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Marion Lessing(1901-1988)

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Marion Lessing
Marion Lessing was born on 15 March 1901 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. She was an actress, known for Downstairs (1932), Fighting Lady (1935) and The Seas Beneath (1931). She died on 3 February 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 15, 1901
DiedFebruary 3, 1988(86)
BornMarch 15, 1901
DiedFebruary 3, 1988(86)
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Known for

Melville Baker, Monta Bell, Virginia Bruce, Lenore J. Coffee, John Gilbert, and Paul Lukas in Downstairs (1932)
Downstairs
7.0
  • Antoinette - Maid to the Countess
  • 1932
Fighting Lady
  • Sally Newton(as Mona Lessing)
  • 1935
Marion Lessing and George O'Brien in The Seas Beneath (1931)
The Seas Beneath
5.9
  • Anna Marie Von Steuben
  • 1931
Joan Bennett and Warner Baxter in Doctors' Wives (1931)
Doctors' Wives
5.6
  • Patient
  • 1931

Credits

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Actress

  • Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
    The Man Who Knew Too Much
    7.4
    • Church Member (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • ABC Album (1953)
    ABC Album
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
    Mildred Pierce
    7.9
    • Waitress (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Peter Chong, Ann Harding, Oscar Homolka, Walter Huston, Kurt Katch, Gene Lockhart, Dudley Field Malone, and Maria Palmer in Mission to Moscow (1943)
    Mission to Moscow
    5.4
    • Telephone Operator (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Sheila Bromley, Edward Brophy, Jimmy Conlin, Donald Douglas, Ralph Forbes, Henry O'Neill, James Stephenson, and Margot Stevenson in Calling Philo Vance (1939)
    Calling Philo Vance
    5.8
    • Mrs. Fritz Snauble (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Elizabeth Allan, Ronald Colman, and Donald Woods in A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
    A Tale of Two Cities
    7.8
    • Aristocrat (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Boris Karloff, Katherine DeMille, and Marian Marsh in The Black Room (1935)
    The Black Room
    6.9
    • Maria the Chambermaid (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Sally Eilers in Alias Mary Dow (1935)
    Alias Mary Dow
    6.6
    • Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Fighting Lady
    • Sally Newton (as Mona Lessing)
    • 1935
  • Tullio Carminati and Lilian Harvey in Let's Live Tonight (1935)
    Let's Live Tonight
    5.9
    • (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Grace Moore in One Night of Love (1934)
    One Night of Love
    5.6
    • German Girl (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Kay Francis in Dr. Monica (1934)
    Dr. Monica
    6.1
    • Mrs. Swiegart (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • All Men Are Enemies (1934)
    All Men Are Enemies
    5.7
    • (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Shirley Temple, Merna Kennedy, Theodore von Eltz, and Grant Withers in Red-Haired Alibi (1932)
    Red-Haired Alibi
    5.5
    • Miss Bee Lee (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Melville Baker, Monta Bell, Virginia Bruce, Lenore J. Coffee, John Gilbert, and Paul Lukas in Downstairs (1932)
    Downstairs
    7.0
    • Antoinette - Maid to the Countess
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mona Lessing
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • March 15, 1901
    • Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • February 3, 1988
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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