Birthday: November 12th, 1904 Date of Death: August 20th, 1961
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Gwen Lee (November 12, 1904 – August 20, 1961) was an
American stage and film actress. Lee began her career as a model before being
discovered and signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She was typically cast in
supporting roles. Lee appeared in over sixty films before retiring in 1938.
Born Gwendolyn Lepinski in Hastings, Nebraska, Lee began her
career as a department store model. She was discovered by director Monta Bell
while appearing in a stage production. She signed a contract with
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. That same year, she made her film debut in Lady of
the Night, starring Norma Shearer. She followed with roles in Pretty Ladies,
starring Zasu Pitts, His Secretary, and The Plastic Age, starring Clara Bow. In
1926, Lee was cast in The Lone Wolfe Returns, starring Bert Lytell and Billie
Dove.
In 1928, she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star.[3] Lee continued
her career with supporting roles in Laugh, Clown, Laugh and The Actress (both
1928). Her career continued for almost a decade into the era of sound motion
pictures. Lee played Marjory in Untamed (1929), with Joan Crawford and Robert
Montgomery. She appeared again with Crawford and Marie Prevost in the prison
drama Paid (1930). In 1931, she was in The Galloping Ghost, with famed football
running back Red Grange, and the crime drama, The Lawless Woman, with Vera
Reynolds. In 1932, she appeared in the Western Broadway to Cheyenne (1932),
with Rex Bell.
By the late 1930s, Lee was appearing in minor film roles
most of which were uncredited. Her final film roles were in Man-Proof and
Paroled from the Big House, both in 1938.
Lee died on August 20, 1961 in Reno, Nevada.