Jennifer O'Neill

More recently, O'Neill started to write, and has published From Fallen To Forgiven, a book of biographical notes and philosophical thoughts about life and existence. After having performed in 105 films Marie Prevost has now been honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6201 Hollywood Blvd. O'Neill had more success in TV movies, including notable performances in Love's Savage Fury and in Bare Essence. Her body was not discovered for days, and the police report stated that her pet dachshund "had chewed up her arms and legs in a futile attempt to awaken her." Her pauper's burial place is unknown. After her success in Summer of '42 in 1971, in which she plays the young widow of a soldier killed in war, O'Neill became a well-known Hollywood actress, and continued acting for the next two decades, but was seldom offered roles which challenged her abilities. At the age of 38, almost penniless, and living alone in a rundown apartment house, Marie Prevost died of alcoholism and malnutrition. In 1970 she played a minor role in Rio Lobo, starring John Wayne. The downward spiral became greatly aggravated when her weight problems forced her into repeated crash dieting in order to keep whatever bit part a movie studio offered.

In 1968 she landed a small role in For the Love of Ivy. By 1934, she had no work at all and her financial situation deteriorated dramatically. As a teenager, O'Neill started to work as a model and appeared in TV commercials and on magazine covers. As a result of all this, her income declined and her growing dependency on alcohol added to her weight problems. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as the daughter of a Spanish-Irish businessman and his English wife. By the 1930s she was working less and less being offered only secondary parts, frequently in humiliating roles as a cheap-talking floozy. Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is an American actress. However, her depression caused her to binge on food resulting in significant weight gain.

For the Love of Ivy (1968). She tried to get past her personal torment by burying herself in her work, becoming one of the busiest actresses of the day, starring in numerous roles as the temptingly beautiful seductress who in the end was always the honorable heroine. Futz! (1969). Devastated, the loss of her only remaining parent led to an addiction to alcohol and to Marie Prevost's own ultimate destruction. Rio Lobo (1970). While her mother was traveling in Florida with actress Vera Steadman and another Canadian friend, Hollywood studio owner, Al Christie, an automobile accident took her mother's life. Summer of '42 (1971). But, just when her career was blossoming, tragedy struck her family again in 1926.

Such Good Friends (1971). This impressive performance, praised by the New York Times, resulted in Lubitsch casting her in Three Women in 1924 and in Kiss Me Again the following year. Glass Houses (1972). Of her performance as the beautiful seductress, Ernst Lubitsch said that she was one of the few actresses in Hollywood who knew how to underplay comedy to achieve the maximum effect. The Carey Treatment (1972). Her performance brought good reviews and director Ernst Lubitsch chose her for a major role opposite Adolphe Menjou in The Marriage Circle. Lady Ice (1973). Scott Fitzgerald story, The Beautiful and the Damned.

Whiffs (1975). It was there that she got her first big break appearing in a standout role in the F. The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975). At Universal, Marie Prevost was still relegated to light comedies and after making only eight films she left to sign with Warner Brothers in 1922. Gente di rispetto (1975). Placed in numerous minor comedic roles as the sexy, innocent young girl, she worked in several films for Sennett's studio until 1921 when she signed with Universal Studios. L'innocente (1976). Himself from a small town outside Montreal, Mack Sennett dubbed her as the exotic French girl, adding Mary Dunn to his collection of bathing beauties under the stage name of Marie Prevost.

Call Girl (1976). While working as a secretary, the girl applied and obtained an acting job at the Hollywood studio owned by Mack Sennett. 7 Note in Nero (1977). Following the early death of her beloved father, she moved with her mother and sister to Los Angeles, California. Caravans (1978). Born Mary Bickford Dunn in Sarnia, Ontario, she was educated in a Catholic convent school in Montreal, Quebec. A Force of One (1979). Marie Prevost (November 8, 1898 - January 23, 1937) was an actress of the early days of cinema.

Steel (1980). Ten Laps To Go - (1937) - (Her final film). Cloud Dancer (1980). Tango - (1936 ). Scanners (1981). Hands Across the Table - (1935). I love NY (1988). Keystone Hotel - (1935).

Committed (1988). The Eleventh Commandment - (1933). Discretion assured (1993). Parole Girl - (1933). Love is Like That (1996). Strange Marriage - (1932). The Corporate Ladder (1997). Hell Divers - (1931).

The Ride (1997). Slightly Married - (1932). The Prince and the Surfer (1999). Reckless Living - (1931). Time Changer (2002). The Good Bad Girl - (1931). The Runaround - (1931).

War Nurse - (1930). Sweethearts on Parade - (1930). Ladies of Leisure - (1930). Party Girl - (1930).

The Sideshow - (1930). The Flying Fool - (1929 ). Godless Girl - (1929). Rush Hour - (1928).

A Blonde for a Night - (1928). The Girl in the Pullman - (1927). Getting Gertie's Garter - (1927). The Rush Hour - (1927).

Getting Gertie's Garter - (1927). Up In Mabel's Room - (1926). Kiss Me Again - (1925). The Marriage Circle - (1924).

Three Women - (1924). The Beautiful and the Damned - (1923). Red Lights - (1922). Her Night of Nights - (1922).

Kissed - (1922). The Crossroads of New York - (1922). Don't Get Personal - (1922). A Parisian Scandal - (1921).

Princess Virtue - (1921). Nobody's Fool - (1921). Love, Honor and Behave - (1920). Down on the Farm - (1920).

When Love is Blind - (1919). Yankee Doodle in Berlin - (1919). The Village Chestnut - (1918). Hide and Seek Detectives - (1918).

His Hidden Purpose - (1918). His Smothered Love - (1918). She Loved Him Plenty - (1918). Her Nature Dance - (1917).

Two Crooks - (1917).