Marie Walcamp (July 27, 1894 – November 17, 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era, often specializing in roles as an "action heroine" in serials, including Westerns.
[3] She relocated to the East Coast after finishing her formal education, making the move with hopes of finding acting jobs on the stage.
After landing various roles in New York, she signed to Universal Studios in 1913[4] and was cast at the age of 19 in the film The Werewolf.
[5] She appeared in more than 50 motion pictures, mostly shorts, over the next two years, although by 1916 the pace of her work in films began to decrease.
On November 17, 1936, Walcamp, suffering from depression,[4] committed suicide by turning on the gas in her Los Angeles apartment while her husband, actor Harland Tucker,[7] was away on business.