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Occupation
Actress
Spouse
Wheeler Oakman (m. 1920)
Role
Actress
Name
Priscilla Dean
Years active
1912—1932
Parents
Mary Preston Dean
Born
November 25, 1896 (
1896-11-25
)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Movies
Outside the Law, The Wicked Darling, Slipping Wives, Klondike, White Tiger
Similar People
Wheeler Oakman, Tod Browning, Fred Guiol, H M Walker, Hobart Henley
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Nationality
American
Height
5ft 4 in(1.63 m)
Died
December 27, 1987 (aged 91) Leonia, New Jersey, U.S.
Outside the law 1921 silent lon chaney priscilla dean
Priscilla Dean (November 25, 1896 – December 27, 1987) was an American actress popular in silent film as well as in theatre, with a career spanning two decades.
Born in New York to an active theatrical family (her mother was popular stage actress Mary Preston Dean), Priscilla Dean made her stage debut at the age of four, appearing in plays starring her parents. From then on, she pursued her stage career at the same time as being educated at a convent school until the age of fourteen. Following her leave from school, Priscilla went to work on stage, then tried to get into the movies.
Dean made her film debut at the age of fourteen in one-reelers for Biograph and several other studios. She was finally signed on to Universal (then called IMP) in 1911. She soon gained popularity as the female lead in the comedy series of Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran.
She was propelled to stardom after she appeared in The Gray Ghost in 1917. Following this film, she became very successful in her work. However, when the age of sound dawned, Priscilla's career was severely damaged. She continued to do several low-budget films for minor independent studios during the 1930s, but never regained the popularity she had earned in silent films.
Marriages
She married Wheeler Oakman, who was also under contract at Universal and appeared in The Virgin of Stamboul and Outside the Law with Priscilla. They divorced in the mid-1920s, and at the end of the decade, she married Leslie Arnold, who was famous as one of the "Around The World Flyers". They remained married until his death in the 1960s. She had no children. Ephraim Katz stated that she had been a school bus driver sometime in the 1970s.
Death
Dean died at her home in Leonia, New Jersey at the age of 91 on December 27, 1987, from injuries related to a fall she had suffered the previous September.
Filmography
Actress
1932
Klondike as
Miss Porter
1932
Behind Stone Walls as
Esther Clay - Cheating Wife
1931
Hollywood Halfbacks (Short)
1931
The Law of the Sea as
Jane Andrews
1931
Trapped as
Bettina Moore
1928
Madame DuBarry (Short) as
Madame DuBarry
1928
All for Nothing (Short)
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 7 (Short)
1927
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (Short)
1927
Slipping Wives (Short) as
The Neglected Wife
1927
Birds of Prey as
Helen Wayne
1927
Jewels of Desire as
Margarita Solano
1926
West of Broadway as
'Freddie' Hayden
1926
The Speeding Venus as
Emily Dale
1926
The Dice Woman as
Anita Gray
1926
Forbidden Waters as
Nancy
1926
The Danger Girl as
Marie Duquesne
1925
The Crimson Runner as
Bianca Schreber
1924
A Cafe in Cairo as
Naida
1924
The Siren of Seville as
Dolores
1924
The Storm Daughter as
Kate Masterson
1923
White Tiger as
Sylvia Donovan
1923
Drifting as
Cassie Cook / Lucille Preston
1923
The Flame of Life as
Joan Lowrie
1922
Under Two Flags as
Cigarette
1922
Wild Honey as
Lady Vivienne
1921
Conflict as
Dorcas Remalie
1921
Reputation as
Fay McMillan, later Laura Figlan / Pauline Stevens
1920
Outside the Law as
Molly Madden (Silky Moll)
1920
The Virgin of Stamboul as
Sari - A Beggar Girl
1919
Forbidden as
An Adventuress
1919
Paid in Advance as
Marie
1919
Pretty Smooth as
Gertie Jones
1919
The Exquisite Thief as
Blue Jean Billie
1919
The Silk-Lined Burglar as
Doris Macon
1919
The Wicked Darling as
Mary Stevens
1919
Klever Kiddies (Short)
1918
She Hired a Husband as
Daphne Trowbridge
1918
The Wildcat of Paris as
Colette
1918
Kiss or Kill as
Ruth Orton
1918
Three Mounted Men as
Undetermined Role
1918
The Brazen Beauty as
Jacala Auehli
1918
Which Woman? as
Mary Butler
1918
The Two-Soul Woman as
Joy Fielding / Edna
1917
Beloved Jim as
Mary, His Wife
1917
The Gray Ghost as
Morn Light
1917
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle as
Mrs. Graham
1917
Somebody Lied (Short) as
Dolly
1917
Even As You and I as
Artist's Wife
1917
Goin' Straight (Short) as
Mary Carter
1917
Why, Uncle! (Short) as
Lizette
1917
Treat 'Em Rough (Short) as
Jack's Wife
1917
The Bad Man of Cheyenne (Short) as
The Sheriff's Wife
1916
It Sounded Like a Kiss (Short) as
Priscilla
1916
Two Small Town Romeos (Short) as
Marie
1916
Pass the Prunes (Short) as
Mary
1916
The White Turkey (Short) as
Priscilla
1916
How Do You Feel? (Short) as
Miss Dean
1916
Knights of a Bathtub (Short) as
Alice
1916
A Political Tramp (Short) as
Jane
1916
Love and a Liar (Short) as
Bess
1916
The Barfly (Short) as
Mrs. Newlywed
1916
His Own Nemesis (Short) as
Lucile Cardonio
1916
Almost Guilty (Short) as
The Bride-To-Be
1916
When the Spirits Fell (Short)
1916
With the Spirit's Help (Short) as
Emily
1916
Model 46 (Short) as
Betty
1916
A Silly Sultan (Short) as
Nita
1916
Nobody Guilty (Short) as
Elsie Wilkes
1916
The Boy from the Gilded East (Short) as
Betty
1916
Tigers Unchained (Short) as
Benny's Sister
1916
The Terrible Turk (Short) as
Priscilla - Eddie's Sweetheart
1916
Broke But Ambitious (Short) as
The Captain's 1st Daughter
1916
The Battle of Chili Con Carne (Short) as
Señorita Tamale
1916
All Bets Off (Short) as
Grace
1916
He Maid Me (Short) as
Grace
1916
Beer Must Go Down (Short) as
June
1916
Caught with the Goods (Short) as
June
1916
The Music Swindlers (Short) as
Winnie
1916
Knocking Out Knockout Kelly (Short) as
The Cashier
1916
The Lion Hearted Chief (Short) as
The Chief's Daughter
1916
The Social Pirates
1916
Search Me! (Short) as
The Judge's Daughter
1916
Bungling Bill's Peeping Ways (Short) as
Dorothy
1916
More Truth Than Poetry (Short) as
The Leading Woman
1916
Love, Dynamite and Baseballs (Short) as
Grace - the Bride
1916
Heaven Will Protect a Woiking Goil (Short) as
The Heroine
1916
Igorrotes, Crocodiles and a Hat Box (Short) as
Josie - Madame's Friend
1916
Bungling Bill's Burglar (Short)
1916
Oh, for the Life of a Fireman! (Short) as
The Factory Girl
1914
Mother (Short) as
Ardath
1913
The Man Who Wouldn't Marry (Short) as
Buckley's 1st Sweetheart - the Millionaire's Daughter
1912
He Had But Fifty Cents (Short) as
Alice Kent
1912
The Sunbeam (Short) as
In Tenement Hallway (uncredited)
1912
A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (Short) as
A Page
Self
1925
Screen Snapshots, Series 5, No. 14 (Documentary short) as
Self
1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 4, No. 5 (Documentary short) as
Self
1920
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 14 (Documentary short) as
Self
1920
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 2 (Documentary short) as
