Frances Dee

Biography

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.

Known for

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Complicated Women

2003 ⭐ 6.9

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988 ⭐ 8.2

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Night of 100 Stars

1982 ⭐ 6.8

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Gypsy Colt

1954 ⭐ 7.2

Career timeline

2003

Complicated Women

Self - Interviewee · 2003

⭐ 6.9

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1988

⭐ 8.2

1982

Night of 100 Stars

Self · 1982

⭐ 6.8

1954

Gypsy Colt Notable

Em MacWade · 1954

⭐ 7.2

1953

Mister Scoutmaster Notable

Helen Jordan · 1953

⭐ 7.1

1952

Because of You

Susan Arnold · 1952

⭐ 6.6

1951

Reunion in Reno

Mrs. Doris Linaker · 1951

⭐ 6.3

Payment on Demand

Eileen Benson · 1951

⭐ 6.2

1948

Four Faces West

Fay Hollister · 1948

⭐ 5.8

1947

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Marie de Varenne · 1947

⭐ 6.2

1945

Patrick the Great

Lynn Andrews · 1945

⭐ 6.5

1943

Happy Land Notable

Agnes Marsh · 1943

⭐ 7.1

I Walked with a Zombie

Betsy Connell · 1943

⭐ 6.8

1942

Meet the Stewarts

Candace "Candy" Goodwin · 1942

⭐ 5.5

1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Notable

Self (uncredited) · 1941

⭐ 7.0

A Man Betrayed

Sabra Cameron · 1941

⭐ 5.6

So Ends Our Night

Marie Steiner · 1941

⭐ 6.3

1939

Coast Guard

Nancy Bliss · 1939

⭐ 6.0

1938

If I Were King Notable

Katherine de Vaucelles · 1938

⭐ 7.1

1937

Wells Fargo

Justine Pryor · 1937

⭐ 5.5

Souls at Sea

Margaret Tarryton · 1937

⭐ 6.5

1936

Half Angel Notable

Allison Lang · 1936

⭐ 7.5

1935

The Gay Deception

Mirabel · 1935

⭐ 6.3

Becky Sharp

Amelia Sedley · 1935

⭐ 5.8

1934

Of Human Bondage

Sally Athelny · 1934

⭐ 6.5

Finishing School

Virginia Radcliffe · 1934

⭐ 6.2

Coming Out Party

Joyce 'Joy' Stanhope · 1934

⭐ 6.0

1933

Little Women

Meg · 1933

⭐ 6.8

Blood Money Notable

Elaine Talbart · 1933

⭐ 7.1

One Man's Journey

Joan Stockton · 1933

⭐ 6.7

Frequently appears with

Jane Fonda

Self - Narrator (voice)

Karen Morley

Self - Interviewee

Kitty Carlisle

Self - Interviewee

Mae Madison

Self - Interviewee

Christopher Plummer

Narrator (voice)

David O. Selznick

Self (archive footage)

George Cukor

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Tallulah Bankhead

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

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Complicated Women

2003 ⭐ 6.9

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988 ⭐ 8.2

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Night of 100 Stars

1982 ⭐ 6.8

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Gypsy Colt

1954 ⭐ 7.2

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Mister Scoutmaster

1953 ⭐ 7.1

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Because of You

1952 ⭐ 6.6

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Reunion in Reno

1951 ⭐ 6.3

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Payment on Demand

1951 ⭐ 6.2

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Four Faces West

1948 ⭐ 5.8

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The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947 ⭐ 6.2

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Patrick the Great

1945 ⭐ 6.5

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Happy Land

1943 ⭐ 7.1

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I Walked with a Zombie

1943 ⭐ 6.8

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Meet the Stewarts

1942 ⭐ 5.5

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

1941 ⭐ 7.0

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A Man Betrayed

1941 ⭐ 5.6

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So Ends Our Night

1941 ⭐ 6.3

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Coast Guard

1939 ⭐ 6.0

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If I Were King

1938 ⭐ 7.1

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Wells Fargo

1937 ⭐ 5.5