Born Marie Louise Fuller in the Chicago suburb of Fullersburg , now Hinsdale , Illinois , Fuller began her theatrical career as a professional child actress and later choreographed and performed dances in burlesque ( as a skirt dancer ) , vaudeville , and circus shows .
She began her theatrical career as a professional child actress and later choreographed and performed dances in burlesque ( as a skirt dancer ) , vaudeville , and circus shows .