Alice Lake
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1895-09-11
Day of Death
1967-11-15 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Alice Lake
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.
Known For
Acting
(1962)
Crazy Days
as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1935)
Frisco Kid
as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
(1934)
The Girl from Missouri
as Paige's Manicurist (uncredited)
(1934)
Glamour
as Secretary
(1934)
Death on the Diamond
as Lucy Warmack (uncredited)
(1934)
Babes in Toyland
as Townswoman (uncredited)
(1933)
Stage Mother
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1933)
Skyway
as Maizie
(1931)
Wicked
as Prisoner
(1930)
Young Desire
as Sideshow Dancer (uncredited)
(1930)
(1929)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Lucy Bishop
(1929)
Twin Beds
as Mrs. Treejohn
(1928)
Obey Your Husband
as Belle
(1927)
The Angel of Broadway
as Goldie
(1927)
The Haunted Ship
as Martha Gant
(1926)
The Hurricane
as The Wife
(1925)
The Overland Limited
as Violet Colton
(1924)
The Virgin
as Rosa Montez
(1924)
The Dancing Cheat
as 'Poppy' Marie Andrews
(1923)
The Spider and the Rose
as Paula
(1923)
Red Lights
as Norah O'Neill
(1923)
The Unknown Purple
as Jewel Marchmont
(1923)
Broken Hearts of Broadway
as Bubbles Revere
(1923)
The Marriage Market
as Lillian Piggott
(1923)
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
(1922)
I Am the Law
as Joan Cameron
(1922)
The Golden Gift
as Nita Gordon
(1921)
The Infamous Miss Revell
as Julien Revell
(1921)
The Hole in the Wall
as Jean Oliver
(1921)
Uncharted Seas
as Lucretia Eastman
(1919)
Cupid's Day Off
as Customer
(1919)
(1919)
(1919)
Full of Pep
as Felicia Bocaz
(1919)
Lombardi, Ltd.
as Norah Blake
(1919)
Rip & Stitch: Tailors
as The Neighbor's Wife
(1919)
Blackie's Redemption
as Mary Dawson
(1919)
The Lion's Den
as Dorothy stedman
(1919)
Should a Woman Tell?
as Meta Maxon
(1918)
Moonshine
as Moonshiner's Daughter
(1918)
The Cook
as Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)
(1918)
The Bell Boy
as Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
(1918)
Out West
as Salvation Army Woman
(1918)
Good Night, Nurse!
as Crazy Woman
(1917)
Coney Island
as Girl at Vanity Table (uncredited)
(1917)
The Butcher Boy
as Amanda (uncredited)
(1917)
The Rough House
as Mrs. Rough
(1917)
A Reckless Romeo
as The Pretty Girl in the Park
(1917)
The Grab Bag Bride
as The Girl
(1917)
A Country Hero
as Schoolteacher
(1917)
Oh, Doctor!
as Maid
(1917)
Come Through
as Velma Gay
(1917)
His Wedding Night
as Perfume customer
(1916)
The Waiters' Ball
as A Fair Customer
(1916)
(1915)
The Mystery of the Empty Room
as The Slavey
(1912)