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

Babes in Toyland

Frisco Kid

The Cook

The Girl from Missouri

Oh, Doctor!

Twin Beds

Death on the Diamond

Wicked

All Movies (69)

• Crazy Days1962 · as Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Frisco Kid1935 · as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
• Babes in Toyland1934 · as Townswoman (uncredited)
• Death on the Diamond1934 · as Lucy Warmack (uncredited)
• The Girl from Missouri1934 · as Paige's Manicurist (uncredited)
• Glamour1934 · as Secretary
• Stage Mother1933 · as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Skyway1933 · as Maizie
• Wicked1931 · as Prisoner
• Dining Out1930
• Young Desire1930 · as Sideshow Dancer (uncredited)
• Twin Beds1929 · as Mrs. Treejohn
• Circumstantial Evidence1929 · as Lucy Bishop
• Runaway Girls1928 · as Agnes Brady
• Obey Your Husband1928 · as Belle
• The Haunted Ship1927 · as Martha Gant
• The Angel of Broadway1927 · as Goldie
• Roaring Fires1927 · as Sylvia Summers
• The Hurricane1926 · as The Wife
• The Price of Success1925 · as Ellen Harden
• The Overland Limited1925 · as Violet Colton
• The Virgin1924 · as Rosa Montez
• The Dancing Cheat1924 · as 'Poppy' Marie Andrews
• The Marriage Market1923 · as Lillian Piggott
• The Unknown Purple1923 · as Jewel Marchmont
• Red Lights1923 · as Norah O'Neill
• Modern Matrimony1923 · as Patricia Waddington
• Broken Hearts of Broadway1923 · as Bubbles Revere
• Souls for Sale1923 · as Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
• Nobody's Bride1923 · as Mary Butler
• The Spider and the Rose1923 · as Paula
• Environment1922 · as Sally 'Chicago Sal' Dolan
• More to Be Pitied Than Scorned1922 · as Viola Lorraine
• I Am the Law1922 · as Joan Cameron
• Hate1922 · as Babe Lennox
• The Golden Gift1922 · as Nita Gordon
• The Hole in the Wall1921 · as Jean Oliver
• The Infamous Miss Revell1921 · as Julien Revell
• Over the Wire1921 · as Kathleen Dexter
• Uncharted Seas1921 · as Lucretia Eastman
• The Greater Claim1921 · as Mary Smith
• Shore Acres1920 · as Helen Berry
• Should a Woman Tell?1919 · as Meta Maxon
• Lombardi, Ltd.1919 · as Norah Blake
• A Desert Hero1919
• Full of Pep1919 · as Felicia Bocaz
• The Lion's Den1919 · as Dorothy stedman
• Blackie's Redemption1919 · as Mary Dawson
• Rip & Stitch: Tailors1919 · as The Neighbor's Wife
• Cupid's Day Off1919 · as Customer
• Camping Out1919
• The Cook1918 · as Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)
• Good Night, Nurse!1918 · as Crazy Woman
• Moonshine1918 · as Moonshiner's Daughter
• The Bell Boy1918 · as Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
• Out West1918 · as Salvation Army Woman
• A Country Hero1917 · as Schoolteacher
• Coney Island1917 · as Girl at Vanity Table (uncredited)
• Oh, Doctor!1917 · as Maid
• His Wedding Night1917 · as Perfume customer
• The Rough House1917 · as Mrs. Rough
• Come Through1917 · as Velma Gay
• A Reckless Romeo1917 · as The Pretty Girl in the Park
• The Butcher Boy1917 · as Amanda (uncredited)
• The Grab Bag Bride1917 · as The Girl
• A Creampuff Romance1916 · as Alice
• The Waiters' Ball1916 · as A Fair Customer
• The Mystery of the Empty Room1915 · as The Slavey
• The Picture Idol1912