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Mady Christians Born Marguerita Maria Christians
January 19, 1892
Vienna, Austria-Hungary, now AustriaDied October 28, 1951 (aged 59)
Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.Years active 1916–1950 Spouse Dr. Sven von Mueller Marguerita Maria "Mady" Christians (January 19, 1892 – October 28, 1951) was an Austrian actress who achieved a successful acting career in theatre and film, in the United States until she was blacklisted during the McCarthy period.
Her family went to Berlin when she was one year old, and to New York in 1912. Five years later she returned to Europe to study under Max Reinhardt. She appeared in a number of European films before getting into American films.
On Broadway, she originated the title role in the 1944 play I Remember Mama. Her last movie roles were in All My Sons, based on the play by Arthur Miller, and Letter from an Unknown Woman, both released in 1948.
Selected filmography
- Der schwarze Husar (The Black Hussar) (1932)
- Escapade (1935)
- Come and Get It (1936)
- Seventh Heaven (1937)
- The Woman I Love (1937)
- Heidi (1937)
- Tender Comrade (1943)
- Address Unknown (1944)
- All My Sons (1948)
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
External links
- Mady Christians at the Internet Movie Database
- Mady Christians at Find a Grave
- Virtual History website
Categories:- 1892 births
- 1951 deaths
- Austrian film actors
- Austrian stage actors
- Hollywood blacklist
- People from Norwalk, Connecticut
- People from Vienna
- Austrian expatriates in the United States
- Austrian expatriates in Germany
- Austrian actor stubs
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