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Trapped by Television (1936) -- An inventor looking for backing for his television invention gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters who try to steal his invention.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 12 -- Two women scheme to get rid of a rich old man.
Across the Pacific (1942) -- Trailer for this classic war film
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 28 -- A woman's dream comes true when she witnesses a murder.
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) -- The arrival of a lost relative, engulfs terror upon an aging southern belle, forever plagued by a horrifying family secret.

Overview

Date of Birth:
3 May 1906, Quincy, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
25 September 1987, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Mary Astor was born, Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke, on May 3, 1906 in Quincy... more
Trivia:
Acording to an August 1924 Topeka Capital article, Mary Astor (Lucille... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win more
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Musical Theatre West Presents Meet Me In St. Louis, Oct. 31 - Nov. 15
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 31 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
'Project Runway' and film noir: What are your favorite femme-fatale fashions?
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US TV Schedule:
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Filmography

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Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)   Jewel Mayhew 1964 - 7.4 (3,698)
AKAs:
  • What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?
- 2. Youngblood Hawke (1964) Irene Perry 1964 - 5.7 (109)
- 3. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Dame Clorissa Rose Genet (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.6 (107)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Florence Roberts (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Dr. Kildare" (1961)   Aunt Frances / Martha Lantzinge (2 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - 7.7 (121)
2 TV episodes:
- 6. "The Defenders" (1961)   Flora Goode (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.7 (86)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Checkmate" (1960)   Esther Brack (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.3 (58)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Return to Peyton Place (1961) Mrs. Roberta Carter 1961 - 5.7 (264)
- 9. "Rawhide" (1959)   Emma Cardwell (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.2 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Thriller" (1960)   Rose French (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.6 (148)
AKAs:
  • Boris Karloff's Thriller
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Eileen Bavister / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1957-1960) 1960 - 8.5 (67)
5 TV episodes:
- 12. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)   Lydia Chalmers / 3 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1955-1960) 1960 - 8.4 (32)
AKAs:
  • The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
4 TV episodes:
- 13. The Philadelphia Story (1959) (TV) Margaret Lord 1959 - 6.1 (12)
- 14. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Bea Hicks (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   Grace Dolan / Mrs. Fenimore (2 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - 8.8 (1,223)
2 TV episodes:
- 16. A Stranger in My Arms (1959)   Mrs. Virgilnie Beasley 1959 - 5.7 (45)
AKAs:
  • And Ride a Tiger (USA: alternative title)
- 17. This Happy Feeling (1958) Mrs. Tremaine 1958 - 5.7 (107)
- 18. "Studio One" (1948)   Harriet Brand / Ruth Sparling (2 episodes, 1954-1958) 1958 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 19. "U.S. Marshal" (1958)   Amy (1 episode) 1958 - 7.0 (16)
1 TV episode:
- 20. The Devil's Hairpin (1957) Mrs. Jargin 1957 - 6.1 (15)
- 21. "Climax!" (1954)   Clarissa Bowman / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1955-1957) 1957 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
4 TV episodes:
- 22. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   Mildred Le Brun (2 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 23. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Sarah Simmons (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)   Norma Desmond (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Lucky Strike Theater
  • Montgomery's Summer Stock
  • The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
1 TV episode:
- 25. The Power and the Prize (1956) Mrs. George Salt 1956 - 5.6 (99)
- 26. A Kiss Before Dying (1956) Mrs. Corliss 1956 - 6.8 (972)
- 27. "Playwrights '56" (1955)   Georgina (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.1 (7)
AKAs:
  • Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
  • The Playwright Hour
1 TV episode:
- 28. "Star Stage" (1955)   Nurse (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - -
1 TV episode:
- 29. "Studio 57" (1954)   Julia Kean (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.1 (24)
AKAs:
  • Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 30. "Front Row Center" (1955)   Millicent Jordan (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - -
1 TV episode:
- 31. "The Elgin Hour" (1954)   Madge Draper (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 5.9 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 32. "Producers' Showcase" (1954)   Nancy Blake (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.5 (20)
1 TV episode:
- 33. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1953)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - -
AKAs:
  • Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1948)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.0 (19)
AKAs:
  • Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
  • The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 35. "The Best of Broadway" (1954)   Margaret Lord (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 6.5 (7)
- 36. "Danger" (1950)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.2 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
  • Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 38. Any Number Can Play (1949) Ada 1949 - 6.4 (176)
- 39. Little Women (1949) Marmee 1949 - 7.1 (1,758)
- 40. Act of Violence (1948) Pat 1948 - 7.5 (1,083)
- 41. Cass Timberlane (1947)   Queenie Havock 1947 - 6.2 (259)
AKAs:
  • Sinclair Lewis' Cass Timberlane (USA: promotional title)
- 42. Cynthia (1947)   Louise Bishop 1947 - 5.9 (117)
AKAs:
  • Cynthia: The Rich, Full Life
  • The Rich Full Life (UK)
- 43. Desert Fury (1947) Fritzi Haller 1947 - 6.9 (250)
- 44. Fiesta (1947) Señora Morales 1947 - 5.7 (117)
- 45. Claudia and David (1946) Elizabeth Van Doren 1946 - 6.5 (46)
- 46. Blonde Fever (1944) Delilah Donay 1944 - 5.8 (64)
- 47. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Mrs. Anna Smith 1944 - 7.7 (6,339)
- 48. Thousands Cheer (1943) Hyllary Jones 1943 - 6.6 (276)
- 49. Young Ideas (1943) Josephine 'Jo' Evans 1943 - 5.5 (50)
- 50. The Palm Beach Story (1942) The Princess Centimillia 1942 - 8.0 (3,723)
- 51. Across the Pacific (1942) Alberta Marlow 1942 - 6.8 (1,443)
- 52. The Maltese Falcon (1941) Brigid O'Shaughnessy 1941 - 8.4 (46,834)
- 53. The Great Lie (1941) Sandra Kovak 1941 - 7.2 (1,061)
- 54. Brigham Young (1940)   Mary Ann Young 1940 - 6.5 (328)
AKAs:
  • Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title)
- 55. Turnabout (1940) Marion Manning 1940 - 6.5 (223)
- 56. Midnight (1939) Helene Flammarion 1939 - 8.0 (1,578)
- 57. Listen, Darling (1938) Mrs. Dorothy 'Dottie' Wingate 1938 - 6.7 (164)
- 58. Woman Against Woman (1938) Cynthia Holland 1938 - 6.3 (28)
- 59. There's Always a Woman (1938) Lola Fraser 1938 - 6.8 (124)
- 60. Paradise for Three (1938)   Mrs. Irene Mallebre 1938 - 7.3 (84)
AKAs:
  • Romance for Three (UK)
- 61. No Time to Marry (1938) Kay McGowan 1938 - -
- 62. The Hurricane (1937) Mme. DeLaage 1937 - 7.3 (758)
- 63. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Antoinette de Mauban 1937 - 7.8 (1,576)
- 64. Lady from Nowhere (1936) Polly 1936 - -
- 65. Dodsworth (1936) Mrs. Edith Cortright 1936 - 8.4 (3,005)
- 66. Trapped by Television (1936)   Barbara 'Bobby' Blake 1936 - 5.8 (30)
AKAs:
  • Caught by Television (UK)
- 67. And So They Were Married (1936) Edith Farnham 1936 - 6.1 (31)
- 68. The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936) Lillian Cooper 1936 - 5.8 (37)
- 69. Man of Iron (1935) Vida 1935 - 6.5 (22)
- 70. Page Miss Glory (1935) Gladys Russell 1935 - 7.9 (619)
- 71. Dinky (1935) Mrs. Martha Daniels 1935 - 5.1 (20)
- 72. Straight from the Heart (1935) Marian Henshaw 1935 - -
- 73. Red Hot Tires (1935)   Patricia Sanford 1935 - 6.5 (25)
AKAs:
  • Racing Luck (UK)
- 74. I Am a Thief (1934) Odette Mauclair 1934 - 6.0 (62)
- 75. The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) Bessie Foley 1934 - 6.6 (158)
- 76. The Man with Two Faces (1934) Jessica Wells 1934 - 6.1 (62)
- 77. Return of the Terror (1934) Olga Morgan 1934 - -
- 78. Upperworld (1934) Mrs. Hettie Stream 1934 - 6.4 (147)
- 79. Easy to Love (1934) Charlotte Hopkins 1934 - 7.0 (63)
- 80. Convention City (1933) Arlene Dale 1933 - 8.4 (15)
- 81. The World Changes (1933) Virginia 'Ginny' Clafflin Nordholm 1933 - 6.9 (87)
- 82. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) Hilda Lake 1933 - 6.9 (876)
- 83. Jennie Gerhardt (1933) Letty Pace 1933 - 7.7 (9)
- 84. The Little Giant (1933) Ruth Wayburn 1933 - 7.1 (173)
- 85. Red Dust (1932) Barbara Willis 1932 - 7.3 (1,227)
- 86. A Successful Calamity (1932) Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton 1932 - 7.1 (80)
- 87. Those We Love (1932) May Ballard 1932 - 5.7 (11)
- 88. The Lost Squadron (1932) Follette Marsh 1932 - 6.4 (180)
- 89. Men of Chance (1931) Marthe Preston Silk 1931 - 6.1 (29)
- 90. Smart Woman (1931) Mrs. Nancy Gibson 1931 - 6.7 (56)
- 91. White Shoulders (1931) Norma Selbee 1931 - -
- 92. The Sin Ship (1931) Frisco Kitty 1931 - 5.4 (40)
- 93. Behind Office Doors (1931) Mary Linden 1931 - 6.6 (76)
- 94. Other Men's Women (1931)   Lily Kulper 1931 - 6.2 (283)
AKAs:
  • The Steel Highway
- 95. The Royal Bed (1931)   Princess Anne 1931 - 6.5 (20)
AKAs:
  • The Queen's Husband (UK)
- 96. The Lash (1930)   Dona Rosita Garcia 1930 - 5.9 (35)
AKAs:
  • Adiós (USA: Spanish title)
- 97. Holiday (1930) Julia Seton 1930 - 7.5 (58)
- 98. Ladies Love Brutes (1930) Mimi Howell 1930 - 7.7 (8)
- 99. The Runaway Bride (1930) Mary Gray, AKA Sally Fairchild 1930 - 4.7 (45)
- 100. The Woman from Hell (1929) Dee Renaud 1929 - -
- 101. New Year's Eve (1929) Marjorie Ware 1929 - -
- 102. Romance of the Underworld (1928)   Judith Andrews 1928 - 6.9 (12)
AKAs:
  • Romance and Bright Lights
- 103. Dry Martini (1928) Elizabeth Quimby 1928 - -
- 104. Heart to Heart (1928) Princess Delatorre/Ellen Guthrie 1928 - -
- 105. Three-Ring Marriage (1928) Anna 1928 - -
- 106. Dressed to Kill (1928) Jeanne 1928 - 9.1 (12)
- 107. Sailors' Wives (1928) Carol Trent 1928 - -
- 108. No Place to Go (1927) Sally Montgomery 1927 - -
- 109. The Rough Riders (1927)   Dolly 1927 - -
AKAs:
  • The Trumpet Calls (USA)
- 110. Rose of the Golden West (1927) Elena 1927 - -
- 111. Two Arabian Knights (1927) Mirza 1927 - 7.1 (217)
- 112. The Sunset Derby (1927) Molly Gibson 1927 - -
- 113. The Sea Tiger (1927) Amy Cortissos 1927 - -
- 114. Forever After (1926) Jennie Clayton 1926 - -
- 115. Don Juan (1926) Adriana della Varnese 1926 - 7.1 (289)
- 116. The Wise Guy (1926)   Mary 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Into the Night (UK)
  • Wise Guy (USA)
- 117. High Steppers (1926) Audrey Nye 1926 - -
- 118. Scarlet Saint (1925) Fidele Tridon 1925 - -
- 119. The Pace That Thrills (1925) Doris 1925 - -
- 120. Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) Dolores de Muro 1925 - 7.2 (122)
- 121. Playing with Souls (1925) Margo 1925 - -
- 122. Enticement (1925) Leonore Bewlay 1925 - -
- 123. Oh, Doctor! (1925) Dolores Hicks 1925 - -
- 124. Inez from Hollywood (1924)   Fay Bartholdi 1924 - -
AKAs:
  • The Good Bad Girl
- 125. The Price of a Party (1924) Alice Barrows 1924 - -
- 126. Unguarded Women (1924) Helen Castle 1924 - -
- 127. The Fighting American (1924) Mary O'Mallory 1924 - -
- 128. Beau Brummel (1924) Lady Margery Alvanley 1924 - 7.2 (99)
- 129. The Fighting Coward (1924) Lucy 1924 - 7.7 (5)
- 130. To the Ladies (1923) (uncredited) Bit Part 1923 - -
- 131. Woman-Proof (1923) Violet Lynwood 1923 - -
- 132. The Marriage Maker (1923) Vivian Hope-Clarke 1923 - -
- 133. Puritan Passions (1923) Rachel 1923 - -
- 134. The Bright Shawl (1923) Narcissa Escobar 1923 - 8.4 (8)
- 135. Success (1923) Rose Randolph 1923 - -
- 136. Second Fiddle (1923) Polly Crawford 1923 - -
- 137. The Rapids (1922) (uncredited) Elsie Worden 1922 - -
- 138. The Man Who Played God (1922) Young Woman 1922 - 7.9 (5)
- 139. Hope (1922) Hope 1922 - -
- 140. John Smith (1922) Irene Mason 1922 - -
- 141. The Young Painter (1922) 1922 - -
- 142. The Angelus (1922) (uncredited) Bit Part 1922 - -
- 143. Wings of the Border (1921) 1921 - -
- 144. The Beggar Maid (1921) (uncredited) Peasant Girl/Beggar Maid 1921 - -
- 145. My Lady o' the Pines (1921) (uncredited) Bit Part 1921 - -
- 146. Sentimental Tommy (1921) (scenes deleted) 1921 - -
- 147. Brother of the Bear (1921) (uncredited) Bit Part 1921 - 9.9 (7)
- 148. The Bashful Suitor (1921) (uncredited) Bit Part 1921 - -
- 149. Bullets or Ballots (1921) (uncredited) Bit Part 1921 - -
Soundtrack
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- 1. Listen, Darling (1938) (performer: "On the Bumpy Road to Love" (1938)) ("On the Bumpy Road to Love" (1938), "Ten Pins in the Sky" (1938)) 1938 - 6.7 (164)
- 2. Red Hot Tires (1935)   ("The Bull Dog on the Bank and the Bull Frog in the Pool" (uncredited)) 1935 - 6.5 (25)
AKAs:
  • Racing Luck (UK)
- 3. Smart Woman (1931) ("Three Little Words" (1930)) 1931 - 6.7 (56)
- 4. Other Men's Women (1931)   ("Wherever You Stray, Wherever You Go" (uncredited)) 1931 - 6.2 (283)
AKAs:
  • The Steel Highway
Self
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- 1. "Hollywood" (1980)   Herself (unknown episodes) 1980 - 9.1 (281)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
- 2. "Person to Person" (1953)   Herself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.8 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) (uncredited) Herself 1941 - 8.8 (16)
- 4. The Hollywood Gad-About (1934) Herself (Queen of the Frolic) 1934 - -
- 5. The Show of Shows (1929) (unconfirmed) (scenes deleted) Herself 1929 - 7.6 (69)
- 6. A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (1927) Herself 1927 - -
- 7. WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926 (1926) Herself 1926 - 3.5 (9)
- 8. Hollywood (1923)   Herself, Cameo appearance 1923 - 7.1 (11)
AKAs:
  • Joligud
Archive Footage
- 1. In the Good Old Summertime Intro (2004) (V) Mrs. Anna Smith
- 2. "American Masters"  
1 TV episode:
- 3. Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV) (uncredited) Actress in 'The Maltese Falcon'
- 4. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) Herself
- 5. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) Herself
- 6. "Frontier Justice"  
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Toast of the Town"  
1 TV episode:
- 8. Some of the Greatest (1956) Adriana
- 9. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (1951) Herself

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Other Works:
Childrens book: "My Friends Have Blue Eyes" more
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2 Print Biographies | 1 Pictorial more
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