
Marguerite De La Motte
Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era.
Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a 1917 graduate of the Egan School of drama, music, and dancing.
De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova. In 1919, she became the dance star of Sid Grauman on the stage of his theater. In 1918, at the age of 16, she made her screen debut in the Douglas Fairbanks-directed romantic comedy film Arizona. In 1920, both of her parents died, her mother in January in an automobile accident and her father in August from heart disease. Film producer J.L. Frothingham assumed guardianship of her and her younger brother.
De La Motte spent the 1920s appearing in numerous films, often cast by Douglas Fairbanks to play opposite him in swashbuckling adventure films such as 1920's The Mark of Zorro and The Three Musketeers. She developed a close friendship with Fairbanks and his wife, actress Mary Pickford. Her career as an actress slowed dramatically at the end of the silent film era of the 1920s. She did continue acting in bit parts through the sound era and made her final appearance in the 1942 film Overland Mail opposite both Noah Beery Sr. and Noah Beery Jr., as well as Lon Chaney Jr.
After her film career ended, De La Motte worked as an inspector in a southern California war plant during World War II. Later she came to San Francisco, California, where she worked in the Red Cross office.
On February 8, 1960, De La Motte was awarded a star in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6902 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood, California.
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Credits
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Overland Mail 1942Rose - the Waitress [Chs. 1, 8]★ NR
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Mrs. Hibbard★ 6
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Reg'lar Fellers 1941Mrs. Dugan★ 3.9
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A Woman's Man 1934Gloria Jordan - Star★ 4
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Shadow Ranch 1930Ruth Cameron★ 6
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Montmartre Rose 1929Jeanne★ NR
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The Iron Mask 1929Constance Bonacieux★ 6.7
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The Final Extra 1927Ruth Collins★ NR
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Pals in Paradise 1926Geraldine 'Jerry' Howard★ 6
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The Unknown Soldier 1926Mary Phillips★ NR
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Red Dice 1926Beverly Vane★ NR
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Fifth Avenue 1926Barbara Pelham★ NR
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Mary Hale★ NR
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Maggie★ NR
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Daughters Who Pay 1925Sonia Borisoff / Margaret Smith★ NR
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Cheaper to Marry 1925Doris★ NR
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Those Who Dare 1924Marjorie★ NR
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The Beloved Brute 1924Jacinta★ NR
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The Clean Heart 1924Essie Bickers★ NR
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Lady Edith Plantagenet★ NR
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Wandering Daughters 1923Bessie Bowden★ NR
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A Man of Action 1923Helen Sumner★ NR
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Scars of Jealousy 1923Helen Meanix★ NR
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The Famous Mrs. Fair 1923Sylvia Fair★ NR
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What a Wife Learned 1923Sheila Dorne★ NR
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Shadows 1922Sympathy Gibbs★ 6.1
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Shattered Idols 1922Sarasvati★ NR
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The Three Musketeers 1921Constance★ 6.4
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The Nut 1921Estrell Wynn★ 5.9
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The Mark of Zorro 1920Lolita Pulido★ 7.1
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The Broken Gate 1920Anne Oglesby★ NR
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The U.P. Trail 1920Allie Lee★ NR
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The Hope 1920Lady Brenda Carylon★ NR
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Trumpet Island 1920Eve de Merincourt★ 5
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The Sagebrusher 1920Mary Warren★ NR
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In Wrong 1919Millie Fields★ 5
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The Pagan God 1919Beryl Addison★ NR
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A Sage Brush Hamlet 1919Dora Lawrence★ NR
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Josselyn's Wife 1919Lizzie★ NR