Marie Kathleen De Becker (13 June 1880 – 23 March 1946) was an

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stage and screen actress.

Family

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

Career

Marie De Becker was best known for playing mature character parts, notably in the 1940s films ''

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''. De Becker's first stage acting roles were when her family were living in

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, South London. At the age of 19, she played "Joyce" in the 1899 production by J. Pitt Hardacre's Company of ''

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'' at the Theatre Metropole in Camberwell, when her young brother Harold had a juvenile part as "Little Willie". 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. In 1902 she appeared as "Jane" in ''Uncles and Aunts'' at Dover, Coventry and Cardiff.''The Era'', 19 July 1902

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Becker, Marie 1880 births 1946 deaths British film actresses Actresses from London English expatriate actresses in the United States 19th-century British actresses British stage actresses 19th-century English actresses 19th-century English people 20th-century English actresses Actors from the London Borough of Islington People from Islington (district)