Marie De Becker

Marie De Becker
Marie De Becker
Born	Marie Kathleen De Becker; 13 June 1880; London, England
Died	23 March 1946 (aged 65); 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[edit]

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).^[1] Two of her siblings were also actors: her sister Ernestine, known as Nesta (mother of actress Ernestine Barrier) and her brother Harold.

Career[edit]

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".^[2] 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.^[3] In 1902 she appeared as "Jane" in Uncles and Aunts at Dover, Coventry and Cardiff.^[4]

Filmography[edit]

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[edit]

^ England and Wales Census, 1881
^ The Era, 26 August 1899
^ The Era, 12 May 1900, 26 May 1900, 9 June 1900, 16 June 1900, etc.
^ The Era, 19 July 1902

External links[edit]

Marie De Becker at IMDb
Marie De Becker at the Internet Broadway Database

[1] England and Wales Census, 1881

[2] The Era, 26 August 1899

[3] The Era, 12 May 1900, 26 May 1900, 9 June 1900, 16 June 1900, etc.

[4] The Era, 19 July 1902

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Marie De Becker
Born	Marie Kathleen De Becker (1880-06-13)13 June 1880 London, England
Died	23 March 1946(1946-03-23) (aged 65) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1899–1946