Editing Frances Dee (section)

==Career==
[[File:FrancesDeeinBeckySharp.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Dee in ''[[Becky Sharp (film)|Becky Sharp]]'' (1935)]]
Following her sophomore year in 1929, she went on summer vacation with her mother and older sister to visit family in the Los Angeles area. She began working as a movie extra as a lark. Her big break came when she was still an extra; she was offered the lead opposite [[Maurice Chevalier]] in ''[[Playboy of Paris]]''.

The audience appeal established in two films opposite Paramount stars [[Charles "Buddy" Rogers]] and [[Richard Arlen]] led to the co-starring role of Sondra Finchley, opposite [[Phillips Holmes]] and [[Sylvia Sidney]], in [[Paramount Pictures]]'s prestigious and controversial production of ''[[An American Tragedy (film)|An American Tragedy]]'', directed by [[Josef von Sternberg]].

Dee's additional screen credits included ''[[June Moon]]'', ''[[Little Women (1933 film)|Little Women]]'', ''[[Of Human Bondage (1934 film)|Of Human Bondage]]'', ''[[Becky Sharp (film)|Becky Sharp]]'', and ''[[Payment on Demand]]''. She co-starred with her husband [[Joel McCrea]] in the Western ''[[Four Faces West]]'' (1948).