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Mary Astor
Mary Astor (May 3, 1906 - September 25, 1987) was an American actress.
Born May 3, 1906† September 25, 1987 Quincy, Illinois, USA1 movie on MoviHero
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Mary Astor (May 3, 1906 - September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941) with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s. She eventually made a successful transition to talkies, but almost saw her career destroyed due to public scandal in the mid-1930s. She was sued for support by her parents and was later branded an adulterous wife by her ex-husband during a custody fight over her daughter. Overcoming these stumbling blocks in her private life, Astor went on to even greater success on the screen, eventually winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Sandra Kovak in The Great Lie (1941). She was an MGM contract player through most of the 1940s and continued to act in movies, on television and on stage until her retirement from the screen in 1964. …
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Astor was the author of five novels. Her autobiography became a bestseller, as did her later book, A Life on Film, which was specifically about her career. Director Lindsay Anderson wrote of her in 1990: "...(W)hen two or three who love the cinema are gathered together, the name of Mary Astor always comes up, and everybody agrees that she was an actress of special attraction, whose qualities of depth and reality always seemed to illuminate the parts she played."
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- 2006The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent BirdSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)
- 1964Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteJewel Mayhew
- 1964Youngblood HawkeIrene Perry
- 1961Return to Peyton PlaceRoberta Carter
- 1960Journey to the DayHelen May Whitfield
- 1960The Snows of KilimanjaroMrs. Leslie
- 1959A Stranger in My ArmsVirgilnie Beasley
- 1958The Littlest EnemyMrs. Wickens
- 1958This Happy FeelingMrs. Tremaine
- 1957The TroublemakersMattie Gerrity
- 1957The Devil's HairpinMrs. Jargin
- 1957The Ninth DayVirginia Jackson
- 1956The Power and the PrizeMrs. George Salt
- 1956A Kiss Before DyingMrs. Corliss
- 1955The ThiefIsabelle Lagarde
- 1953Yesterday and Today(archive footage)
- 1949Any Number Can PlayAda
- 1949Little WomenMarmee
- 1949Act of ViolencePat
- 1947Cass TimberlaneQueenie Havock
- 1947CynthiaLouise Bishop
- 1947Desert FuryFritzi Haller
- 1947FiestaSeñora Morales
- 1946Okay for SoundAdriana (archive footage)
- 1946Claudia and DavidElizabeth Van Doren
- 1944Blonde FeverDelilah Donay
- 1944Meet Me in St. LouisAnna Smith
- 1943Thousands CheerHyllary Jones
- 1943Young IdeasJosephine Evans
- 1942Across the PacificAlberta Marlow
- 1942The Palm Beach StoryThe Princess Centimillia
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941The Great LieSandra Kovak
- 1940Brigham YoungMary Ann Young
- 1940TurnaboutMarion Manning
- 1939MidnightHelene Flammarion
- 1938Listen, DarlingDottie Wingate
- 1938Woman Against WomanCynthia Holland
- 1938Paradise for ThreeMrs. Irene Mallebre
- 1938There's Always a WomanLola Fraser
- 1938No Time to MarryKay McGowan
- 1937The HurricaneMme. DeLaage
- 1937The Prisoner of ZendaAntoinette de Mauban
- 1936Lady from NowherePolly Dunlap
- 1936DodsworthEdith Cortright
- 1936Trapped by TelevisionBarbara 'Bobby' Blake
- 1936And So They Were MarriedEdith Farnham
- 1936The Murder of Dr. HarriganLillian Cooper
- 1935Man of IronVida
- 1935Page Miss GloryGladys
- 1935DinkyMartha Daniels
- 1935Straight from the HeartMarian Henshaw
- 1935Red Hot TiresPatricia Sanford
- 1934I Am a ThiefOdette Mauclair
- 1934The Hollywood Gad-AboutSelf
- 1934The Case of the Howling DogBessie Foley
- 1934The Man with Two FacesJessica Wells
- 1934Return of the TerrorOlga Morgan
- 1934UpperworldHettie Stream
- 1934Easy to LoveCharlotte
- 1933Convention CityArlene Dale
- 1933The World ChangesVirginia Claffin Nordholm
- 1933The Kennel Murder CaseHilda Lake
- 1933Jennie GerhardtLetty Pace
- 1933The Little GiantRuth Wayburn
- 1932Red DustBarbara "Babs" Willis
- 1932A Successful CalamityEmmy 'Sweetie' Wilton
- 1932Those We LoveMay Ballard
- 1932The Lost SquadronFollette Marsh
- 1931Men of ChanceMarthe
- 1931Smart WomanNancy Gibson
- 1931White ShouldersNorma Selbee
- 1931The Sin ShipFrisco Kitty
- 1931Behind Office DoorsMary Linden
- 1931Other Men's WomenLily Kulper
- 1931The Royal BedPrincess Anne
- 1930The LashDona Rosita Garcia
- 1930HolidayJulia Seton
- 1930Ladies Love BrutesMimi Howell
- 1930The Runaway BrideMary Gray
- 1929The Show of ShowsPerformer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)
- 1929The Woman from HellDee Renaud
- 1929New Year's EveMarjorie Ware
- 1928Romance of the UnderworldJudith Andrews
- 1928Dry MartiniElizabeth Quimby
- 1928Heart to HeartPrincess Delatorre / Ellen Guthrie
- 19283-Ring MarriageAnna
- 1928Dressed to KillJeanne
- 1928Sailors' WivesCarol Trent
- 1927No Place to GoSally Montgomery
- 1927The Rough RidersDolly
- 1927Rose of the Golden WestElena
- 1927Two Arabian KnightsMirza
- 1927The Sunset DerbyMolly Gibson
- 1927The Sea TigerAmy Cortissos
- 1926Forever AfterJennie Clayton
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