Frances Lee
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia Frances Lee was born as Myrna Tibbetts (some sources indicate Merna Tibbetts) in Eagle Grove, Iowa. She initially began pursuing a career as a teacher but began taking dance lessons, which led to her being spotted by Gus Edwards, who owned a theater in New York City. Edwards persuaded Lee to perform at his theater, and she joined the cast of The Ziegfeld Follies in 1923, when she was hired by Al Christie to perform in his Christie Comedies. Moving to Hollywood in the mid-1920s t...
Known For
Filmography
These Thirty Years
1934
as Mae Lercombe
Flirtation Walk
1934
as Blonde (uncredited)
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933
as Judy Lane
Her Splendid Folly
1933
as Natalie
The Tabasco Kid
1932
as Mary Jones
Down with Husbands
1930
as Mrs. Henry Sweet
The Stronger Sex
1930
as The Flapper (The Husband's Lover)
The Carnation Kid
1929
as Doris Whitely
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
Naughty Baby
1929
as Peggy
Stage Struck Susie
1929
as Susie
Divorce Made Easy
1929
as Eileen Stanley
Nifty Numbers
1928
as Doris
Chicken à la King
1928
as Babe Lorraine
The Little Snob
1928
as Alice
Good as Gold
1927
as Jane Laurier
Duck Out
1927
as Maggie
Page Me
1926
Dummy Love
1926
Yes, Yes, Babette
1925
as Bobby's Sweetie