Alice Lake

Born: 1895-09-11 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1967-11-15

Known For: Acting

Biography

Lake was an American film actress. She began her career during the silent film era and often appeared in comedy shorts opposite Roscoe Arbuckle. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lake began her career as a dancer. She made her screen debut in 1912, and she appeared in a number of comedy shorts by Mack Sennett. Lake was often the leading lady of Roscoe Arbuckle in comedies like Oh Doctor! (1917) and The Cook (1918). Arbuckle directed both films and was joined by Buster Keaton who had a leading role in Oh Doctor. Lake also played dramatic roles with Bert Lytell in Blackie's Redemption and The Lion's Den, both from 1919. During the 1920s she appeared in a number of Metro silent film features as the lead actress. At the height of her career she earned $1,200 per week as a motion picture actress. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Alice Lake has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1620 Vine Street.

Filmography

1962

Crazy Days as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

1935

Frisco Kid as Saloon Girl (uncredited)

1934

Babes in Toyland as Townswoman (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond as Lucy Warmack (uncredited)
Glamour as Secretary
The Girl from Missouri as Paige's Manicurist (uncredited)

1933

Stage Mother as Audience Member (uncredited)
Skyway as Maizie

1931

Wicked as Prisoner

1930

Young Desire as Sideshow Dancer (uncredited)
Dining Out

1929

Twin Beds as Mrs. Treejohn
Circumstantial Evidence as Lucy Bishop

1928

Runaway Girls as Agnes Brady
Obey Your Husband as Belle

1927

Roaring Fires as Sylvia Summers
The Haunted Ship as Martha Gant
The Angel of Broadway as Goldie

1926

The Hurricane as The Wife

1925

The Price of Success as Ellen Harden
The Overland Limited as Violet Colton

1924

The Dancing Cheat as 'Poppy' Marie Andrews
The Virgin as Rosa Montez

1923

Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Marriage Market as Lillian Piggott
Modern Matrimony as Patricia Waddington
Nobody's Bride as Mary Butler
Broken Hearts of Broadway as Bubbles Revere
The Spider and the Rose as Paula
Red Lights as Norah O'Neill
The Unknown Purple as Jewel Marchmont

1922

Hate as Babe Lennox
Environment as Sally 'Chicago Sal' Dolan
I Am the Law as Joan Cameron
The Golden Gift as Nita Gordon
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned as Viola Lorraine

1921

Over the Wire as Kathleen Dexter
The Greater Claim as Mary Smith
Uncharted Seas as Lucretia Eastman
The Infamous Miss Revell as Julien Revell
The Hole in the Wall as Jean Oliver

1920

Shore Acres as Helen Berry

1919

Blackie's Redemption as Mary Dawson
A Desert Hero
Rip & Stitch: Tailors as The Neighbor's Wife
The Lion's Den as Dorothy stedman
Cupid's Day Off as Customer
Lombardi, Ltd. as Norah Blake
Should a Woman Tell? as Meta Maxon
Full of Pep as Felicia Bocaz
Camping Out

1918

Good Night, Nurse! as Crazy Woman
The Cook as Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)
Out West as Salvation Army Woman
The Bell Boy as Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
Moonshine as Moonshiner's Daughter

1917

Oh, Doctor! as Maid
The Butcher Boy as Amanda (uncredited)
The Rough House as Mrs. Rough
Coney Island as Girl at Vanity Table (uncredited)
His Wedding Night as Perfume customer
A Reckless Romeo as The Pretty Girl in the Park
The Grab Bag Bride as The Girl
A Country Hero as Schoolteacher
Come Through as Velma Gay