Marie Kathleen De Becker (13 June 1880 – 23 March 1946) was an English-American stage and screen actress.
Family De Becker was born in Islington, London, the daughter of Benevenuto Nicola de Becker, a shipping clerk, and his wife Catherine (or Kate) Elizabeth de Becker (née Kerin).England and Wales Census, 1881 Two of her siblings were also actors: her sister Ernestine, known as Nesta (mother of actress Ernestine Barrier), and her brother Harold.
Career Marie De Becker was best known for playing mature character parts, notably in the 1940s films Mrs. Miniver, Random Harvest and Devotion.
De Becker's first stage acting roles were when her family were living in Camberwell, South London. At the age of 19, she played "Joyce" in the 1899 production by J. Pitt Hardacre's Company of East Lynne at the Theatre Metropole in Camberwell, when her young brother Harold had a juvenile part as "Little Willie".The Era, 26 August 1899 In 1900 she played "Humpty Dumpty" (the Nurse) in several Provincial productions (in England and Scotland) of the stage adaptation of John Strange Winter's novel, Bootle's Baby, alongside her sister Nesta as "Mignon", the eponymous baby.The Era, 12 May 1900, 26 May 1900, 9 June 1900, 16 June 1900, etc. In 1902 she appeared as "Jane" in Uncles and Aunts at Dover, Coventry and Cardiff.The Era, 19 July 1902
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1942 Mrs. Miniver Ada 1942 Random Harvest Vicar's wife 1943 Two Tickets to London Barmaid Uncredited1943 The Chance of a Lifetime Miss Bailey Uncredited1944 The Hour Before the Dawn Amelia Uncredited1944 The Doughgirls Maid Uncredited1944 The Spider Woman Charwoman (scenes deleted)1944 None but the Lonely Heart Madame La Vaka Uncredited1945 Confidential Agent Miner's Wife Uncredited1946 Devotion Tabby Uncredited, (final film role)
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