Mary Astor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

159

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-05-03

Day of death

1987-09-25 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Quincy, Illinois, USA

Mary Astor

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Astor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Return to Peyton Place

    Return to Peyton Place

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

  • Puritan Passions

    Puritan Passions

  • John Smith

    John Smith

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Forever After

    Forever After

  • Scarlet Saint

    Scarlet Saint

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Listen, Darling

    Listen, Darling

  • High Steppers

    High Steppers

  • Woman-Proof

    Woman-Proof

  • Unguarded Women

    Unguarded Women

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • Jennie Gerhardt

    Jennie Gerhardt

  • Cynthia

    Cynthia

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Dinky

    Dinky

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • Sentimental Tommy

    Sentimental Tommy

  • Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Oh, Doctor!

    Oh, Doctor!

  • Desert Fury

    Desert Fury

  • The Kennel Murder Case

    The Kennel Murder Case

  • The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

  • Fiesta

    Fiesta

  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

  • Bogart: The Untold Story

    Bogart: The Untold Story

  • The Lash

    The Lash

  • Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

  • Youngblood Hawke

    Youngblood Hawke

  • Brigham Young

    Brigham Young

  • Don Q Son of Zorro

    Don Q Son of Zorro

  • The Great Lie

    The Great Lie

  • Heart to Heart

    Heart to Heart

  • Upperworld

    Upperworld

  • The Runaway Bride

    The Runaway Bride

  • The Man with Two Faces

    The Man with Two Faces

  • Dry Martini

    Dry Martini

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Enticement

    Enticement

  • A Successful Calamity

    A Successful Calamity

  • The Fighting American

    The Fighting American

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

  • Playing with Souls

    Playing with Souls

  • Behind Office Doors

    Behind Office Doors

  • A Stranger in My Arms

    A Stranger in My Arms

  • Any Number Can Play

    Any Number Can Play

  • Two Arabian Knights

    Two Arabian Knights

  • I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

  • The Sunset Derby

    The Sunset Derby

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • The Man Who Played God

    The Man Who Played God

  • The Lost Squadron

    The Lost Squadron

  • Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

  • Rose of the Golden West

    Rose of the Golden West

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • Cass Timberlane

    Cass Timberlane

  • The Price of a Party

    The Price of a Party

  • Paradise for Three

    Paradise for Three

  • The Rapids

    The Rapids

  • The Rough Riders

    The Rough Riders

  • Lady from Nowhere

    Lady from Nowhere

  • The Sea Tiger

    The Sea Tiger

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • And So They Were Married

    And So They Were Married

  • The Royal Bed

    The Royal Bed

  • The Bright Shawl

    The Bright Shawl

  • Romance of the Underworld

    Romance of the Underworld

  • The Devil's Hairpin

    The Devil's Hairpin

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

  • White Shoulders

    White Shoulders

  • The Marriage Maker

    The Marriage Maker

  • The Beggar Maid

    The Beggar Maid

  • Man of Iron

    Man of Iron

  • The Pace That Thrills

    The Pace That Thrills

  • Those We Love

    Those We Love

  • The Wise Guy

    The Wise Guy

  • Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • This Happy Feeling

    This Happy Feeling

  • 3-Ring Marriage

    3-Ring Marriage

  • Men of Chance

    Men of Chance

  • The Sin Ship

    The Sin Ship

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • Claudia and David

    Claudia and David

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • Dodsworth

    Dodsworth

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • The Fighting Coward

    The Fighting Coward

  • Straight from the Heart

    Straight from the Heart

  • There's Always a Woman

    There's Always a Woman

  • Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • Red Dust

    Red Dust

  • The World Changes

    The World Changes

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • The Young Painter

    The Young Painter

  • To the Ladies

    To the Ladies

  • The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

  • No Time to Marry

    No Time to Marry

  • The Little Giant

    The Little Giant

  • Smart Woman

    Smart Woman

  • The Woman from Hell

    The Woman from Hell

  • Beau Brummel

    Beau Brummel

  • Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

  • Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • Ladies Love Brutes

    Ladies Love Brutes

  • Inez from Hollywood

    Inez from Hollywood

  • Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

  • Turnabout

    Turnabout

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  • The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

    The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

  • My Lady o' the Pines

    My Lady o' the Pines

  • Sailors' Wives

    Sailors' Wives

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • Success

    Success

  • The Ninth Day

    The Ninth Day

  • The Angelus

    The Angelus

  • Easy to Love

    Easy to Love

  • Hope

    Hope

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Journey to the Day

    Journey to the Day

  • Wings of the Border

    Wings of the Border

  • Brother of the Bear

    Brother of the Bear