Acting
Mary Astor
Born May 3, 1906 · Quincy, Illinois, USA · Died Sep 25, 1987
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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Acting
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
Documentary
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
Documentary
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Documentary · Music
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
Documentary · TV Movie
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Youngblood Hawke
1964
Drama
Burke's Law
1963
Drama
Ben Casey
1961
Drama
Dr. Kildare
1961
Drama
The Defenders
1961
Drama
Return to Peyton Place
1961
Drama · Romance
Checkmate
1960
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Thriller
1960
Crime
Journey to the Day
1960
Drama · TV Movie
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
1960
Drama · TV Movie
A Stranger in My Arms
1959
Drama · Romance
Rawhide
1959
Western · Drama
This Happy Feeling
1958
Comedy
The Devil's Hairpin
1957
Action · Drama
The Ninth Day
1957
Drama · TV Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Western · Drama
The Power and the Prize
1956
Drama
A Kiss Before Dying
1956
Thriller · Drama · Crime
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mystery · Drama · Crime
The Thief
1955
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Climax!
1954
Drama · Mystery
Yesterday and Today
1953
Documentary
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Comedy · Drama
General Electric Theater
1953
Comedy · Drama
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Drama · Comedy
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Drama
Any Number Can Play
1949
Drama
Little Women
1949
Romance · Drama · Family
Act of Violence
1949
Thriller · Drama
Studio One
1948
Drama
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Drama
Cass Timberlane
1947
Drama · Romance
Cynthia
1947
Comedy · Drama
Desert Fury
1947
Drama
Fiesta
1947
Drama · Music · Romance
Okay for Sound
1946
History · Documentary
Claudia and David
1946
Drama · Comedy
Blonde Fever
1944
Comedy · Drama
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Thousands Cheer
1943
Comedy · Romance
Young Ideas
1943
Comedy
Across the Pacific
1942
Adventure · Thriller · Drama
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Comedy · Romance
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
Comedy · Documentary
The Maltese Falcon
1941
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
The Great Lie
1941
Drama
Brigham Young
1940
History · Romance · Western
Turnabout
1940
Comedy · Fantasy
Midnight
1939
Comedy · Romance
Listen, Darling
1938
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Woman Against Woman
1938
Romance · Drama
Paradise for Three
1938
Comedy · Romance
There's Always a Woman
1938
Comedy · Mystery
No Time to Marry
1938
Comedy
The Hurricane
1937
Action · Adventure · Drama
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
Romance · Adventure
Lady from Nowhere
1936
Crime · Drama
Dodsworth
1936
Drama · Romance
Trapped by Television
1936
Science Fiction · Drama · Romance
And So They Were Married
1936
Comedy · Romance
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
Mystery
Man of Iron
1935
Drama
Page Miss Glory
1935
Comedy · Music · Romance
Dinky
1935
Drama
Straight from the Heart
1935
Drama
Red Hot Tires
1935
Drama · Crime · Romance
I Am a Thief
1934
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Documentary
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
Crime · Mystery
The Man with Two Faces
1934
Crime · Drama
Return of the Terror
1934
Mystery · Horror
Upperworld
1934
Crime · Drama
Easy to Love
1934
Romance · Comedy
Convention City
1933
Comedy
The World Changes
1933
Drama
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
Crime · Mystery
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
Drama
The Little Giant
1933
Crime · Comedy
Red Dust
1932
Romance · Drama
A Successful Calamity
1932
Comedy · Drama
Those We Love
1932
Drama
The Lost Squadron
1932
Drama · Action · War
Men of Chance
1931
Drama
Smart Woman
1931
Comedy · Drama · Romance
White Shoulders
1931
Drama
The Sin Ship
1931
Drama
Behind Office Doors
1931
Drama · Romance
Other Men's Women
1931
Drama · Romance
The Royal Bed
1931
Comedy
The Lash
1930
Western
Holiday
1930
Romance · Drama · Comedy
Ladies Love Brutes
1930
Drama · Comedy · Crime
The Runaway Bride
1930
Drama · Crime
The Show of Shows
1929
Music
The Woman from Hell
1929
Drama
New Year's Eve
1929
Drama
Romance of the Underworld
1928
Drama
Dry Martini
1928
Comedy
Heart to Heart
1928
Comedy
3-Ring Marriage
1928
Adventure · Drama · Western
Dressed to Kill
1928
Comedy · Crime
Sailors' Wives
1928
Drama
No Place to Go
1927
Comedy · Romance
The Rough Riders
1927
War · Action · Drama
Rose of the Golden West
1927
Drama · Romance
Two Arabian Knights
1927
Adventure · Comedy
The Sunset Derby
1927
Drama
The Sea Tiger
1927
Drama
Forever After
1926
Romance · Drama
Don Juan
1926
Adventure · Romance
The Wise Guy
1926
Drama · Romance
High Steppers
1926
Comedy · Drama
Scarlet Saint
1925
Drama
The Pace That Thrills
1925
Drama
Don Q Son of Zorro
1925
Western · Adventure · Romance
Playing with Souls
1925
Drama
Enticement
1925
Drama
Oh, Doctor!
1925
Comedy
Inez from Hollywood
1924
Drama
The Price of a Party
1924
Drama
To the Ladies
1924
Comedy
Unguarded Women
1924
Drama
The Fighting American
1924
Adventure · Drama
Beau Brummel
1924
Drama
The Fighting Coward
1924
Comedy
Woman-Proof
1923
Comedy
The Marriage Maker
1923
Fantasy · Romance
Puritan Passions
1923
Drama
Hollywood
1923
Comedy · Drama
The Bright Shawl
1923
Adventure · Crime · Drama
Success
1923
Drama
Second Fiddle
1923
Comedy · Drama
The Rapids
1922
Drama
The Man Who Played God
1922
Drama
Hope
1922
Drama
John Smith
1922
Comedy
The Young Painter
1922
Drama
Wings of the Border
1921
Drama
The Beggar Maid
1921
Drama
Sentimental Tommy
1921
Drama