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