Mary Astor
Acting
Born May 3, 1906 · Quincy, Illinois, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Robert Montgomery Presents
Rawhide
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Climax!
The Philco Television Playhouse
Studio One
Dr. Kildare
Burke's Law
Thriller
The Defenders
Ben Casey
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The United States Steel Hour
Checkmate
Lux Video Theatre
Producers' Showcase
The Maltese Falcon
Playwrights '56
General Electric Theater
Little Women
Hollywood
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Fighting American
That's Entertainment, Part II
A Kiss Before Dying
The Show of Shows
Brigham Young
The Thief
Dodsworth
Act of Violence
Hope
The Palm Beach Story
Hollywood
Cass Timberlane
Desert Fury
Sentimental Tommy
The Hurricane
The Prisoner of Zenda
Fiesta