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Marguerite De La Motte

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

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

1942Overland Mailas Rose - the Waitress [Chs. 1, 8]
1942The Man Who Returned to Lifeas Mrs. Hibbard
1941Reg'lar Fellersas Mrs. Dugan
1934A Woman's Manas Gloria Jordan - Star
1930Shadow Ranchas Ruth Cameron
1929Montmartre Roseas Jeanne
1929The Iron Maskas Constance Bonacieux
1927Broadway Madnessas Maida Vincent
1927Ragtimeas Beth Barton
1927The Kid Sisteras Helen Hall
1927Held by the Lawas Mary Travis
1927The Final Extraas Ruth Collins
1926Pals in Paradiseas Geraldine 'Jerry' Howard
1926The Last Frontieras Beth
1926The Unknown Soldieras Mary Phillips
1926Red Diceas Beverly Vane
1926Fifth Avenueas Barbara Pelham
1925The People vs. Nancy Prestonas Nancy Preston
1925The Girl Who Wouldn't Workas Mary Hale
1925Children of the Whirlwindas Maggie
1925Daughters Who Payas Sonia Borisoff / Margaret Smith
1925Cheaper to Marryas Doris
1924In Love with Loveas Ann Jordan
1924East of Broadwayas Judy McNulty
1924Those Who Dareas Marjorie
1924The Beloved Bruteas Jacinta
1924Gerald Cranston's Ladyas Angela
1924The Clean Heartas Essie Bickers
1923Richard the Lion-Heartedas Lady Edith Plantagenet
1923Desireas Ruth Cassell
1923Wandering Daughtersas Bessie Bowden
1923A Man of Actionas Helen Sumner
1923Just Like a Womanas Peggy Dean
1923Scars of Jealousyas Helen Meanix
1923The Famous Mrs. Fairas Sylvia Fair
1923What a Wife Learnedas Sheila Dorne
1922The Jiltas Rose Trenton
1922Shadowsas Sympathy Gibbs
1922Shattered Idolsas Sarasvati
1921The Three Musketeersas Constance
1921The Ten Dollar Raiseas Dorothy
1921The Nutas Estrell Wynn
1920The Mark of Zorroas Lolita Pulido
1920The Broken Gateas Anne Oglesby
1920The U.P. Trailas Allie Lee
1920The Hopeas Lady Brenda Carylon
1920Trumpet Islandas Eve de Merincourt
1920The Sagebrusheras Mary Warren
1919In Wrongas Millie Fields
1919For a Woman's Honoras Helen Rutherford
1919The Pagan Godas Beryl Addison
1919A Sage Brush Hamletas Dora Lawrence
1919Josselyn's Wifeas Lizzie

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