Gwen Lee (born Gwendolyn Lepinski; November , â€" August , ) 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 .Born to Mriette (née Kennedy) and Frank B.
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 . 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 , Lee was cast in The Lone Wolfe Returns, starring Bert
Lytell and Billie Dove.In , she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star. Lee
continued her career with supporting roles in Laugh, Clown, Laugh and
The Actress (both ). Her career continued for almost a decade into the
era of sound motion pictures. Lee played Marjory in Untamed (), with
Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery. She appeared again with Crawford
and Marie Prevost in the prison drama Paid (). In , she was in The
Galloping Ghost, with famed football running back Red Grange, and the
crime drama, The Lawless Woman, with Vera Reynolds. In , she appeared
in the Western Broadway to Cheyenne (), with Rex Bell.
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 .Born to Mriette (née Kennedy) and Frank B.
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 . 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 , Lee was cast in The Lone Wolfe Returns, starring Bert
Lytell and Billie Dove.In , she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star. Lee
continued her career with supporting roles in Laugh, Clown, Laugh and
The Actress (both ). Her career continued for almost a decade into the
era of sound motion pictures. Lee played Marjory in Untamed (), with
Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery. She appeared again with Crawford
and Marie Prevost in the prison drama Paid (). In , she was in The
Galloping Ghost, with famed football running back Red Grange, and the
crime drama, The Lawless Woman, with Vera Reynolds. In , she appeared
in the Western Broadway to Cheyenne (), with Rex Bell.
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