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