Marie De Becker
{{Short description|English-American actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Marie De Becker
| birth_name = Marie Kathleen De Becker
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|06|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1946|03|23|1880|06|13|df=y}}
| death_place = Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1899–1946
}}
Marie Kathleen De Becker (13 June 1880 – 23 March 1946) was an English-American stage and screen actress.
Family
She was born in Islington, London, the daughter of Benevenuto Nicola de Becker, a shipping clerk, and his wife Catherine (or Kate) Elizabeth de Becker (née Kerin).England and Wales Census, 1881 Two of her siblings were also actors: her sister Ernestine, known as Nesta (mother of actress Ernestine Barrier) and her brother Harold.
Career
Marie De Becker was best known for playing mature character parts, notably in the 1940s films Mrs. Miniver, Random Harvest and Devotion.
De Becker's first stage acting roles were when her family were living in Camberwell, South London. At the age of 19, she played "Joyce" in the 1899 production by J. Pitt Hardacre's Company of East Lynne at the Theatre Metropole in Camberwell, when her young brother Harold had a juvenile part as "Little Willie".The Era, 26 August 1899 In 1900 she played "Humpty Dumpty" (the Nurse) in several Provincial productions (in England and Scotland) of the stage adaptation of John Strange Winter's novel, Bootle's Baby, alongside her sister Nesta as "Mignon", the eponymous baby.The Era, 12 May 1900, 26 May 1900, 9 June 1900, 16 June 1900, etc. In 1902 she appeared as "Jane" in Uncles and Aunts at Dover, Coventry and Cardiff.The Era, 19 July 1902
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | Ada | |
| 1942 | Random Harvest | Vicar's wife | |
| 1943 | Two Tickets to London | Barmaid | Uncredited |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Miss Bailey | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Hour Before the Dawn | Amelia | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls | Maid | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Spider Woman | Charwoman | (scenes deleted) |
| 1944 | None but the Lonely Heart | Madame La Vaka | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent | Miner's Wife | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Devotion | Tabby | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0207323}}
- {{IBDB name|67252}}
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Category:British film actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:English expatriate actresses in the United States
Category:19th-century British actresses
Category:British stage actresses
Category:19th-century English actresses
Category:19th-century English people
Category:20th-century English actresses