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Sweedie (also known as My Sweedie, The Swedish Maid) is a fictional character portrayed by actor
Sweedie the Swatter
imdb.com; retrieved November 21, 2008. * ''Sweedie and the Lord'' (1914) * ''Topsy-Turvy Sweedie'' (1914) * ''Sweedie and the Double Exposure'' (1914) * ''Sweedie Springs a Surprise'' (1914) * ''Sweedie's Skate'' (1914) * ''Sweedie's Clean-Up'' (1914) * ''Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie'' (1914) * ''The Fickleness of Sweedie'' (1914) * '' Sweedie Learns to Swim'' (1914) * ''She Landed a Big One'' (aka ''She Landed a Lord'') (1914) * ''Sweedie the Laundress'' (1914) * ''Sweedie the Trouble Maker'' (1914) * ''Countess Sweedie'' (1914) * ''Sweedie at the Fair'' (1914) * ''A Maid of War'' (1914) * ''Sweedie and the Hypnotist'' (1914) * ''Sweedie Collects for Charity'' (1914) * ''Sweedie and the Sultan's Present'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Suicide'' (1915) * ''Sweedie and Her Dog'' (1915) * ''The New Teacher'' (1915) * '' Sweedie Goes to College'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Hopeless Love'' (1915) * ''Sweedie Learns to Ride'' (1915) * ''Sweedie in Vaudeville'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Hero'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Finish'' (1915) * ''Sweedie, the Janitor'' (1916)
Sweedie (also known as My Sweedie, The Swedish Maid) is a fictional character portrayed by actor Wallace Beery
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' ( ...
in drag in a series of comedy films from 1914 to 1916. The series is notable as the means by which Beery, a particularly masculine actor (which is the series' joke), first made his name in the film industry.
List of Sweedie films
* ''Sweedie the Swatter'' (July 13, 1914)imdb.com; retrieved November 21, 2008. * ''Sweedie and the Lord'' (1914) * ''Topsy-Turvy Sweedie'' (1914) * ''Sweedie and the Double Exposure'' (1914) * ''Sweedie Springs a Surprise'' (1914) * ''Sweedie's Skate'' (1914) * ''Sweedie's Clean-Up'' (1914) * ''Golf Champion 'Chick' Evans Links with Sweedie'' (1914) * ''The Fickleness of Sweedie'' (1914) * '' Sweedie Learns to Swim'' (1914) * ''She Landed a Big One'' (aka ''She Landed a Lord'') (1914) * ''Sweedie the Laundress'' (1914) * ''Sweedie the Trouble Maker'' (1914) * ''Countess Sweedie'' (1914) * ''Sweedie at the Fair'' (1914) * ''A Maid of War'' (1914) * ''Sweedie and the Hypnotist'' (1914) * ''Sweedie Collects for Charity'' (1914) * ''Sweedie and the Sultan's Present'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Suicide'' (1915) * ''Sweedie and Her Dog'' (1915) * ''The New Teacher'' (1915) * '' Sweedie Goes to College'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Hopeless Love'' (1915) * ''Sweedie Learns to Ride'' (1915) * ''Sweedie in Vaudeville'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Hero'' (1915) * ''Sweedie's Finish'' (1915) * ''Sweedie, the Janitor'' (1916)
See also
*Cross-gender acting
Cross-gender acting refers to actors or actresses portraying a character of the opposite sex. It is distinct from both transgender and cross-dressing character roles.
Traditions of male-only performance cultures
Many societies prohibited women ...
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