie de Varenne
6.2
1945
Patrick the Greatas Lynn Andrews
6.5
1943
Happy Landas Agnes Marsh
7.1
1943
I Walked with a Zombieas Betsy Connell
6.8
1942
Meet the Stewartsas Candace "Candy" Goodwin
5.5
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1as Self (uncredited)
7.0
1941
A Man Betrayedas Sabra Cameron
5.5
1941
So Ends Our Nightas Marie Steiner
6.3
1939
Coast Guardas Nancy Bliss
6.0
1938
If I Were Kingas Katherine de Vaucelles
7.1
1937
Wells Fargoas Justine Pryor
5.5
1937
Souls at Seaas Margaret Tarryton
6.5
1936
Half Angelas Allison Lang
7.5
1935
The Gay Deceptionas Mirabel
6.4
1935
Becky Sharpas Amelia Sedley
5.7
1934
Of Human Bondageas Sally Athelny
6.5
1934
Finishing Schoolas Virginia Radcliffe
6.2
1934
Coming Out Partyas Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope
6.0
1934
Keep 'Em Rollingas Marjorie Deane
6.3
1933
Little Womenas Meg
6.8
1933
Blood Moneyas Elaine Talbart
7.1
1933
One Man's Journeyas Joan Stockton
6.7
1933
Headline Shooteras Jane Mallory
6.3
1933
The Silver Cordas Hester
7.3
1933
King of the Jungleas Ann Rogers
5.8
1933
The Crime of the Centuryas Doris Brandt
6.7
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6as Self
4.5
1932
If I Had a Millionas Mary Wallace
6.5
1932
The Night of June 13as Ginger Blake
7.5
1932
Love is a Racketas Mary Wodehouse
5.4
1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deaneas Nancy Deane
6.5
1932
This Reckless Ageas Lois Ingals
7.0
1931
Working Girlsas Louise Adams
7.1
1931
Nice Womenas Jerry Girard
8.0
1931
Rich Man's Follyas Ann Trumbull
5.3
1931
An American Tragedyas Sondra Finchley
6.3
1931
Caughtas Kate Winslow
7.5
1931
June Moonas Edna Baker
8.0
1930
Along Came Youthas Elinor
7.3
1930
Playboy of Parisas Yvonne Philibert
7.0
1930
Follow Thruas Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)
7.6
1930
Monte Carloas Receptionist (uncredited)
6.5
1930
A Man from Wyomingas Nurse (uncredited)
8.0
1930
True to the Navyas Girl at Table (uncredited)
7.5
1929
Words and Musicas Co-Ed (uncredited)
10.0