Mary Astor
- Nascita
- 3 maggio 1906
- Morte
- 25 settembre 1987
- Luogo di nascita
- Quincy, Illinois, USA
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.
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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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In esameThat's Entertainment, Part II1976
Piano... piano dolce Carlotta1964
In esameScandalo in società1964
In esameRitorno a Peyton Place1961
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In esameThe Devil's Hairpin1957
In esameI filibustieri della finanza1956
In esameA Kiss Before Dying1956
In esameAny Number Can Play1949
Piccole donne1949
In esameAtto di violenza1949
In esameIl giudice Timberlane1947
In esameCynthia1947
Furia nel deserto1947
In esameClaudia and David1946
Blonde Fever1944
Incontriamoci a Saint Louis1944
In esameLa parata delle stelle1943
In esameYoung Ideas1943
In esameAcross the Pacific1942
In esameRitrovarsi1942
Il mistero del falco1941
In esameLa grande menzogna1941
In esameLa grande missione1940
In esameTurnabout1940
In esameMidnight1939
In esameListen, Darling1938
In esameParadise for Three1938
In esameThere's Always a Woman1938
Uragano1937
Il prigioniero di Zenda1937
In esameInfedeltà1936
In esameAnd So They Were Married1936
In esameStraight from the Heart1935
In esameThe Case of the Howling Dog1934
In esameThe Man with Two Faces1934
In esameUpperworld1934
In esameEasy to Love1934
In esameThe Kennel Murder Case1933
In esameLo schiaffo1932
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In esameL'ultima squadriglia1932
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In esameHoliday1930
In esameLadies Love Brutes1930
In esameThe Runaway Bride1930
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In esameHeart to Heart1928
In esame3-Ring Marriage1928
In esameThe Rough Riders1927
In esameTwo Arabian Knights1927
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In esameScarlet Saint1925
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In esameOh, Doctor!1925
In esameTo the Ladies1924
In esameBeau Brummel1924
In esameThe Rapids1922
In esameThe Man Who Played God1922
In esameSentimental Tommy1921