Marie Dressler

Biography

Marie Dressler was a Canadian-American actress who built her career on stage in vaudeville and comic operas, performing comedic roles that allowed her to improvise for laughs. She transitioned to screen acting, starring in the first full-length comedy film "Tillie's Punctured Romance" (1914) opposite Charlie Chaplin. Her career revived in 1927 at age 59 with a string of successes, culminating in an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930-31 for her role in "Min and Bill".