Marguerite Churchill (December 25, 1910 – January 9, 2000) was an American film actress with a film career spanning from 1929 to 1952.

She was daughter of a producer who owned a chain of theaters but he died when she was ten years old. She was educated in New York at the Professional Children's School and the Theatre Guild Dramatic School. She appeared on stage and was applauded on Broadway as a leading lady when just sixteen years old. An official of the Fox Company saw her acting and gave her a contract which shortly afterwards led her to debut on screen in The Diplomats.

Biography

Marguerite Churchill débute en 1929 au cinéma et, jusqu’en 1936, elle joue notamment dans La Piste des géants (1930) de Raoul Walsh, où John Wayne trouve son premier grand rôle, et Le Mort qui marche (1936) de Michael Curtiz. Elle tourne entre autres sous la direction des réalisateurs Frank Borzage et John Ford.

En 1933, elle épouse l’acteur George O'Brien (1899-1985) ; ils ont deux enfants. Après leur divorce, elle tente un retour éphémère sur les écrans au début des années 1950.