Mady Christians
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1892-01-17
- Died
- 1951-10-29
- Place of birth
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
- Also known as
- Margarete Christians
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marguerita Maria "Mady" Christians (January 19, 1892 – October 28, 1951) was an Austrian actress and naturalized US citizen who had a successful acting career in theatre and film in the United States until she was blacklisted during the McCarthy period. She was born on January 19, 1892 to Rudolph Christians, a well-known German actor, and his wife, Bertha. Her family moved to Berlin when she was one year old, and to New York City in 1912, where her father became the Irving Place Theatre's general manager. Five years later she returned to Europe to study under Max Reinhardt.
She appeared in a number of European films prior to the early 1930s. In 1929, she starred in the first full sound film made in Germany It's You I Have Loved. In 1933, she toured the United States in a play called Marching By and was offered a Broadway contract the following year that allowed her, like a number of other German artists, to seek refuge from the Nazi regime in the United States.
On Broadway, Christians played Queen Gertrude in Hamlet and Lady Percy in Henry IV, Part I, staged by director Margaret Webster. Webster was part of a small but influential group of lesbian producers, directors, and actors in theater (a group that included Eva Le Gallienne and Cheryl Crawford). Webster and Christians became close friends: according to Webster biographer Milly S. Barranger, it is likely that they also were lovers.
She also starred in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine. 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (58)
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948
as Frau Berndle
Ship Cafe
1935
as Countess Boranoff
Heidi
1937
as Dete
All My Sons
1948
as Kate Keller
Come and Get It
1936
as Karie Linbeck
Michael
1924
as Woman (uncredited)
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Marie
Tender Comrade
1944
as Manya Lodge
In the Slums of Berlin
1925
as Regine Lossen
The Woman I Love
1937
as Florence
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Naomi Trice, aka Naomi Stroud
A Glass of Water
1923
The Finances of the Grand Duke
1924
as Großfürstin Olga von Rußland
Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe
1933
as Comtesse Maria Freyenberg
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Address Unknown
1944
as Elsa Schulz
The Lost Shoe
1923
as Violante
Escapade
1935
as Anita
The Only Girl
1933
as Kaiserin Eugenie
The Duel
1928
The Burning Heart
1929
as Dorothee Claudius
Salon Dora Green
1933
as Dora Green
Mensch gegen Mensch
1924
The Waltz Dream
1926
as Prinzessin Alix
Fräulein Chauffeur
1928
as Steffi Walker
Soll und Haben
1924
as Baroneß Leonore von Rothensattel
The Only Girl
1933
as Empress Eugénie
Der Sohn der Hagar
1927
as Lore
Nanette macht alles
1926
Zopf und Schwert
1926
The Black Hussar
1932
as Marie Luise
Der Millionendieb
1921
as Gert Nissen
Queen Louise
1927
as Königin Luise
Gelbe Bestien
1921
as Gert Nissen
Der Farmer aus Texas
1925
as Mabel Bratt
Frederica
1932
as Friederike
Die geschiedene Frau
1926
My Incognito Heart
1931
as La reine Alexandra
Heimweh
1927
as Princess Lydia Trubetskoy
Dich hab’ ich geliebt
1929
as Inge Lund
A Woman with Style
1928
Die Königin von Moulin Rouge
1926
as die Herzogin
Audrey
1916
as Evelyn Byrd
The Runaway Princess
1929
as Princess Priscilla
Meine Schwester und ich
1929
as Margarete von Marquardstein
Grand Hotel...!
1927
The Fate of Renate Langen
1931
as Renate Langen
In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine
1925
as Bettina von Wittelsbach
The Buddenbrooks
1923
as Gerda Arnoldsen
Und Nelson spielt
1929
Die Welt will belogen sein
1926
as Mery
Der Wetterwart
1923
Der Kaiser der Sahara
1923
as Gert Nissen
Nachtschatten
1918
Wien, wie es weint und lacht
1926
as Sefi
Am anderen Ufer
1918
as Ebba von Thorn
Love Comes But Once
1930
as Königin Alexandra von Gregorien
Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist
1921
About Mady Christians
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marguerita Maria "Mady" Christians (January 19, 1892 – October 28, 1951) was an Austrian actress and naturalized US citizen who had a successful acting career in theatre and film in the United States until she was blacklisted during the McCarthy period. She was born on January 19, 1892 to Rudolph Christians, a well-known German actor, and his wife, Bertha. Her family moved to Berlin when she was one year old, and to New York City in 1912, where her father became the Irving Place Theatre's general manager.… With 59 credits spanning from 1916 to 1948, Mady Christians has appeared in 58 films and 1 TV show.
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- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) — as Frau Berndle
- Ship Cafe (1935) — as Countess Boranoff
- Heidi (1937) — as Dete
- All My Sons (1948) — as Kate Keller
- Come and Get It (1936) — as Karie Linbeck
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