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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.
Priscilla Dean (1896-1987) was a silent film actress who starred in Universal Pictures' comedies and serials. She was born in New York, married a pilot, and died in New Jersey.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Leonia, New Jersey, USA
Feb 6, 1988 · Priscilla Dean, considered one of the best of the silent screen actresses, has died at her home in Leonia, a small New Jersey town she retired to more than 50 years ago.
Priscilla Dean. Actress: The Dice Woman. Her parents were both stage actors, so Priscilla Dean began her career as an infant in their productions. She made her film debut at age 14 in a series of one-reelers for Biograph and several other studios.
- November 25, 1896
- December 27, 1987
Apr 29, 2024 · Priscilla Dean: Tod Browning's First Major Screen Collaborator. Pictures That Move #6. Martyn Conterio. Apr 29, 2024. Share. The name Priscilla Dean (1896-1987) is forgotten.
- Martyn Conterio
…nine films with leading actress Priscilla Dean, including the hit The Virgin of Stamboul (1920). The Wicked Darling (1919) marked Browning’s first work with Lon Chaney and starred Dean and Chaney as a pair of pickpockets.
Apr 20, 2013 · Priscilla Dean was a very unlikely diva. Her photos show a plain but cheerful looking woman, with rather heavy features, a crooked grin, and an unfashionably curvaceous figure. But on screen her intensity is unmatched.
