Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Date of Birth:

May 03, 1906

Place of Birth:

Quincy, Illinois, USA

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.

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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filmography:

Second Fiddle Second Fiddle

1923

Rose of the Golden West Rose of the Golden West

1927

That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

The Hollywood Gad-About The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

The Thief The Thief

1955

Dry Martini Dry Martini

1928

Sentimental Tommy Sentimental Tommy

1921

Bogart: The Untold Story Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

3-Ring Marriage 3-Ring Marriage

1928

Success Success

1923

Forever After Forever After

1926

Woman-Proof Woman-Proof

1923

The Fighting Coward The Fighting Coward

1924

Enticement Enticement

1925

The Marriage Maker The Marriage Maker

1923

Breakdowns of 1941 Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Scarlet Saint Scarlet Saint

1925

Two Arabian Knights Two Arabian Knights

1927

The Beggar Maid The Beggar Maid

1921

Lady from Nowhere Lady from Nowhere

1936

The Runaway Bride The Runaway Bride

1930

Show of Shows Show of Shows

1929

There's Always a Woman There's Always a Woman

1938

Red Hot Tires Red Hot Tires

1935

The Sea Tiger The Sea Tiger

1927

Man of Iron Man of Iron

1935

No Time To Marry No Time To Marry

1938

The Devil's Hairpin The Devil's Hairpin

1957

The Woman from Hell The Woman from Hell

1929

Woman Against Woman Woman Against Woman

1938

Heart to Heart Heart to Heart

1928

Okay for Sound Okay for Sound

1946

The Fighting American The Fighting American

1924

The Wise Guy The Wise Guy

1926

The Sunset Derby The Sunset Derby

1927

No Place to Go No Place to Go

1927

The Pace That Thrills The Pace That Thrills

1925

Playing with Souls Playing with Souls

1925

To the Ladies To the Ladies

1924

The Price of a Party The Price of a Party

1924

Sailors' Wives Sailors' Wives

1928

New Year's Eve New Year's Eve

1929

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006

The Snows of Kilimanjaro The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1960

Yesterday and Today Yesterday and Today

1953

Return of the Terror Return of the Terror

1934

Straight from the Heart Straight from the Heart

1935

Puritan Passions Puritan Passions

1923

The Angelus The Angelus

1922

White Shoulders White Shoulders

1931

Hollywood Hollywood

1923

Unguarded Women Unguarded Women

1924

Inez from Hollywood Inez from Hollywood

1924

The Rapids The Rapids

1922

High Steppers High Steppers

1926

Brother of the Bear Brother of the Bear

1921

My Lady o' the Pines My Lady o' the Pines

1921

Hope Hope

1922

The Man Who Played God The Man Who Played God

1922

John Smith John Smith

1922

The Young Painter The Young Painter

1922

Wings of the Border Wings of the Border

1921

Bullets or Ballots Bullets or Ballots

1921

The Sin Ship The Sin Ship

1931

Convention City Convention City

1933

Brigham Young Brigham Young

1940

The Hurricane The Hurricane

1937

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

Listen, Darling Listen, Darling

1938

The Man with Two Faces The Man with Two Faces

1934

A Kiss Before Dying A Kiss Before Dying

1956

The Kennel Murder Case The Kennel Murder Case

1933

Don Juan Don Juan

1926

The Lost Squadron The Lost Squadron

1932

Cass Timberlane Cass Timberlane

1947

Return to Peyton Place Return to Peyton Place

1961

Youngblood Hawke Youngblood Hawke

1964

Any Number Can Play Any Number Can Play

1949

Holiday Holiday

1930

Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill

1928

Across the Pacific Across the Pacific

1942

Red Dust Red Dust

1932

The Palm Beach Story The Palm Beach Story

1942

Act of Violence Act of Violence

1949

Midnight Midnight

1939

Dodsworth Dodsworth

1936

The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon

1941

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

Other Men's Women Other Men's Women

1931

Desert Fury Desert Fury

1947

The Prisoner of Zenda The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

Fiesta Fiesta

1947

The Great Lie The Great Lie

1941

Thousands Cheer Thousands Cheer

1943

The Little Giant The Little Giant

1933

Little Women Little Women

1949

Turnabout Turnabout

1940

Don Q Son of Zorro Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

Men of Chance Men of Chance

1931

Jennie Gerhardt Jennie Gerhardt

1933

Upperworld Upperworld

1934

Page Miss Glory Page Miss Glory

1935

Ladies Love Brutes Ladies Love Brutes

1930

And So They Were Married And So They Were Married

1936

Easy to Love Easy to Love

1934

The World Changes The World Changes

1933

Oh, Doctor! Oh, Doctor!

1925

Paradise for Three Paradise for Three

1938

The Bright Shawl The Bright Shawl

1923

The Lash The Lash

1930

Dinky Dinky

1935

Claudia and David Claudia and David

1946

A Stranger in My Arms A Stranger in My Arms

1959

The Power and the Prize The Power and the Prize

1956

Cynthia Cynthia

1947

Beau Brummel Beau Brummel

1924

Blonde Fever Blonde Fever

1944

This Happy Feeling This Happy Feeling

1958

The Case of the Howling Dog The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

Those We Love Those We Love

1932

Trapped by Television Trapped by Television

1936

The Rough Riders The Rough Riders

1927

A Successful Calamity A Successful Calamity

1932

Smart Woman Smart Woman

1931

Young Ideas Young Ideas

1943

I Am a Thief I Am a Thief

1934

Romance of the Underworld Romance of the Underworld

1928

Behind Office Doors Behind Office Doors

1931

The Royal Bed The Royal Bed

1931

Meet Me in St. Louis Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

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