Marvel Rea (November 9, 1901 – June 17, 1937) was an American silent film actress best known for her work beside Ford Sterling.

Among her more than twenty-five screen credits are roles in A Clever Dummy (1917), The Summer Girls (1918), East Lynne with Variations (1919), When Love Is Blind (1919), A Lightweight Lover (1920), The Simp (1920), and For Land's Sake (1920).

When she refused, they attacked Rea, threw her into a large red truck, and transported her to a eucalyptus grove at 120th Street and Compton Avenue,[4] South Los Angeles.

The three suspects were apprehended and questioned by Los Angeles Police Department, and were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and attack, though they all denied their charges.

[4] In January 1937, the three young truck drivers unsuccessfully requested a new trial on charges that they attacked Rea.

She is buried at Pacific Crest Cemetery in Redondo Beach, California with her family.