Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1906-05-03
Deathday: 1987-09-25 (81 years old)

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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 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

all 153

Movies 133

TV Shows 20

self 9

Self (archive footage)
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
Home Stories

Home Stories (1990)

Movie
Self
Hollywood

Hollywood (1980)

TV
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)

Movie
Self
Hollywood My Home Town

Hollywood My Home Town (1965)

Movie
Jewel Mayhew
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Movie
Irene Perry
Youngblood Hawke

Youngblood Hawke (1964)

Movie
Florence Roberts
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Aunt Frances / Martha Lantzinge
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Flora Goode
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Mrs. Roberta Carter
Return to Peyton Place

Return to Peyton Place (1961)

Movie
Esther Brack
Checkmate

Checkmate (1960)

TV
Rose French
Thriller

Thriller (1960)

TV
Mrs. Lester
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1960)

Movie
Virgilnie Beasley
A Stranger in My Arms

A Stranger in My Arms (1959)

Movie
Emma Cardwell
Rawhide

Rawhide (1959)

TV
4
Mrs. Tremaine
This Happy Feeling

This Happy Feeling (1958)

Movie
Mrs. Jargin
The Devil's Hairpin

The Devil's Hairpin (1957)

Movie
Sarah Simmons
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
Mrs. George Salt
The Power and the Prize

The Power and the Prize (1956)

Movie
Mrs. Corliss
A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

Movie
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV
Grace Dolan / Mrs. Fenimore
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Isabelle Lagarde
The Thief

The Thief (1955)

Movie
Nancy Blake
Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase (1954)

TV
Mrs. Harriss / Clarissa Bowman / Ethel Allen / Martha
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Actress
Yesterday and Today

Yesterday and Today (1953)

Movie
Isabelle Lagarde
The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour (1953)

TV
Bea Hicks
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Mildred Le Brun / Margaret Eliot
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Norma Desmond
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV
Ada
Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play (1949)

Movie
Marmee
Little Women

Little Women (1949)

Movie
Pat
Act of Violence

Act of Violence (1949)

Movie
Harriet Brand / Ruth Sparling
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Queenie Havock
Cass Timberlane

Cass Timberlane (1947)

Movie
Louise Bishop
Cynthia

Cynthia (1947)

Movie
Fritzi Haller
Desert Fury

Desert Fury (1947)

Movie
Señora Morales
Fiesta

Fiesta (1947)

Movie
Adriana (archive footage)
Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound (1946)

Movie
Elizabeth Van Doren
Claudia and David

Claudia and David (1946)

Movie
Delilah Donay
Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever (1944)

Movie
Mrs. Anna Smith
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Movie
6
Hyllary Jones
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer (1943)

Movie
Jo Evans
Young Ideas

Young Ideas (1943)

Movie
Alberta Marlow
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific (1942)

Movie
The Princess Centimillia
The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story (1942)

Movie
6
Self
Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)

Movie
Brigid O'Shaughnessy
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Movie
5.17
Sandra
The Great Lie

The Great Lie (1941)

Movie
Mary Ann Young
Brigham Young

Brigham Young (1940)

Movie
Marion Manning
Turnabout

Turnabout (1940)

Movie
Helene Flammarion
Midnight

Midnight (1939)

Movie
Dottie Wingate
Listen, Darling

Listen, Darling (1938)

Movie
Cynthia Holland
Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Mallebre
Paradise for Three

Paradise for Three (1938)

Movie
Lola Fraser
There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman (1938)

Movie
Kay McGowan
No Time To Marry

No Time To Marry (1938)

Movie
Mme. DeLaage
The Hurricane

The Hurricane (1937)

Movie
Antoinette de Mauban
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Movie
Polly Dunlap
Lady from Nowhere

Lady from Nowhere (1936)

Movie
Edith Cortright
Dodsworth

Dodsworth (1936)

Movie
5.33
Barbara 'Bobby' Blake
Trapped by Television

Trapped by Television (1936)

Movie
Edith Farnham
And So They Were Married

And So They Were Married (1936)

Movie
Lillian Cooper
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)

Movie
Vida
Man of Iron

Man of Iron (1935)

Movie
Gladys Russell
Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Martha Daniels
Dinky

Dinky (1935)

Movie
Marian Henshaw
Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart (1935)

Movie
Patricia Sanford
Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires (1935)

Movie
Odette Mauclair
I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief (1934)

Movie
Self (Queen of the Frolic)
The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)

Movie
Bessie Foley
The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

Movie
Jessica Wells
The Man with Two Faces

The Man with Two Faces (1934)

Movie
Olga Morgan
Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror (1934)

Movie
Hettie Stream
Upperworld

Upperworld (1934)

Movie
Charlotte
Easy to Love

Easy to Love (1934)

Movie
Arlene Dale
Convention City

Convention City (1933)

Movie
Virginia 'Ginny' Clafflin Nordholm
The World Changes

The World Changes (1933)

Movie
Hilda Lake
The Kennel Murder Case

The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

Movie
4
Letty Pace
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt (1933)

Movie
Ruth Wayburn
The Little Giant

The Little Giant (1933)

Movie
Barbara Willis
Red Dust

Red Dust (1932)

Movie
Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton
A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity (1932)

Movie
May Ballard
Those We Love

Those We Love (1932)

Movie
Follette Marsh
The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron (1932)

Movie
Marthe
Men of Chance

Men of Chance (1931)

Movie
Mrs. Nancy Gibson
Smart Woman

Smart Woman (1931)

Movie
Norma Selbee
White Shoulders

White Shoulders (1931)

Movie
Frisco Kitty
The Sin Ship

The Sin Ship (1931)

Movie
Mary Linden
Behind Office Doors

Behind Office Doors (1931)

Movie
Lily KUlper
Other Men's Women

Other Men's Women (1931)

Movie
Princess Anne
The Royal Bed

The Royal Bed (1931)

Movie
Dona Rosita Garcia
The Lash

The Lash (1930)

Movie
Julia Seton
Holiday

Holiday (1930)

Movie
Mimi Howell
Ladies Love Brutes

Ladies Love Brutes (1930)

Movie
Mary Gray - aka Sally Fairchild
The Runaway Bride

The Runaway Bride (1930)

Movie
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)
Show of Shows

Show of Shows (1929)

Movie
Dee Renaud
The Woman from Hell

The Woman from Hell (1929)

Movie
Marjorie Ware
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve (1929)

Movie
Judith Andrews
Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld (1928)

Movie
Elizabeth Quimby
Dry Martini

Dry Martini (1928)

Movie
Princess Delatorre / Ellen Guthrie
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart (1928)

Movie
Anna
3-Ring Marriage

3-Ring Marriage (1928)

Movie
Jean MacDonald
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill (1928)

Movie
Carol Trent
Sailors' Wives

Sailors' Wives (1928)

Movie
Sally Montgomery
No Place to Go

No Place to Go (1927)

Movie
Dolly
The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders (1927)

Movie
Elena
Rose of the Golden West

Rose of the Golden West (1927)

Movie
Mirza
Two Arabian Knights

Two Arabian Knights (1927)

Movie
Molly Gibson
The Sunset Derby

The Sunset Derby (1927)

Movie
Amy Cortissos
The Sea Tiger

The Sea Tiger (1927)

Movie
Jennie Clayton
Forever After

Forever After (1926)

Movie
Adriana della Varnese
Don Juan

Don Juan (1926)

Movie
1
Mary
The Wise Guy

The Wise Guy (1926)

Movie
Audrey Nye
High Steppers

High Steppers (1926)

Movie
Fidele Tridon
Scarlet Saint

Scarlet Saint (1925)

Movie
Doris
The Pace That Thrills

The Pace That Thrills (1925)

Movie
Dolores de Muro
Don Q Son of Zorro

Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)

Movie
Margo
Playing with Souls

Playing with Souls (1925)

Movie
Leonore Bewlay
Enticement

Enticement (1925)

Movie
Dolores Hicks
Oh, Doctor!

Oh, Doctor! (1925)

Movie
Fay Bartholdi
Inez from Hollywood

Inez from Hollywood (1924)

Movie
Alice Barrows
The Price of a Party

The Price of a Party (1924)

Movie
Undetermined Secondary Role
To the Ladies

To the Ladies (1924)

Movie
Helen Castle
Unguarded Women

Unguarded Women (1924)

Movie
Mary O'Mallory
The Fighting American

The Fighting American (1924)

Movie
Lady Margery Alvanley
Beau Brummel

Beau Brummel (1924)

Movie
Lucy
The Fighting Coward

The Fighting Coward (1924)

Movie
Violet Lynwood
Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof (1923)

Movie
Vivian Hope-Clarke
The Marriage Maker

The Marriage Maker (1923)

Movie
Rachel
Puritan Passions

Puritan Passions (1923)

Movie
Mary Astor
Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

Movie
Narcissa Escobar
The Bright Shawl

The Bright Shawl (1923)

Movie
Rose Randolph
Success

Success (1923)

Movie
Polly Crawford
Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle (1923)

Movie
Elsie Worden
The Rapids

The Rapids (1922)

Movie
Young Woman
The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God (1922)

Movie
Joan - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
Hope

Hope (1922)

Movie
Irene Mason
John Smith

John Smith (1922)

Movie
Helen Seymour
The Young Painter

The Young Painter (1922)

Movie
Bit Part
The Angelus

The Angelus (1922)

Movie
Actress
Wings of the Border

Wings of the Border (1921)

Movie
Peasant Girl / Beggar Maid
The Beggar Maid

The Beggar Maid (1921)

Movie
Norah Collison
My Lady o' the Pines

My Lady o' the Pines (1921)

Movie
Sentimental Tommy

Sentimental Tommy (1921)

Movie
Marcia Harthorn
Brother of the Bear

Brother of the Bear (1921)

Movie
Bit Part
Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots (1921)

Movie

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Mary AstorMary Astor

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1906-05-03

Deathday
1987-09-25 (81 years old)

Birth Name
Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke

Birth Place
Quincy, United States of America

Religion
Catholicism

Height

Relationships
Manuel del Campo (1936-01-01 - 1941-01-01), Kenneth Hawks (1928-01-01 - 1930-01-01)

Spouse
Franklyn Thorpe

Children
Anthony Paul del Campo, Marylyn Thorpe

Father
Otto Ludwig Wilhelm Langhanke

Mother
Helen Vasconcelles

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Мэри Астор, Мері Астор, Мери Астор, Μαίρη Άστορ, Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress


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