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)
Mensch gegen Mensch
1924
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948
as Frau Berndle
Heidi
1937
as Dete
Gelbe Bestien
1921
as Gert Nissen
Tender Comrade
1944
as Manya Lodge
Der Millionendieb
1921
as Gert Nissen
All My Sons
1948
as Kate Keller
Audrey
1916
as Evelyn Byrd
Come and Get It
1936
as Karie Linbeck
Meine Schwester und ich
1929
as Margarete von Marquardstein
Michael
1924
as Woman (uncredited)
Address Unknown
1944
as Elsa Schulz
Fräulein Chauffeur
1928
as Steffi Walker
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
The Burning Heart
1929
as Dorothee Claudius
A Glass of Water
1923
Der Kaiser der Sahara
1923
as Gert Nissen
Salon Dora Green
1933
as Dora Green
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Naomi Trice, aka Naomi Stroud
The Only Girl
1933
as Kaiserin Eugenie
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Marie
The Finances of the Grand Duke
1924
as Großfürstin Olga von Rußland
The Only Girl
1933
as Empress Eugénie
The Buddenbrooks
1923
as Gerda Arnoldsen
In the Slums of Berlin
1925
as Regine Lossen
The Black Hussar
1932
as Marie Luise
The Woman I Love
1937
as Florence
Grand Hotel...!
1927
Die Königin von Moulin Rouge
1926
as die Herzogin
Escapade
1935
as Anita
The Duel
1928
The Fate of Renate Langen
1931
as Renate Langen
The Lost Shoe
1923
as Violante
Queen Louise
1927
as Königin Luise
Der Farmer aus Texas
1925
as Mabel Bratt
Dich hab’ ich geliebt
1929
as Inge Lund
Soll und Haben
1924
as Baroneß Leonore von Rothensattel
Der Sohn der Hagar
1927
as Lore
Ship Cafe
1935
as Countess Boranoff
Die Welt will belogen sein
1926
as Mery
Der Wetterwart
1923
Wien, wie es weint und lacht
1926
as Sefi
Nanette macht alles
1926
A Woman with Style
1928
Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe
1933
as Comtesse Maria Freyenberg
The Waltz Dream
1926
as Prinzessin Alix
My Incognito Heart
1931
as La reine Alexandra
The Runaway Princess
1929
as Princess Priscilla
Frederica
1932
as Friederike
In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine
1925
as Bettina von Wittelsbach
Heimweh
1927
as Princess Lydia Trubetskoy
Und Nelson spielt
1929
Die geschiedene Frau
1926
Zopf und Schwert
1926
Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist
1921
Nachtschatten
1918
Am anderen Ufer
1918
as Ebba von Thorn
Love Comes But Once
1930
as Königin Alexandra von Gregorien
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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- Mensch gegen Mensch (1924)
- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) — as Frau Berndle
- Heidi (1937) — as Dete
- Gelbe Bestien (1921) — as Gert Nissen
- Tender Comrade (1944) — as Manya Lodge
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