Mary Astor

Acting

Mary Astor

Born May 3, 1906 · Quincy, Illinois, USA

Died September 25, 1987 · aged 81

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-19…

Known For

The Maltese FalconThe Maltese Falcon · 1941
The Maltese Falcon
★ 7.71941
MovieMysteryCrime
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Little WomenLittle Women · 1949
Little Women
★ 7.41949
MovieRomanceDrama
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Meet Me in St. LouisMeet Me in St. Louis · 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
★ 7.01944
MovieComedyDrama
A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte · 1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
★ 7.31964
MovieHorrorMystery
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
A Kiss Before DyingA Kiss Before Dying · 1956
A Kiss Before Dying
★ 6.31956
MovieThrillerDrama
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Act of ViolenceAct of Violence · 1949
Act of Violence
★ 6.91949
MovieThrillerDrama
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
The Palm Beach StoryThe Palm Beach Story · 1942
The Palm Beach Story
★ 7.01942
MovieComedyRomance
A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.
The Prisoner of ZendaThe Prisoner of Zenda · 1937
The Prisoner of Zenda
★ 7.51937
MovieRomanceAdventure
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

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The Show of ShowsThe Show of Shows · 1929
The Show of Shows
★ 6.61929
MovieMusic
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay hosts a jamboree that, among its 70+ stars, features bicyclers, boxing champ Georges Carpentier, chorines in terpsichore kickery, sister acts, Myrna Loy in two-strip Technicolor as an exotic Far East beauty, John Barrymore in a Shakespearean soliloquy (adding an on-screen voice to his legendary profile for the first time) and Winnie Lightner famously warbling the joys of Singing in the Bathtub. Watch, rinse, repeat!

Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)

Sentimental TommySentimental Tommy · 1921
Sentimental Tommy
★ 7.01921
MovieDrama
Grizel is the daughter of the Painted Lady, who believes that her lover will one day return. Grizel is ostracized by the other children of the town. Tommy and his sister come to the town. Tommy is friendly, but Elspeth keeps her distance. When the Painted Lady dies, Dr. Gemmell makes Grizel his housekeeper. Time passes and after the doctor dies, Grizel, who is now twenty-one years old, loves Tommy, who is an author in London. Tommy visits the town but cannot decide whether he loves Grizel. Grizel knows that Tommy does not love her, and after he returns to London her unhappiness leads to insanity. Tommy returns and marries Grizel, although he believes that she will hate him when she gets better. After two years under Tommy's care, she regains her sanity. After Tommy lets her know that he cared for her out of his love for her; not for pity, Grizel is happy.