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Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Acting Born Nov 26, 1909 -- Died Mar 06, 2004 · Los 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.

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I Walked with a Zombie
6.8
movie
I Walked with a Zombie
as Betsy Connell
1943
Little Women
6.8
movie
Little Women
as Meg
1933
Of Human Bondage
6.5
movie
Of Human Bondage
as Sally Athelny
1934
If I Had a Million
6.6
movie
If I Had a Million
as Mary Wallace
1932
Becky Sharp
5.6
movie
Becky Sharp
as Amelia Sedley
1935
Payment on Demand
6.1
movie
Payment on Demand
as Eileen Benson
1951
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.1
movie
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as Marie de Varenne
1947
Four Faces West
5.6
movie
Four Faces West
as Fay Hollister
1948
Monte Carlo
6.5
movie
Monte Carlo
as Receptionist (uncredited)
1930
An American Tragedy
6.1
movie
An American Tragedy
as Sondra Finchley
1931
Finishing School
6.0
movie
Finishing School
as Virginia Radcliffe
1934
Love is a Racket
5.3
movie
Love is a Racket
as Mary Wodehouse
1932