Marguerite De La Motte was an American actress best known for her roles in “The Mark of Zorro,” “The Three Musketeers,” and “The Iron Mask.”
Personal and Family Life
Marguerite De La Motte was born on June 22, 1902, in Duluth, Minnesota. Tragically, when she was just 16, her parents died in a car accident, and she became the guardian of her younger brother under producer J.L. Frothingham. Throughout her life, she experienced significant personal losses, including the suicide of her first husband, John Bowers, in 1936.
Career
Trained as a dancer, Marguerite was reputedly taught by the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova. She began her film career in 1918 and gained fame through her performances alongside Douglas Fairbanks in silent films. However, as sound films emerged, her career declined, leading her to take on smaller roles in less significant productions.
Death and Legacy
Marguerite De La Motte passed away on March 10, 1950, in San Francisco, California, due to cerebral thrombosis. She was buried at Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, California. Marguerite is remembered for her role in early cinema and her contributions to the silent film era.
Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| The Mark of Zorro | 1920-12-05 | Lolita Pulido |
| Shadows | 1922-11-10 | Sympathy Gibbs |
| The Three Musketeers | 1921-08-28 | Constance |
| The Iron Mask | 1929-02-21 | Constance Bonacieux |
| A Woman’s Man | 1934-02-06 | Gloria Jordan – Star |
| Shadow Ranch | 1930-09-27 | Ruth Cameron |
| The Famous Mrs. Fair | 1923-02-19 | Sylvia Fair |
| The Sagebrusher | 1920-01-01 | Mary Warren |
| Reg’lar Fellers | 1941-09-05 | Mrs. Dugan |
| In Wrong | 1919-10-31 | Millie Fields |
| The Unknown Soldier | 1926-05-29 | Mary Phillips |
| Overland Mail | 1942-09-22 | Rose – the Waitress [Chs. 1, 8] |
| The Hope | 1920-09-07 | Lady Brenda Carylon |
| Wandering Daughters | 1923-07-01 | Bessie Bowden |
| Red Dice | 1926-03-14 | Beverly Vane |
| Pals in Paradise | 1926-11-22 | Geraldine ‘Jerry’ Howard |
| The Clean Heart | 1924-09-15 | Essie Bickers |
| The Girl Who Wouldn’t Work | 1925-08-18 | Mary Hale |
| Children of the Whirlwind | 1925-08-15 | Maggie |
| Fifth Avenue | 1926-01-24 | Barbara Pelham |
| Daughters Who Pay | 1925-05-10 | Sonia Borisoff / Margaret Smith |
| Scars of Jealousy | 1923-03-05 | Helen Meanix |
| Cheaper to Marry | 1925-02-09 | Doris |
| Richard the Lion-Hearted | 1923-10-15 | Lady Edith Plantagenet |
| Trumpet Island | 1920-09-01 | Eve de Merincourt |
| The Nut | 1921-03-06 | Estrell Wynn |
| What a Wife Learned | 1923-01-28 | Sheila Dorne |
| The Broken Gate | 1920-12-01 | Anne Oglesby |
| Josselyn’s Wife | 1919-05-05 | Lizzie |
| The Beloved Brute | 1924-11-09 | Jacinta |
| A Sage Brush Hamlet | 1919-08-03 | Dora Lawrence |
| Shattered Idols | 1922-02-06 | Sarasvati |
| Montmartre Rose | 1929-04-01 | Jeanne |
| The Man Who Returned to Life | 1942-02-05 | |
| The U.P. Trail | 1920-11-01 | Allie Lee |
| The Pagan God | 1919-08-04 | Beryl Addison |
| The Final Extra | 1927-02-07 | Ruth Collins |
| A Man of Action | 1923-06-03 | |
| Those Who Dare | 1924-11-15 | Marjorie |