Actor
Mary Astor
Born 3 May 1906 · Quincy, Illinois, USA — died 25 September 1987
Mary Astor (1906–1987) was an American actress who moved from silent films as a teenager to a long career in sound pictures. She is best remembered as the duplicitous Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon, and won an Oscar for The Great Lie. She also wrote novels and bestselling memoirs.
Key films
Don Juan (1926)
Early major silent role opposite John Barrymore, showing her rise as a teenage star.
Dodsworth (1936)
Acclaimed dramatic performance in William Wyler's drama, a highlight of her 1930s work.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Her signature role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in a landmark film noir with Humphrey Bogart.
The Great Lie (1941)
Her performance as pianist Sandra Kovak earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Warm turn as the mother in a beloved MGM musical, typifying her 1940s studio career.
Key awards
- 1941 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (The Great Lie)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 135
- 1921The Beggar Maid · as Peasant Girl / Beggar MaidActor
- 1921Sentimental TommyActor
- 1921My Lady o' the Pines · as Norah CollisonActor
- 1921Brother of the Bear · as Marcia HarthornActor
- 1921Wings of the BorderActor
- 1921Bullets or Ballots · as Bit PartActor
- 1922The Young Painter · as Helen SeymourActor
- 1922Hope · as Joan - the Lighthouse Keeper's DaughterActor
- 1922John Smith · as Irene MasonActor
- 1922The Man Who Played God · as Young WomanActor
- 1922The Angelus · as Bit PartActor
- 1922The Rapids · as Elsie WordenActor
- 1923Hollywood · as Mary AstorActor
- 1923Puritan Passions · as RachelActor
- 1923The Bright Shawl · as Narcissa EscobarActor
- 1923Second Fiddle · as Polly CrawfordActor
- 1923The Marriage Maker · as Vivian Hope-ClarkeActor
- 1923Success · as Rose RandolphActor
- 1923Woman-Proof · as Violet LynwoodActor
- 1924Beau Brummel · as Lady Margery AlvanleyActor
- 1924The Fighting American · as Mary BrainardActor
- 1924The Fighting Coward · as LucyActor
- 1924To the Ladies · as Undetermined Secondary RoleActor
- 1924The Price of a Party · as Alice BarrowsActor
- 1924Inez from Hollywood · as Fay BartholdiActor
- 1924Unguarded Women · as Helen CastleActor
- 1925Don Q Son of Zorro · as Dolores de MuroActor
- 1925Oh, Doctor! · as Dolores HicksActor
- 1925Playing with Souls · as MargoActor
- 1925The Pace That Thrills · as DorisActor
- 1925Scarlet Saint · as Fidele TridonActor
- 1925Enticement · as Leonore BewlayActor
- 1926Don Juan · as Adriana della VarneseActor
- 1926The Wise Guy · as MaryActor
- 1926Forever After · as Jennie ClaytonActor
- 1926High Steppers · as Audrey NyeActor
- 1927Two Arabian Knights · as MirzaActor
- 1927The Rough Riders · as DollyActor
- 1927No Place to Go · as Sally MontgomeryActor
- 1927The Sunset Derby · as Molly GibsonActor
- 1927The Sea Tiger · as Amy CortissosActor
- 1927Rose of the Golden West · as ElenaActor
- 1928Romance of the Underworld · as Judith AndrewsActor
- 1928Sailors' Wives · as Carol TrentActor
- 1928Dressed to Kill · as JeanneActor
- 1928Heart to Heart · as Princess Delatorre / Ellen GuthrieActor
- 1928Dry Martini · as Elizabeth QuimbyActor
- 19283-Ring Marriage · as AnnaActor
- 1929The Show of Shows · as Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)Actor
- 1929New Year's Eve · as Marjorie WareActor
- 1929The Woman from Hell · as Dee RenaudActor
- 1930Holiday · as Julia SetonActor
- 1930Ladies Love Brutes · as Mimi HowellActor
- 1930The Runaway Bride · as Mary GrayActor
- 1930The Lash · as Dona Rosita GarciaActor
- 1931Other Men's Women · as Lily KulperActor
- 1931Behind Office Doors · as Mary LindenActor
- 1931The Royal Bed · as Princess AnneActor
- 1931Smart Woman · as Nancy GibsonActor
- 1931Men of Chance · as MartheActor
- 1931The Sin Ship · as Frisco KittyActor
- 1931White Shoulders · as Norma SelbeeActor
- 1932Red Dust · as Barbara "Babs" WillisActor
- 1932The Lost Squadron · as Follette MarshActor
- 1932A Successful Calamity · as Emmy 'Sweetie' WiltonActor
- 1932Those We Love · as May BallardActor
- 1933The Kennel Murder Case · as Hilda LakeActor
- 1933The Little Giant · as Ruth WayburnActor
- 1933The World Changes · as Virginia Claffin NordholmActor
- 1933Convention City · as Arlene DaleActor
- 1933Jennie Gerhardt · as Letty PaceActor
- 1934The Case of the Howling Dog · as Bessie FoleyActor
- 1934The Man with Two Faces · as Jessica WellsActor
- 1934Easy to Love · as CharlotteActor
- 1934Upperworld · as Hettie StreamActor
- 1934I Am a Thief · as Odette MauclairActor
- 1934The Hollywood Gad-About · as SelfActor
- 1934Return of the Terror · as Olga MorganActor
- 1935Red Hot Tires · as Patricia SanfordActor
- 1935Page Miss Glory · as GladysActor
- 1935Dinky · as Martha DanielsActor
- 1935Man of Iron · as VidaActor
- 1935Straight from the Heart · as Marian HenshawActor
- 1936Dodsworth · as Edith CortrightActor
- 1936And So They Were Married · as Edith FarnhamActor
- 1936The Murder of Dr. Harrigan · as Lillian CooperActor
- 1936Trapped by Television · as Barbara 'Bobby' BlakeActor
- 1936Lady from Nowhere · as Polly DunlapActor
- 1937The Prisoner of Zenda · as Antoinette de MaubanActor
- 1937The Hurricane · as Mme. DeLaageActor
- 1938There's Always a Woman · as Lola FraserActor
- 1938Listen, Darling · as Dottie WingateActor
- 1938Paradise for Three · as Mrs. Irene MallebreActor
- 1938Woman Against Woman · as Cynthia HollandActor
- 1938No Time to Marry · as Kay McGowanActor
- 1939Midnight · as Helene FlammarionActor
- 1940Brigham Young · as Mary Ann YoungActor
- 1940Turnabout · as Marion ManningActor
- 1941The Maltese Falcon · as Brigid O'ShaughnessyActor
- 1941The Great Lie · as Sandra KovakActor
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 1942The Palm Beach Story · as The Princess CentimilliaActor
- 1942Across the Pacific · as Alberta MarlowActor
- 1943Thousands Cheer · as Hyllary JonesActor
- 1943Young Ideas · as Josephine EvansActor
- 1944Meet Me in St. Louis · as Anna SmithActor
- 1944Blonde Fever · as Delilah DonayActor
- 1946Claudia and David · as Elizabeth Van DorenActor
- 1946Okay for Sound · as Adriana (archive footage)Actor
- 1947Desert Fury · as Fritzi HallerActor
- 1947Cass Timberlane · as Queenie HavockActor
- 1947Cynthia · as Louise BishopActor
- 1947Fiesta · as Señora MoralesActor
- 1949Little Women · as MarmeeActor
- 1949Act of Violence · as PatActor
- 1949Any Number Can Play · as AdaActor
- 1953Yesterday and Today · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1955The Thief · as Isabelle LagardeActor
- 1956A Kiss Before Dying · as Mrs. CorlissActor
- 1956The Power and the Prize · as Mrs. George SaltActor
- 1957The Devil's Hairpin · as Mrs. JarginActor
- 1957The Ninth DayActor
- 1957The Troublemakers · as Mattie GerrityActor
- 1958This Happy Feeling · as Mrs. TremaineActor
- 1958The Littlest Enemy · as Mrs. WickensActor
- 1959A Stranger in My Arms · as Virgilnie BeasleyActor
- 1960The Snows of Kilimanjaro · as Mrs. LeslieActor
- 1960Journey to the Day · as Helen May WhitfieldActor
- 1961Return to Peyton Place · as Roberta CarterActor
- 1964Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte · as Jewel MayhewActor
- 1964Youngblood Hawke · as Irene PerryActor
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1997Bogart: The Untold Story · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2006The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.