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Mary Astor

Acting

3.7 Popularity May 03, 1906 (81 years old) 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 succe...

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 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 158

2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Bogart: The Untold Story Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1980
Hollywood TV

as Self

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II Movie

as (archive footage)

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Movie

as Jewel Mayhew

1964
Youngblood Hawke Movie

as Irene Perry

1963
Burke's Law TV

as Florence Roberts

1961
1961
Dr. Kildare TV

as Martha Lantzinge

1961
Dr. Kildare TV

as Aunt Frances

1961
The Defenders TV

as Flora Goode

1961
Return to Peyton Place Movie

as Mrs. Roberta Carter

1960
Checkmate TV

as Esther Brack

1960
Thriller TV

as Rose French

1960
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Movie

as Mrs. Leslie

1959
A Stranger in My Arms Movie

as Virgilnie Beasley

1959
Rawhide TV

as Emma Cardwell

1958
This Happy Feeling Movie

as Mrs. Tremaine

1957
The Devil's Hairpin Movie

as Mrs. Jargin

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday May 03, 1906 (81 years old)
Died September 25, 1987
Place of Birth Quincy, Illinois, USA
Also Known As Μαίρη Άστορ, Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke
Years Active 1921 - 2006
Popularity 3.7
Career Stats
158 Total Credits
132 Movie Roles
26 TV Roles
2 Photos