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

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Jennie Gerhardt

    Jennie Gerhardt

  • Brigham Young

    Brigham Young

  • Youngblood Hawke

    Youngblood Hawke

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Beau Brummel

    Beau Brummel

  • Dinky

    Dinky

  • Desert Fury

    Desert Fury

  • The Thief

    The Thief

  • Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

  • Cynthia

    Cynthia

  • Sentimental Tommy

    Sentimental Tommy

  • Men of Chance

    Men of Chance

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • The Lash

    The Lash

  • Scarlet Saint

    Scarlet Saint

  • The Fighting Coward

    The Fighting Coward

  • Claudia and David

    Claudia and David

  • This Happy Feeling

    This Happy Feeling

  • The Sunset Derby

    The Sunset Derby

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Cass Timberlane

    Cass Timberlane

  • Playing with Souls

    Playing with Souls

  • Dry Martini

    Dry Martini

  • Fiesta

    Fiesta

  • 3-Ring Marriage

    3-Ring Marriage

  • Upperworld

    Upperworld

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • The Royal Bed

    The Royal Bed

  • Those We Love

    Those We Love

  • The Rough Riders

    The Rough Riders

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • Don Q Son of Zorro

    Don Q Son of Zorro

  • The Wise Guy

    The Wise Guy

  • Oh, Doctor!

    Oh, Doctor!

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • There's Always a Woman

    There's Always a Woman

  • Other Men's Women

    Other Men's Women

  • A Successful Calamity

    A Successful Calamity

  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

  • John Smith

    John Smith

  • White Shoulders

    White Shoulders

  • Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

  • A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying

  • Success

    Success

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Dodsworth

    Dodsworth

  • Convention City

    Convention City

  • The Rapids

    The Rapids

  • The Bright Shawl

    The Bright Shawl

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Unguarded Women

    Unguarded Women

  • The Ninth Day

    The Ninth Day

  • The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

  • The Sea Tiger

    The Sea Tiger

  • The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • The Great Lie

    The Great Lie

  • The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

  • Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

  • Red Dust

    Red Dust

  • Behind Office Doors

    Behind Office Doors

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • The Kennel Murder Case

    The Kennel Murder Case

  • Listen, Darling

    Listen, Darling

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Two Arabian Knights

    Two Arabian Knights

  • The Lost Squadron

    The Lost Squadron

  • Return to Peyton Place

    Return to Peyton Place

  • Turnabout

    Turnabout

  • Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

  • The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

    The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

  • High Steppers

    High Steppers

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • The Little Giant

    The Little Giant

  • The Sin Ship

    The Sin Ship

  • Smart Woman

    Smart Woman

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • Easy to Love

    Easy to Love

  • Holiday

    Holiday

  • The World Changes

    The World Changes

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • Bogart: The Untold Story

    Bogart: The Untold Story

  • Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

  • The Runaway Bride

    The Runaway Bride

  • Paradise for Three

    Paradise for Three

  • Any Number Can Play

    Any Number Can Play

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

  • The Man with Two Faces

    The Man with Two Faces

  • No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

  • Young Ideas

    Young Ideas

  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  • Ladies Love Brutes

    Ladies Love Brutes

  • Woman-Proof

    Woman-Proof

  • Journey to the Day

    Journey to the Day

  • Romance of the Underworld

    Romance of the Underworld

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Dressed to Kill

    Dressed to Kill

  • And So They Were Married

    And So They Were Married

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Straight from the Heart

    Straight from the Heart

  • Hope

    Hope

  • Man of Iron

    Man of Iron

  • Heart to Heart

    Heart to Heart

  • The Devil's Hairpin

    The Devil's Hairpin

  • The Angelus

    The Angelus

  • No Time to Marry

    No Time to Marry

  • Enticement

    Enticement

  • Puritan Passions

    Puritan Passions

  • The Fighting American

    The Fighting American

  • Inez from Hollywood

    Inez from Hollywood

  • Lady from Nowhere

    Lady from Nowhere

  • Sailors' Wives

    Sailors' Wives

  • The Beggar Maid

    The Beggar Maid

  • To the Ladies

    To the Ladies

  • The Price of a Party

    The Price of a Party

  • The Woman from Hell

    The Woman from Hell

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • A Stranger in My Arms

    A Stranger in My Arms

  • The Marriage Maker

    The Marriage Maker

  • The Pace That Thrills

    The Pace That Thrills

  • Rose of the Golden West

    Rose of the Golden West

  • Forever After

    Forever After

  • Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

  • Bullets or Ballots

    Bullets or Ballots

  • Yesterday and Today

    Yesterday and Today

  • The Young Painter

    The Young Painter

  • Brother of the Bear

    Brother of the Bear

  • Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

  • The Man Who Played God

    The Man Who Played God

  • Wings of the Border

    Wings of the Border

  • My Lady o' the Pines

    My Lady o' the Pines