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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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Mary Astor

Mary Astor Biography / Wiki

NameMary Astor
Also KnowLucile Vasconcellos Langhanke, The Cameo Girl, Мэри Астор, Мері Астор, Мери Астор, Μαίρη Άστορ
GenderFemale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthQuincy, Illinois, USA
Date of Birth1906-05-03
Age(as in 2022)81
Deathday1987-09-25

Mary Astor Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Those We LoveMay Ballard1932-09-11Director Robert Florey’s 1932 melodrama about a woman who suspects her husband of infidelity stars Mary Astor, Kenneth MacKenna, Tommy Conlon, Lilyan …
Trapped by TelevisionBarbara ‘Bobby’ Blake1936-06-15An inventor looking for backing for his television invention gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters who try to steal his invention….
Behind Office DoorsMary Linden1931-03-15Mary Linden is the secretary who is the unheralded power behind successful executive James Duneen. He takes her for granted until rival Wales tries to…
Romance of the UnderworldJudith Andrews1928-11-10When a gangster’s speakeasy is raided by the police, one of the people picked up is the gangster’s pretty young girlfriend. A kind-hearted cop takes p…
I Am a ThiefOdette Mauclair1934-11-24A man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express….
Smart WomanNancy Gibson1931-09-12A society man’s loving, devoted wife, upon learning that he has been unfaithful and is planning to leave her for the other woman, strategically preten…
The Runaway BrideMary Gray1930-05-04Mary Gray elopes to Atlantic City, NJ, but begins having second thoughts about the marriage. Then she becomes inexplicably locked in her hotel room, a…
Lady from NowherePolly Dunlap1936-12-23A manicurist witnesses a gangland murder. Realizing there was a witness to their crime, the killer tries to track her down and silence her….
Heart to HeartPrincess Delatorre / Ellen Guthrie1928-07-22Princess Delatorre, young and beautiful widow of an Italian scion of royalty, returns with her fortune to the small American town where she grew up as…
The Woman from HellDee Renaud1929-04-20Dee Renaud is a girl playing the “Devil” in an amusement concession at a beach resort. Slick Glicks, the barker, promises the yokels that if they’re a…
Scarlet SaintFidele Tridon1925-11-08Heroine Fidele Tridon has grown up with the knowledge that her father has promised her in marriage to Baron Kurt Badeau. When Fidele comes of age, the…
Dry MartiniElizabeth Quimby1928-10-06Upon hearing that his daughter Elizabeth, is coming from America to visit him in Paris, wealthy Willoughby Quimby, decides to give up dry martinis and…
Rose of the Golden WestElena1927-09-25Juan is about to elope with the convent-bred Elena, when he is chosen to assassinate the governor who is about to hand California over to the Russians…
3-Ring MarriageAnna1928-06-10Anna runs away from her wealthy father’s ranch and becomes a trick rider in a circus to be with her sweetheart, Cal Coney, a circus cowboy, when her f…
EnticementLeonore Bewlay1925-03-01Enticement (1925)…
The RapidsElsie Worden1922-10-30Robert Fisher Clarke is a promoter who comes to a small Canadian town. He harnesses the power of the rapids and builds a pulp mill. One of his employe…
White ShouldersNorma Selbee1931-05-17In this drama, an impoverished young woman meets a millionaire who marries her on the spot and then begins pampering her with jewels and furs. When no…
Bullets or BallotsBit Part1921-01-01A 1921 silent film…
The Young PainterHelen Seymour1922-02-19A 1922 silent film….
The AngelusBit Part1922-01-01The Angelus is a 1922 silent film…
The Sunset DerbyMolly Gibson1927-06-05After suffering a fall during a race, rider Jimmy Burke loses his nerve. But with the help of his girlfriend Molly Gibson, Jimmy regains his confidenc…
No Place to GoSally Montgomery1927-10-30Starry-eyed heiress Mary Astor yearns for a “cave man” who will treat her rough and make her like it….
Sailors’ WivesCarol Trent1928-01-22Informed by her doctor that she is going blind, Carol Trent tearfully breaks off her engagement with Don Manning, hoping to spare him the stigma of a…
New Year’s EveMarjorie Ware1929-02-24Taking place over 24 hours, “New Year’s Eve” is the story of Marjorie Ware, broke and unemployed, who despairs as her ailing younger brother languishe…
Return of the TerrorOlga Morgan1934-07-07“The Terror”, a killer whose identity is unknown, occupies an English country house that has been converted into an inn….
Straight from the HeartMarian Henshaw1935-03-22In this romance, a slightly crooked and highly ambitious mayoral candidate convinces a woman to help him blackmail the incumbent by using a little bab…
The Maltese FalconBrigid O’Shaughnessy1941-10-18A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette….
Other Men’s WomenLily Kulper1931-01-17The friendship of two working stiff railroad engineers is put to the test when one falls for the other’s wife….
The Little GiantRuth Wayburn1933-05-20Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as soc…
Across the PacificAlberta Marlow1942-09-04Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-marshaled out of the army and boards a Japanese ship f…
The Kennel Murder CaseHilda Lake1933-10-28Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broke…
The Man with Two FacesJessica Wells1934-08-04Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. When Vance takes her to the apartme…
The Lost SquadronFollette Marsh1932-03-12When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadisti…
HolidayJulia Seton1930-07-03A young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée’s family….
Dressed to KillJeanne1928-03-17A mob boss’ gang gets suspicious about their boss’ new girlfriend, a beautiful young girl who doesn’t seem to be the type who’d hang out with gangster…
Don Q Son of ZorroDolores de Muro1925-06-15Don Cesar De Vega crosses swords with a vicious member of the Queen’s Guard, and steals the affection of a young heiress. When the officer frames the …
The Case of the Howling DogBessie Foley1934-09-22A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry’s office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign …
Beau BrummelLady Margery Alvanley1924-03-30George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley. Despite her own desperate love for Brummel, she …
Blonde FeverDelilah Donay1944-12-05Peter (Philip Dorn) and Delilah (Mary Astor) are a married couple running a roadside café in Nevada. Their stable partnership turns rocky, though, wi…
A Successful CalamityEmmy ‘Sweetie’ Wilton1932-09-17Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy ‘Sweetie’ Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy an…
The Royal BedPrincess Anne1931-01-15The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt a…
And So They Were MarriedEdith Farnham1936-05-10A bitter widow and a grumpy widower find themselves stuck in a hotel that is cut off from the outside by a snowstorm. Although both have no intention …
Ladies Love BrutesMimi Howell1930-05-14The movie stars George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March who are all excellent in their roles. The story begins as Joe Forziati (Bancroft), an It…
Men of ChanceMarthe1931-12-27A gambler falls for a fake countess….
UpperworldHettie Stream1934-04-19A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman’s manager decides to blackmail the m…
Oh, Doctor!Dolores Hicks1925-02-23Rufus Billings was born premature and after a lifetime of doctors doting on his frail health he is now a hypochondriac of the first order. Now an adul…
DinkyMartha Daniels1935-05-11A mother sends her young son to military school so he won’t find out she’s been sentenced to a prison term on a framed fraud charge….
The LashDona Rosita Garcia1930-12-14A nobleman returns home to Southern California after the Mexican American War to find his people mistreated by unscrupulous Americans….
The Sin ShipFrisco Kitty1931-04-18A lecherous ship captain becomes spiritually changed by a female passenger, not realizing she and her “minister” husband are really bank robbers….
Two Arabian KnightsMirza1927-09-23During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl….
The Beggar MaidPeasant Girl / Beggar Maid1921-09-25The painter Burne-Jones and his famed painting “The Beggar Maid” are depicted in this speculative drama about the creation of the painting. Burne-Jone…
Red Hot TiresPatricia Sanford1935-02-02An escaped convict redeems himself by becoming an auto racing champion….
The Sea TigerAmy Cortissos1927-02-27Silent Film drama…now a lost film. Julian Ramos is a fisherman in the Canary Islands. As the guardian of his hotheaded younger brother Charles, Jul…
No Time To MarryKay McGowan1938-02-05In this lightweight comedy, two news reporters who are engaged to be married endure romantic difficulties in their competitive pursuit of a “big scoop…
Breakdowns of 1941Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)1941-11-14Blooper out-takes from Torrid Zone, Four Mothers, The Wagons Roll at Night, The Sea Wolf, No Time for Comedy, The Bride Came C.O.D., and Affectionatel…
The Hollywood Gad-AboutHerself1934-10-04A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild’s Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master of Ceremonies….
Second FiddlePolly Crawford1923-01-14Jim Bradley has always played second fiddle in his family — while his older brother, Herbert, goes off to college, Jim becomes a garage mechanic. Whe…
The Fighting CowardLucy1924-03-14Southerner Tom Rumford was sent up north to be raised by relatives who happen to be Quakers. As a result, he returns home a passive, peace-loving youn…
Forever AfterJennie Clayton1926-10-24A wounded captain recalls his youth, his time at college, and the woman he fell in love with….
The Fighting AmericanMary Brainard1924-05-26On the wager that he will propose marriage to any girl selected by his fraternity brothers, Bill finds himself making love to Mary, an old-fashioned g…
High SteppersAudrey Nye1926-03-14Perryam is going through a round of bad luck; he is thrown out of school and loses at love. In search of a change, he heads for London, where he meets…
Brother of the BearMarcia Harthorn1921-02-18A bad-tempered lumber mill foreman is in love with the mill owner’s daughter. But the owner would rather have his daughter marry a rich man. Gordon ge…
My Lady o’ the PinesNorah Collison1921-09-11Norah Collison is a young woman who owns a huge timberland in Maine, full of white pines. As she arrives to take control of her company, the manager a…
Wings of the Border1921-10-09Wings of the Border is a 1921 drama….
HopeJoan – the Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter1922-07-16Hope is a silent 1922 drama….
Puritan PassionsRachel1923-09-09Goody Rickby has a child out of wedlock, but it dies when the father, Gillead Wingate, refuses to acknowledge the child or help the mother get medical…
Playing with SoulsMargo1925-04-30Amy and Matthew Dale separate and they place their young son, Matthew Jr., in a London boarding school. The boy grows up without knowing his parents, …
The Pace That ThrillsDoris1925-10-18Paula, a chorus girl, marries into an aristocratic family. Unfortunately, her husband is a drunk. When he tries to give some liquor to their infant so…
The Wise GuyMary1926-05-23A carnival huckster who decides to turn pennies into dollars by passing himself off as a hellfire-and-brimstone evangelist….
Meet Me in St. LouisMrs. Anna Smith1944-11-28In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move…
The Palm Beach StoryThe Princess Centimillia1942-08-28Gerry and Tom Jeffers are finding married life hard. Tom is an inventor/ architect and there is little money for them to live on. They are about to be…
Thousands CheerHyllary Jones1943-01-01Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel’s pretty daughter. Their romance hits a fe…
The Great LieSandra Kovak1941-04-05After a newlywed’s husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child….
Red DustBarbara Willis1932-10-22Dennis, owner of a rubber plantation in Cochinchina, is involved with Vantine, who left Saigon to evade the police; but when his new surveyor, Gary, a…
Listen, DarlingDottie Wingate1938-10-21To stop Pinkie’s widowed, struggling mother Dottie from marrying a well-off older man they know she doesn’t love, teenager Pinkie and her best friend …
The HurricaneMadame Germaine De Laage1937-11-09A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he’s unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community …
Young IdeasJosephine Evans1943-08-02A widow’s grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor….
Easy to LoveCharlotte1934-01-13Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. S…
Jennie GerhardtLetty Pace1933-06-08This turn-of-the-century tragedy chronicles the sorrowful travails of a woman who endures a series of devastating losses….
The World ChangesVirginia Claffin Nordholm1933-11-25Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr….
Claudia and DavidElizabeth Van Doren1946-02-25The follow-up film to “Claudia”, with Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young reprising their earlier roles as a young married couple living in a small Conne…
Paradise for ThreeMrs. Irene Mallebre1938-06-04A businessman mingles with German laborers to learn more about their lives….
There’s Always a WomanLola Fraser1938-04-20An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give…
Woman Against WomanCynthia Holland1938-06-24A newlywed unhappily discovers that her husband’s scheming ex-wife still has a controlling influence in his life and home….
Man of IronVida1935-12-21A construction company foreman’s life changes–not necessarily for the better–when he is promoted to an executive position….
The ThiefIsabelle Lagarde1955-01-04The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father’s money and of stealing his step-sister’s heart….
SuccessRose Randolph1923-02-25The often-told film story of a drunken actor hitting the skids, making a comeback, and helping his grown daughter in the bargain….
Inez from HollywoodFay Bartholdi1924-12-14Inez Laranotta is an actress who is notorious for her vamp roles and for the wild parties she attends. But images are deceiving — the parties (and po…
Unguarded WomenHelen Castle1924-06-22Unguarded Women is a lost 1924 silent film drama. In a battle during the World War, Douglas Albright has a moment of cowardice which causes the death…
Yesterday and Today(archive footage)1953-12-02A compilation of early-day silent films that serves as a glimpse back to the formative days of the movie industry as a salute to Hollywood’s Golden Ye…
DodsworthEdith Cortright1936-09-23A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life….
Act of ViolencePat1948-12-21A 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 w…
The Murder of Dr. HarriganLillian Cooper1936-01-11A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a hospital elevator….
Return to Peyton PlaceMrs. Roberta Carter1961-05-05Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren’t pleased when they realize they’re the characters in local writer Allison MacKenzie’s controversial …
The Rough RidersDolly1927-09-30The story of the military unit organized by future U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt and its adventures in Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898….
CynthiaLouise Bishop1947-08-29Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date….
Page Miss GloryBetty1935-09-07A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer….
A Stranger in My ArmsVirgilnie Beasley1959-03-03An Air Force pilot finds romance with his war buddy’s widow….
Convention CityArlene Dale1933-12-14Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City….
The Devil’s HairpinMrs. Jargin1957-10-04Cocky car racer Nick Jargin has retired since he nearly caused the death of his brother at a hairpin bend on a circuit. He now holds a trendy café wh…
Hollywood My Home TownSelf (archive footage)1965-12-31Ken Murray narrates his 16mm home movies shot over 35 years in Hollywood….
The Price of a PartyAlice Barrows1924-11-23An unscrupulous broker discovers his hated business rival has secured a valuable option in Brazil and determines to delay the latter in New York until…
MidnightHelene Flammarion1939-03-24An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society….
Desert FuryFritzi Haller1947-08-15The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone’s efforts to separate them….
The Prisoner of ZendaAntoinette de Mauban1937-09-03An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped….
FiestaSeñora Morales1947-06-12When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring….
A Kiss Before DyingMrs. Corliss1956-04-20A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters….
Youngblood HawkeIrene Perry1964-11-04An unknown Kentucky writer (James Franciscus) comes to New York and pursues fame and women (Suzanne Pleshette, Genevieve Page)….
This Happy FeelingMrs. Tremaine1958-06-18On a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. When her rescuer s…
The Bright ShawlNarcissa Escobar1923-04-22Charles Abbott is implicated in the death of his friend Escobar, brother to the woman he loves….
The Marriage MakerVivian Hope-Clarke1923-09-30A matchmaker sets out to have a rich woman marry the not-so-rich boy she loves, and tries to persuade a poverty-stricken nobleman to marry the commone…
Hollywood Without Make-UpHerself1963-07-01A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood….
The Snows of KilimanjaroMrs. Leslie1960-03-25A writer reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection after a safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, after Earnest Hemingway’s short st…
Any Number Can PlayAda1949-07-15When illegal casino owner Charley Enley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds i…
TurnaboutMarion Manning1940-05-17Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other’s life….
The Power and the PrizeMrs. George Salt1956-09-26An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee….
Woman-ProofViolet Lynwood1923-10-28At sight of a woman, he got a ticket for speeding….
Hush… Hush, Sweet CharlotteJewel Mayhew1964-12-15An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative….
Little WomenMarmee1949-03-10Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil …
Brigham YoungMary Ann Young1940-09-27Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settl…
The Scarecrow(uncredited & cut)1920-11-07Buster competes with another farmhand for the love of the farmer’s daughter….
John SmithIrene Mason1922-06-01Upon being released from prison, Lawrence Hilliard takes the name of John Smith and looks for work, and falls in love with Irene Mason, a social secre…
Cass TimberlaneQueenie Havock1947-11-06Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorne…
The Man Who Played GodYoung Woman1922-10-01En eminent pianist is made deaf by an anarchist’s bomb during a command performance….
To the LadiesUndetermined Secondary Role1924-10-06Three clerks for the Kincaid Piano Company — Leonard Beebe, Chester Mullin, and Tom Baker are in competition for a promotion to factory manager….
Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage)1997-01-05Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film clips, written material and interviews of friends a…
Don JuanAdriana della Varnese1926-08-06If there was one thing that Don Juan de Marana learned from his father Don Jose, it was that women gave you three things – life, disillusionment and d…
Sentimental Tommy1921-03-26Grizel 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. T…
Okay for SoundAdriana (archive footage)1946-09-07This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers’ first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 Augus…
HollywoodMary Astor1923-08-19Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtim…
Show of ShowsPerformer in ‘The Pirate’ Number (uncredited)1929-11-21It’s 1929. The studio gave the cinema its voice gave offered the audiences a chance to see their favorite actors and actresses from the silent screen …
That’s Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)1976-05-16Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num…

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