Alice Lake
Acting • Born 1895-09-11 – Died 1967-11-15
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
66 credits
His Wedding Night
Movie • 1917
Perfume customer
Dining Out
Movie • 1930
Circumstantial Evidence
Movie • 1929
Lucy Bishop
I Am the Law
Movie • 1922
Joan Cameron
The Bell Boy
Movie • 1918
Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
Good Night, Nurse!
Movie • 1918
Crazy Woman
Uncharted Seas
Movie • 1921
Lucretia Eastman
Lombardi, Ltd.
Movie • 1919
Norah Blake
Out West
Movie • 1918
Salvation Army Woman
The Rough House
Movie • 1917
Mrs. Rough
Moonshine
Movie • 1918
Moonshiner's Daughter
The Cook
Movie • 1918
Waitress / Cashier (uncredited)
The Butcher Boy
Movie • 1917
Amanda (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor!
Movie • 1917
Maid
A Country Hero
Movie • 1917
Schoolteacher
The Hole in the Wall
Movie • 1921
Jean Oliver
Frisco Kid
Movie • 1935
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Obey Your Husband
Movie • 1928
Belle
Crazy Days
Movie • 1962
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Creampuff Romance
Movie • 1916
The Grab Bag Bride
Movie • 1917
The Girl
The Unknown Purple
Movie • 1923
Jewel Marchmont
The Golden Gift
Movie • 1922
Nita Gordon
Full of Pep
Movie • 1919
Felicia Bocaz
Skyway
Movie • 1933
Maizie
The Angel of Broadway
Movie • 1927
Goldie
Rip & Stitch: Tailors
Movie • 1919
The Neighbor's Wife
A Reckless Romeo
Movie • 1917
The Pretty Girl in the Park
Souls for Sale
Movie • 1923
Self - Celebrity Actress (uncredited)
The Waiters' Ball
Movie • 1916
A Fair Customer
Broken Hearts of Broadway
Movie • 1923
Bubbles Revere
Coney Island
Movie • 1917
Girl at Vanity Table (uncredited)
Glamour
Movie • 1934
Secretary
Red Lights
Movie • 1923
Norah O'Neill
Stage Mother
Movie • 1933
Audience Member (uncredited)
The Picture Idol
Movie • 1912
The Lion's Den
Movie • 1919
Dorothy stedman
Babes in Toyland
Movie • 1934
Townswoman (uncredited)
Twin Beds
Movie • 1929
Mrs. Treejohn
The Girl from Missouri
Movie • 1934
Paige's Manicurist (uncredited)
Should a Woman Tell?
Movie • 1919
Meta Maxon
Death on the Diamond
Movie • 1934
Lucy Warmack (uncredited)
The Virgin
Movie • 1924
Rosa Montez
The Hurricane
Movie • 1926
The Wife
The Dancing Cheat
Movie • 1924
'Poppy' Marie Andrews
The Marriage Market
Movie • 1923
Lillian Piggott
The Overland Limited
Movie • 1925
Violet Colton
Come Through
Movie • 1917
Velma Gay
Wicked
Movie • 1931
Prisoner
Camping Out
Movie • 1919
A Desert Hero
Movie • 1919
Young Desire
Movie • 1930
Sideshow Dancer (uncredited)
Blackie's Redemption
Movie • 1919
Mary Dawson
Cupid's Day Off
Movie • 1919
Customer
The Haunted Ship
Movie • 1927
Martha Gant
The Mystery of the Empty Room
Movie • 1915
The Slavey
The Spider and the Rose
Movie • 1923
Paula
The Infamous Miss Revell
Movie • 1921
Julien Revell
Nobody's Bride
Movie • 1923
Mary Butler
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
Movie • 1922
Viola Lorraine
Environment
Movie • 1922
Sally 'Chicago Sal' Dolan
Hate
Movie • 1922
Babe Lennox
Runaway Girls
Movie • 1928
Agnes Brady
The Price of Success
Movie • 1925
Ellen Harden
Modern Matrimony
Movie • 1923
Patricia Waddington
Shore Acres
Movie • 1920
Helen Berry