Louise Dresser (October 5, 1878 - April 24, 1965) was a United States actress. Born Louise Josephine Kerlin in Evansville, Indiana, her first film was in 1922 in The Glory of Clementina , and her first starring role was in 1924's The City that Never Sleeps .

For a time she was married to singer/songwriter Jack Norworth.

In 1929 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for A Ship Comes In.

Dresser's last movie was in 1937, when she made Maid of Salem .