Trivia

Her brother, Fred Wells, also became an actor.

As she got older shew developed a problem with her throat.

At the age of twenty-one she made her movie debut in the drama The First Commandment. Next she appeared in the films Sealed Lips and Just Out Of College.

When she was a child she took singing and dancing lessons.

Marie got the chance to show off her soprano voice in the film The Desert Song. Although her performances got good reviews she never became an A-list star.

She committed suicide by taking an overdose of pills. She was only fifty-five years old. A note was found that said "Forgive me please but my health is bad and I can't go on.".

The lovely brunette was usually cast as an ingenue.

In 1920 she starred on Broadway in the musical Floradora. Then she toured the country in a revival of The Merry Widow.

She made headlines in 1917 when she sued her agent, Lewis Selznick, for breach of contract.

Marie began her show business career performing at local nightclubs.