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Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Known For Acting
Birthday May 03, 1906
Died Sep 25, 1987 (81)
Birthplace Quincy, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 succe ... ssful 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. 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Astor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

Youngblood Hawke

Youngblood Hawke

1964

as Irene Perry

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

as Jewel Mayhew

Return to Peyton Place

Return to Peyton Place

1961

as Mrs. Roberta Carter

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1960

as Mrs. Leslie

A Stranger in My Arms

A Stranger in My Arms

1959

as Virgilnie Beasley

This Happy Feeling

This Happy Feeling

1958

as Mrs. Tremaine

The Devil's Hairpin

The Devil's Hairpin

1957

as Mrs. Jargin

A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

1956

as Mrs. Corliss

The Power and the Prize

The Power and the Prize

1956

as Mrs. George Salt

The Thief

The Thief

1955

as Isabelle Lagarde

Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today

1953

as (archive footage)

Act of Violence

Act of Violence

1949

as Pat

Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

1949

as Ada

Little Women

Little Women

1949

as Marmee

Cynthia

Cynthia

1947

as Louise Bishop

Fiesta

Fiesta

1947

as Señora Morales

Desert Fury

Desert Fury

1947

as Fritzi Haller

Cass Timberlane

Cass Timberlane

1947

as Queenie Havock

Claudia and David

Claudia and David

1946

as Elizabeth Van Doren

Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound

1946

as Adriana (archive footage)

Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever

1944

as Delilah Donay

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Anna Smith

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1943

as Josephine Evans

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943

as Hyllary Jones

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1942

as Alberta Marlow

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

1942

as The Princess Centimillia

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as Brigid O'Shaughnessy

The Great Lie

The Great Lie

1941

as Sandra Kovak

Turnabout

Turnabout

1940

as Marion Manning

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Mary Ann Young

Midnight

Midnight

1939

as Helene Flammarion

No Time To Marry

No Time To Marry

1938

as Kay McGowan

Listen, Darling

Listen, Darling

1938

as Dottie Wingate

Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman

1938

as Cynthia Holland

Paradise for Three

Paradise for Three

1938

as Mrs. Irene Mallebre

There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman

1938

as Lola Fraser

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1937

as Mme. DeLaage

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

as Antoinette de Mauban

Trapped by Television

Trapped by Television

1936

as Barbara 'Bobby' Blake

Lady from Nowhere

Lady from Nowhere

1936

as Polly Dunlap

And So They Were Married

And So They Were Married

1936

as Edith Farnham

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

as Lillian Cooper

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

1936

as Edith Cortright

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

as Marian Henshaw

Dinky

Dinky

1935

as Martha Daniels

Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

1935

as Patricia Sanford

Man of Iron

Man of Iron

1935

as Vida

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935

as Gladys

Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

1934

as Olga Morgan

I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief

1934

as Odette Mauclair

Upperworld

Upperworld

1934

as Hettie Stream

The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

as Bessie Foley

The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces

1934

as Jessica Wells

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1934

as Charlotte

The Little Giant

The Little Giant

1933

as Ruth Wayburn

The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case

1933

as Hilda Lake

Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

as Letty Pace

The World Changes

The World Changes

1933

as Virginia Claffin Nordholm

Convention City

Convention City

1933

as Arlene Dale

Those We Love

Those We Love

1932

as May Ballard

The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

1932

as Follette Marsh

A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity

1932

as Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

Red Dust

Red Dust

1932

as Barbara "Babs" Willis

White Shoulders

White Shoulders

1931

as Norma Selbee

Behind Office Doors

Behind Office Doors

1931

as Mary Linden

Smart Woman

Smart Woman

1931

as Nancy Gibson

The Royal Bed

The Royal Bed

1931

as Princess Anne

Men of Chance

Men of Chance

1931

as Marthe

The Sin Ship

The Sin Ship

1931

as Frisco Kitty

Other Men's Women

Other Men's Women

1931

as Lily Kulper

The Runaway Bride

The Runaway Bride

1930

as Mary Gray

Holiday

Holiday

1930

as Julia Seton

The Lash

The Lash

1930

as Dona Rosita Garcia

Ladies Love Brutes

Ladies Love Brutes

1930

as Mimi Howell

The Woman from Hell

The Woman from Hell

1929

as Dee Renaud

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

1929

as Marjorie Ware

Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)

3-Ring Marriage

3-Ring Marriage

1928

as Anna

Sailors' Wives

Sailors' Wives

1928

as Carol Trent

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

1928

as Princess Delatorre / Ellen Guthrie

Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld

1928

as Judith Andrews

Dry Martini

Dry Martini

1928

as Elizabeth Quimby

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1928

as Jeanne

Rose of the Golden West

Rose of the Golden West

1927

as Elena

No Place to Go

No Place to Go

1927

as Sally Montgomery

The Sunset Derby

The Sunset Derby

1927

as Molly Gibson

Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights

1927

as Mirza

The Sea Tiger

The Sea Tiger

1927

as Amy Cortissos

The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders

1927

as Dolly

High Steppers

High Steppers

1926

as Audrey Nye

Forever After

Forever After

1926

as Jennie Clayton

Don Juan

Don Juan

1926

as Adriana della Varnese

Enticement

Enticement

1925

as Leonore Bewlay

Scarlet Saint

Scarlet Saint

1925

as Fidele Tridon

Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

as Dolores de Muro

Oh, Doctor!

Oh, Doctor!

1925

as Dolores Hicks

Playing with Souls

Playing with Souls

1925

as Margo

The Pace That Thrills

The Pace That Thrills

1925

as Doris

Beau Brummel

Beau Brummel

1924

as Lady Margery Alvanley

The Fighting American

The Fighting American

1924

as Mary Brainard

The Fighting Coward

The Fighting Coward

1924

as Lucy

Unguarded Women

Unguarded Women

1924

as Helen Castle

Inez from Hollywood

Inez from Hollywood

1924

as Fay Bartholdi

The Price of a Party

The Price of a Party

1924

as Alice Barrows

To the Ladies

To the Ladies

1924

as Undetermined Secondary Role

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1923

as Polly Crawford

Puritan Passions

Puritan Passions

1923

as Rachel

Success

Success

1923

as Rose Randolph

The Marriage Maker

The Marriage Maker

1923

as Vivian Hope-Clarke

The Bright Shawl

The Bright Shawl

1923

as Narcissa Escobar

Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof

1923

as Violet Lynwood

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Mary Astor

The Rapids

The Rapids

1922

as Elsie Worden

The Young Painter

The Young Painter

1922

as Helen Seymour

The Angelus

The Angelus

1922

as Bit Part

Hope

Hope

1922

as Joan - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

John Smith

John Smith

1922

as Irene Mason

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1921

as Bit Part

The Beggar Maid

The Beggar Maid

1921

as Peasant Girl / Beggar Maid

My Lady o' the Pines

My Lady o' the Pines

1921

as Norah Collison

Brother of the Bear

Brother of the Bear

1921

as Marcia Harthorn

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress Dead End Won
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress Come Back, Little Sheba Nominated
Television Credits

Burke's Law

as Florence Roberts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Studio One

as Ruth Sparling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

General Electric Theater

as Bea Hicks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mrs. Fenimore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Rawhide

as Emma Cardwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Thriller

as Rose French

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Lux Video Theatre

as Margaret Eliot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Mrs. Harriss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Norma Desmond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sarah Simmons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Dr. Kildare

as Martha Lantzinge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Defenders

as Flora Goode

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The United States Steel Hour

as Isabelle Lagarde

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1953

Dr. Kildare

as Aunt Frances

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Producers' Showcase

as Nancy Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1954

Lux Video Theatre

as Mildred Le Brun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Checkmate

as Esther Brack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1960

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Grace Dolan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Studio One

as Harriet Brand

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Climax!

as Ethel Allen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Climax!

as Martha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Climax!

as Clarissa Bowman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Hollywood

as Self

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 08, 1980

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

Playwrights '56

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1955

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 11 22 4
2024 7 16 33 3
2024 8 12 21 3
2024 9 8 17 2
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2024 11 6 11 3
2024 12 8 12 3
2025 1 9 17 4
2025 2 5 9 1
2025 3 5 8 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 3 0
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