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Marjorie White (b. July 22, 1904, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - d. May 23, 1935) was a Canadian-born actress of stage and silent films/early talkies.

White began acting on stage as a child when she was four. She became popular in the theaters of New York City. Her debut in films came in 1929 with roles in Happy Days and Sunny Side Up. The same year she was required by executives of the Fox Film studio to lose four pounds in order to secure a role in The New Orleans Frolic. White was diminutive to begin with, weighing only 103 pounds and standing 4'10" tall. The part called for a woman who weighed less than 100 pounds.

Among her most noteworthy parts is the role of Sadie in Charlie Chan Carries On (1931). The film starred Warner Oland and Marguerite Churchill. Her last film appearances came in Diplomaniacs (1933), Her Bodyguard (1933), and Woman Haters (1934).

White was killed in an auto accident in 1935 on the Roosevelt Highway near the Bel Air, California Beach Club. She was 30 years old. A coroner's jury decided that the reckless driving of Marlow M. Lovell was to blame for the accident. Lovell was driving the car in which White was a passenger. White was riding with Lovell because another member of the party, Gloria Gould, was without a wrap. Gould was following Lovell's car together with Edward Tierney, White's husband.

Funeral rites for White were conducted at the Hollywood Chapel with interment following in Hollywood Cemetery.

• Los Angeles Times, Small Actress Has To Reduce Further, October 4, 1929, Page A10.
• Los Angeles Times, Actress' Death In Crash Laid To Reckless Driving, August 24, 1935, Page A3.