Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Female
Birthday
June 22, 1902 (124 years old)
Place of Birth
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era.
Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a 1917 graduate of the Egan School of drama, music, and dancing.
De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova. In 1919, she became the dance star of Sid Grauman on the stage of his theater. In 1918, at the age of 16, she made her screen debut in the Douglas Fairbanks-directed romantic comedy film Arizona. In 1920, both of her parents died, her mother in January in an automobile accident and her father in August from heart disease. Film producer J.L. Frothingham assumed guardianship of her and her younger brother.
De La Motte spent the 1920s appearing in numerous films, often cast by Douglas Fairbanks to play opposite him in swashbuckling adventure films such as 1920's The Mark of Zorro and The Three Musketeers. She developed a close friendship with Fairbanks and his wife, actress Mary Pickford. Her career as an actress slowed dramatically at the end of the silent film era of the 1920s. She did continue acting in bit parts through the sound era and made her final appearance in the 1942 film Overland Mail opposite both Noah Beery Sr. and Noah Beery Jr., as well as Lon Chaney Jr.
After her film career ended, De La Motte worked as an inspector in a southern California war plant during World War II. Later she came to San Francisco, California, where she worked in the Red Cross office.
On February 8, 1960, De La Motte was awarded a star in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6902 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood, California.
| 1942 | Overland Mailas Rose - the Waitress [Chs. 1, 8] | |
| 1942 | The Man Who Returned to Lifeas Mrs. Hibbard | |
| 1941 | Reg'lar Fellersas Mrs. Dugan | |
| 1934 | A Woman's Manas Gloria Jordan - Star | |
| 1930 | Shadow Ranchas Ruth Cameron | |
| 1929 | Montmartre Roseas Jeanne | |
| 1929 | The Iron Maskas Constance Bonacieux | |
| 1927 | Broadway Madnessas Maida Vincent | |
| 1927 | Ragtimeas Beth Barton | |
| 1927 | The Kid Sisteras Helen Hall | |
| 1927 | Held by the Lawas Mary Travis | |
| 1927 | The Final Extraas Ruth Collins | |
| 1926 | Pals in Paradiseas Geraldine 'Jerry' Howard | |
| 1926 | The Last Frontieras Beth | |
| 1926 | The Unknown Soldieras Mary Phillips | |
| 1926 | Red Diceas Beverly Vane | |
| 1926 | Fifth Avenueas Barbara Pelham | |
| 1925 | The People vs. Nancy Prestonas Nancy Preston | |
| 1925 | The Girl Who Wouldn't Workas Mary Hale | |
| 1925 | Children of the Whirlwindas Maggie | |
| 1925 | Daughters Who Payas Sonia Borisoff / Margaret Smith | |
| 1925 | Cheaper to Marryas Doris | |
| 1924 | In Love with Loveas Ann Jordan | |
| 1924 | East of Broadwayas Judy McNulty | |
| 1924 | Those Who Dareas Marjorie | |
| 1924 | The Beloved Bruteas Jacinta | |
| 1924 | Gerald Cranston's Ladyas Angela | |
| 1924 | The Clean Heartas Essie Bickers | |
| 1923 | Richard the Lion-Heartedas Lady Edith Plantagenet | |
| 1923 | Desireas Ruth Cassell | |
| 1923 | Wandering Daughtersas Bessie Bowden | |
| 1923 | A Man of Actionas Helen Sumner | |
| 1923 | Just Like a Womanas Peggy Dean | |
| 1923 | Scars of Jealousyas Helen Meanix | |
| 1923 | The Famous Mrs. Fairas Sylvia Fair | |
| 1923 | What a Wife Learnedas Sheila Dorne | |
| 1922 | The Jiltas Rose Trenton | |
| 1922 | Shadowsas Sympathy Gibbs | |
| 1922 | Shattered Idolsas Sarasvati | |
| 1921 | The Three Musketeersas Constance | |
| 1921 | The Ten Dollar Raiseas Dorothy | |
| 1921 | The Nutas Estrell Wynn | |
| 1920 | The Mark of Zorroas Lolita Pulido | |
| 1920 | The Broken Gateas Anne Oglesby | |
| 1920 | The U.P. Trailas Allie Lee | |
| 1920 | The Hopeas Lady Brenda Carylon | |
| 1920 | Trumpet Islandas Eve de Merincourt | |
| 1920 | The Sagebrusheras Mary Warren | |
| 1919 | In Wrongas Millie Fields | |
| 1919 | For a Woman's Honoras Helen Rutherford | |
| 1919 | The Pagan Godas Beryl Addison | |
| 1919 | A Sage Brush Hamletas Dora Lawrence | |
| 1919 | Josselyn's Wifeas Lizzie |