Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-05-03

Day of Death

1987-09-25 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Quincy, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Μαίρη Άστορ

Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke

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

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

Midnight

Midnight

Little Women

Little Women

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

Acting

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

Meet Me in St. Louis

as

Anna Smith

The Maltese Falcon

1941

The Maltese Falcon

as

Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

as

Jewel Mayhew

Dodsworth

1936

Dodsworth

as

Edith Cortright

Midnight

1939

Midnight

as

Helene Flammarion

The Palm Beach Story

1942

The Palm Beach Story

as

The Princess Centimillia

Other Men's Women

1931

Other Men's Women

as

Lily Kulper

Desert Fury

1947

Desert Fury

as

Fritzi Haller

Act of Violence

1949

Act of Violence

as

Pat

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

Mary Astor

White Shoulders

1931

White Shoulders

as

Norma Selbee

The Little Giant

1933

The Little Giant

as

Ruth Wayburn

Little Women

1949

Little Women

as

Marmee

Thousands Cheer

1943

Thousands Cheer

as

Hyllary Jones

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda

as

Antoinette de Mauban

The Great Lie

1941

The Great Lie

as

Sandra Kovak

Red Dust

1932

Red Dust

as

Barbara "Babs" Willis

Fiesta

1947

Fiesta

as

Señora Morales

Brother of the Bear

1921

Brother of the Bear

as

Marcia Harthorn

Bullets or Ballots

1921

Bullets or Ballots

as

Bit Part

My Lady o' the Pines

1921

My Lady o' the Pines

as

Norah Collison

The Young Painter

1922

The Young Painter

as

Helen Seymour

Wings of the Border

1921

Wings of the Border

as

Hope

1922

Hope

as

Joan - the Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

John Smith

1922

John Smith

as

Irene Mason

The Man Who Played God

1922

The Man Who Played God

as

Young Woman

The Angelus

1922

The Angelus

as

Bit Part

Puritan Passions

1923

Puritan Passions

as

Rachel

To the Ladies

1924

To the Ladies

as

Undetermined Secondary Role

Playing with Souls

1925

Playing with Souls

as

Margo

The Price of a Party

1924

The Price of a Party

as

Alice Barrows

The Pace That Thrills

1925

The Pace That Thrills

as

Doris

The Wise Guy

1926

The Wise Guy

as

Mary

No Place to Go

1927

No Place to Go

as

Sally Montgomery

Sailors' Wives

1928

Sailors' Wives

as

Carol Trent

The Sunset Derby

1927

The Sunset Derby

as

Molly Gibson

New Year's Eve

1929

New Year's Eve

as

Marjorie Ware

Return of the Terror

1934

Return of the Terror

as

Olga Morgan

Yesterday and Today

1953

Yesterday and Today

as

(archive footage)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1960

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

as

Mrs. Leslie

Straight from the Heart

1935

Straight from the Heart

as

Marian Henshaw

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

as

Self (archive footage)

Across the Pacific

1942

Across the Pacific

as

Alberta Marlow

A Kiss Before Dying

1956

A Kiss Before Dying

as

Mrs. Corliss

The Kennel Murder Case

1933

The Kennel Murder Case

as

Hilda Lake

Listen, Darling

1938

Listen, Darling

as

Dottie Wingate

The Man with Two Faces

1934

The Man with Two Faces

as

Jessica Wells

Brigham Young

1940

Brigham Young

as

Mary Ann Young

The Hurricane

1937

The Hurricane

as

Mme. DeLaage

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

as

Lillian Cooper

Don Juan

1926

Don Juan

as

Adriana della Varnese

The Lost Squadron

1932

The Lost Squadron

as

Follette Marsh

Any Number Can Play

1949

Any Number Can Play

as

Ada

Holiday

1930

Holiday

as

Julia Seton

Youngblood Hawke

1964

Youngblood Hawke

as

Irene Perry

Cass Timberlane

1947

Cass Timberlane

as

Queenie Havock

Return to Peyton Place

1961

Return to Peyton Place

as

Mrs. Roberta Carter

Those We Love

1932

Those We Love

as

May Ballard

Turnabout

1940

Turnabout

as

Marion Manning

Don Q Son of Zorro

1925

Don Q Son of Zorro

as

Dolores de Muro

Trapped by Television

1936

Trapped by Television

as

Barbara 'Bobby' Blake

Blonde Fever

1944

Blonde Fever

as

Delilah Donay

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

The Case of the Howling Dog

as

Bessie Foley

Beau Brummel

1924

Beau Brummel

as

Lady Margery Alvanley

This Happy Feeling

1958

This Happy Feeling

as

Mrs. Tremaine

A Successful Calamity

1932

A Successful Calamity

as

Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

Behind Office Doors

1931

Behind Office Doors

as

Mary Linden

The Royal Bed

1931

The Royal Bed

as

Princess Anne

Romance of the Underworld

1928

Romance of the Underworld

as

Judith Andrews

I Am a Thief

1934

I Am a Thief

as

Odette Mauclair

There's Always a Woman

1938

There's Always a Woman

as

Lola Fraser

Smart Woman

1931

Smart Woman

as

Nancy Gibson

Young Ideas

1943

Young Ideas

as

Josephine Evans

Cynthia

1947

Cynthia

as

Louise Bishop

And So They Were Married

1936

And So They Were Married

as

Edith Farnham

Easy to Love

1934

Easy to Love

as

Charlotte

The Power and the Prize

1956

The Power and the Prize

as

Mrs. George Salt

Ladies Love Brutes

1930

Ladies Love Brutes

as

Mimi Howell

Page Miss Glory

1935

Page Miss Glory

as

Gladys

Men of Chance

1931

Men of Chance

as

Marthe

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

Jennie Gerhardt

as

Letty Pace

Upperworld

1934

Upperworld

as

Hettie Stream

The World Changes

1933

The World Changes

as

Virginia Claffin Nordholm

Oh, Doctor!

1925

Oh, Doctor!

as

Dolores Hicks

Claudia and David

1946

Claudia and David

as

Elizabeth Van Doren

Dinky

1935

Dinky

as

Martha Daniels

A Stranger in My Arms

1959

A Stranger in My Arms

as

Virgilnie Beasley

The Lash

1930

The Lash

as

Dona Rosita Garcia

Paradise for Three

1938

Paradise for Three

as

Mrs. Irene Mallebre

Convention City

1933

Convention City

as

Arlene Dale

The Bright Shawl

1923

The Bright Shawl

as

Narcissa Escobar

Dressed to Kill

1928

Dressed to Kill

as

Jeanne

The Sin Ship

1931

The Sin Ship

as

Frisco Kitty

Show of Shows

1929

Show of Shows

as

Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)

The Runaway Bride

1930

The Runaway Bride

as

Mary Gray

Lady from Nowhere

1936

Lady from Nowhere

as

Polly Dunlap

Heart to Heart

1928

Heart to Heart

as

Princess Delatorre / Ellen Guthrie

Two Arabian Knights

1927

Two Arabian Knights

as

Mirza

The Beggar Maid

1921

The Beggar Maid

as

Peasant Girl / Beggar Maid

Red Hot Tires

1935

Red Hot Tires

as

Patricia Sanford

The Sea Tiger

1927

The Sea Tiger

as

Amy Cortissos

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as

Self (archive footage)

Woman Against Woman

1938

Woman Against Woman

as

Cynthia Holland

The Woman from Hell

1929

The Woman from Hell

as

Dee Renaud

The Devil's Hairpin

1957

The Devil's Hairpin

as

Mrs. Jargin

Scarlet Saint

1925

Scarlet Saint

as

Fidele Tridon

Man of Iron

1935

Man of Iron

as

Vida

No Time to Marry

1938

No Time to Marry

as

Kay McGowan

The Ninth Day

1957

The Ninth Day

as

The Rough Riders

1927

The Rough Riders

as

Dolly

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dry Martini

1928

Dry Martini

as

Elizabeth Quimby

The Thief

1955

The Thief

as

Isabelle Lagarde

Sentimental Tommy

1921

Sentimental Tommy

as

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

The Hollywood Gad-About

as

Self

Second Fiddle

1923

Second Fiddle

as

Polly Crawford

Rose of the Golden West

1927

Rose of the Golden West

as

Elena

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Enticement

1925

Enticement

as

Leonore Bewlay

The Marriage Maker

1923

The Marriage Maker

as

Vivian Hope-Clarke

The Fighting Coward

1924

The Fighting Coward

as

Lucy

Success

1923

Success

as

Rose Randolph

3-Ring Marriage

1928

3-Ring Marriage

as

Anna

Woman-Proof

1923

Woman-Proof

as

Violet Lynwood

Forever After

1926

Forever After

as

Jennie Clayton

Okay for Sound

1946

Okay for Sound

as

Adriana (archive footage)

The Fighting American

1924

The Fighting American

as

Mary Brainard

The Rapids

1922

The Rapids

as

Elsie Worden

High Steppers

1926

High Steppers

as

Audrey Nye

Inez from Hollywood

1924

Inez from Hollywood

as

Fay Bartholdi

Unguarded Women

1924

Unguarded Women

as

Helen Castle

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Florence Roberts

Studio One

Studio One

as

Ruth Sparling

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Bea Hicks

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Mrs. Fenimore

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Emma Cardwell

Thriller

Thriller

as

Rose French

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Margaret Eliot

Climax!

Climax!

as

Mrs. Harriss

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Norma Desmond

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Sarah Simmons

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Martha Lantzinge

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Flora Goode

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

as

Isabelle Lagarde

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Aunt Frances

Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase

as

Nancy Blake

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Mildred Le Brun

Hollywood

Hollywood

as

Self

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Esther Brack

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Grace Dolan

Studio One

Studio One

as

Harriet Brand

Climax!

Climax!

as

Ethel Allen

Climax!

Climax!

as

Martha

Climax!

Climax!

as

Clarissa Bowman

Production

Crew

Directing