marie dressler

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Definition of marie dressler in English English dictionary

orig. Leila Marie Koerber born Nov. 9, 1868, Cobourg, Ont., Can. died July 28, 1934, Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S. Canadian-U.S. actress. She began her acting career as a vaudeville comedian and made her film debut in Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), in which Charlie Chaplin also appeared. After a period of obscurity, she experienced a career revival with the coming of sound films. In the 1930s she was known for her portrayals of self-sufficient, humorous old women (often costarring with Wallace Beery) in films such as Min and Bill (1931, Academy Award) and Tugboat Annie (1933)

Hyphenation

Ma·rie Dress·ler

Turkish pronunciation

mıri dreslır

Pronunciation

/mərˈē ˈdreslər/ /mɜrˈiː ˈdrɛslɜr/