Mary Thurman
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1895-04-27
- Died
- 1925-12-22
- Place of birth
- Richfield, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Christiansen
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Thurman (née Christiansen, April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in Bombs! (1916) and The Fool (1925). Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan. They collaborated on several critically acclaimed films including The Sin of Martha Queed (1921) and A Broken Doll (1921). In Dwan's still extant 1923 film Zaza, Thurman is the actress Gloria Swanson fights with. She appeared in nearly sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925, frequently in those made by Pathé Studios.
In 1924, while working on the movie Down Upon The Suwanee River in Florida, Thurman came down with a serious case of pneumonia. She suffered from the illness and was hospitalized for nearly a year. She died, the result of pneumonia, in New York City in 1925.
Known For
Movies (38)
Sand
1920
as Margaret Young
Bombs!
1916
as Miss O'Doherty - the Mayor's Daughter
The Primal Law
1921
as Janice Webb
Zaza
1923
as Florianne
Maggie's First False Step
1917
A Bedroom Blunder
1917
as Mrs. Whale - a Wife Above Average
Trouping with Ellen
1924
as Lil
That Night
1917
as Birdie Nightingale - a Chorus Girl
The Poor Boob
1919
as Tiny Parcel
The Fool
1925
as Pearl
Does It Pay?
1923
as Marion
Wife in Name Only
1923
as Philippa L'Estrange
For Another Woman
1924
In the Heart of a Fool
1920
as Laura Nesbit
This Hero Stuff
1919
as Teddy Craig
The Green Temptation
1922
as Dolly Dunton
A Dog Catcher's Love
1917
as Owner of Stolen Dog
A Broken Doll
1921
as Harriet Bundy
Those Who Judge
1924
as Katty Drexel
Wildfire
1925
as Marie
The Scoffer
1920
as Margaret Haddon
Double Trouble
1915
as Flirt (uncredited)
Love of Women
1924
as Veerah Vale
Down Upon the Suwanee River
1925
as Mary Norwood
Leap Year
1924
as Nurse Phyllis Brown
A Bride for a Knight
1923
as Jean Hawthorne
The Prince and Betty
1919
as Betty Keith
The Valley of Tomorrow
1920
as Elenore Colonna
A Little Girl in a Big City
1925
as Mrs. Howard Young
The Lady from Longacre
1921
as Princess Isabel / Molly Moncke
The Late Lamented
1917
as The Girl (unconfirmed)
Watch Your Neighbor
1918
as Mrs. Croaker, The Doctor's Wife
Greater Than Marriage
1924
as Venetia
The Necessary Evil
1925
as Hattie
The Bond Boy
1923
as Ollie Chase
Spotlight Sadie
1919
as Hazel Harris
A Scoundrel's Toll
1916
as Betty - the Railway President's Daughter
The Sin of Martha Queed
1921
as Martha Queed
About Mary Thurman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Thurman (née Christiansen, April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in Bombs! (1916) and The Fool (1925). Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan. They collaborated on several critically acclaimed films including The Sin of Martha Queed (1921) and A Broken Doll (1921). In Dwan's still… With 38 credits spanning from 1915 to 1925, Mary Thurman has appeared in 38 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mary Thurman Movies
- Sand (1920) — as Margaret Young
- Bombs! (1916) — as Miss O'Doherty - the Mayor's Daughter
- The Primal Law (1921) — as Janice Webb
- Zaza (1923) — as Florianne
- Maggie's First False Step (1917)
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