Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee was an American stage and film actress who first worked as a department store model before being discovered by the director Monta Bell in a stage production. Born in Hastings, Nebraska, she signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925 and made her film debut that year in Lady of the Night, followed by The Plastic Age and The Lone Wolf Returns. Named a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1928, she was usually cast in supporting roles, among them Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928), Untamed (1929) and Paid (1930). MGM released her in 1931, and she worked for independent studios on films such as the serial The Galloping Ghost (1931) and the western Broadway to Cheyenne (1932). She rejoined MGM in 1935 as a stock company player, filling incidental parts and comedy shorts, and retired in 1938 after appearing in more than 60 films.