Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Deceased · Born: May 3, 1906 · Died: Sep 25, 1987

Known For

The Maltese FalconThe Maltese Falcon
Meet Me in St. LouisMeet Me in St. Louis
The Palm Beach StoryThe Palm Beach Story
Across the PacificAcross the Pacific

Personal Details

BornMay 3, 1906 Quincy, Illinois, USA
Spouse

  • Thomas Gordon Wheelock

    ( Dec 24, 1945 to Aug 30, 1955 )

  • Manuel del Campo

    ( Feb 16, 1937 to Jan 6, 1944 )

  • Dr. Franklyn Thorpe

    ( Jun 29, 1931 to Apr 12, 1935 )

  • Kenneth Hawks

    ( Feb 24, 1928 to Jan 2, 1930 )
Parents
  • Otto Ludwig Wilhelm Langhanke
  • Helen Vasconcells

Biography

Mary Astor was born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke on May 3, 1906, in Quincy, Illinois, to Helen Marie Vasconcellos, an American of Portuguese and Irish ancestry, and Otto Ludwig Langhanke, a German immigrant.

Career

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
1964
Youngblood Hawke
Youngblood Hawke as Irene Perry
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Jewel Mayhew
1961
Return to Peyton Place
Return to Peyton Place as Mrs. Roberta Carter
1960
Buick-Electra Playhouse
Buick-Electra Playhouse as Mrs. Leslie
1959
A Stranger in My Arms
A Stranger in My Arms as Virgilnie Beasley
1958
This Happy Feeling
This Happy Feeling as Mrs. Tremaine
1957
The Devil's Hairpin
The Devil's Hairpin as Mrs. Jargin
1956
The Power and the Prize
The Power and the Prize as Mrs. George Salt
A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying as Mrs. Corliss
1955
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour as Isabelle Lagarde
1953
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today as (archive footage)
1949
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play as Ada
Act of Violence
Act of Violence as Pat
Little Women
Little Women as Marmee
1947
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane as Queenie Havock
Desert Fury
Desert Fury as Fritzi Haller
Fiesta
Fiesta as Señora Morales
Cynthia
Cynthia as Louise Bishop
1946
Claudia and David
Claudia and David as Elizabeth Van Doren
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound as Adriana (archive footage)
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis as Anna Smith
Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever as Delilah Donay
1943
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer as Hyllary Jones
Young Ideas
Young Ideas as Josephine Evans
1942
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific as Alberta Marlow
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story as The Princess Centimillia
1941
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon as Brigid O'Shaughnessy
The Great Lie
The Great Lie as Sandra Kovak
1940
Turnabout
Turnabout as Marion Manning
Brigham Young
Brigham Young as Mary Ann Young
1939
Midnight
Midnight as Helene Flammarion
1938
There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman as Lola Fraser
Woman Against Woman
Woman Against Woman as Cynthia Holland
1937
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda as Antoinette de Mauban
The Hurricane
The Hurricane as Mme. DeLaage
1936
Trapped by Television
Trapped by Television as Barbara 'Bobby' Blake
And So They Were Married
And So They Were Married as Edith Farnham
Dodsworth
Dodsworth as Edith Cortright
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan as Lillian Cooper
Lady from Nowhere
Lady from Nowhere as Polly Dunlap
1935
Page Miss Glory
Page Miss Glory as Gladys
1934
Easy to Love
Easy to Love as Charlotte
The Man with Two Faces
The Man with Two Faces as Jessica Wells
Upperworld
Upperworld as Hettie Stream
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog as Bessie Foley
1933
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case as Hilda Lake
The Little Giant
The Little Giant as Ruth Wayburn
The World Changes
The World Changes as Virginia Claffin Nordholm
1932
A Successful Calamity
A Successful Calamity as Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton
Red Dust
Red Dust as Barbara "Babs" Willis
Those We Love
Those We Love as May Ballard
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron as Follette Marsh
1931
Behind Office Doors
Behind Office Doors as Mary Linden
The Royal Bed
The Royal Bed as Princess Anne
The Sin Ship
The Sin Ship as Frisco Kitty
Smart Woman
Smart Woman as Nancy Gibson
Other Men's Women
Other Men's Women as Lily Kulper
Men of Chance
Men of Chance as Marthe
1930
The Runaway Bride
The Runaway Bride as Mary Gray
Adiós
Adiós as Dona Rosita Garcia
1929
Show of Shows
Show of Shows as Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)
1928
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill as Jeanne
1927
Two Arabian Knights
Two Arabian Knights as Mirza
1926
Don Juan
Don Juan as Adriana della Varnese
1925
Don Q Son of Zorro
Don Q Son of Zorro as Dolores de Muro
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
1980
Hollywood
Hollywood
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1965
Hollywood My Home Town
Hollywood My Home Town
1963
Hollywood Without Make-Up
Hollywood Without Make-Up
1961
Hollywood: The Golden Years
Hollywood: The Golden Years
1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941