ACTOR · FROM CHICAGO, USA
Mary Philbin
1902–199330 credits since 1921
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ABOUT MARY
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Loretta Philbin (July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993) was an American film actress of the silent film era, who is best known for playing the roles of Christine Daaé in the 1925 film The Phantom of the Opera opposite Lon Chaney, and as Dea in The Man Who Laughs. Both roles cast her as the beauty in Beauty and the Beast type stories.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born16 July 1902
Died7 May 1993
BirthplaceChicago, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora7 of 30 titles
Known for
The titles people know Mary from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 7
- Average IMDb
- 7.0
- Highest rated
- The Man Who LaughsIMDb 7.6
- Working since
- 1921
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title
as Christine Daae (archive footage)
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 7.5 on average
Movieas (archive footage)
The 1950s
1 title · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited)
The 1920s
27 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Faith Barker
as Tessie Swanzey
as Christine Daae
Movieas Julie
as Joan
Movieas Dea
as Princess Emanuella
as Hannerl
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Mary’s titles.
Cesare GravinaThe Man Who Laughs, Foolish Wives and 1 more
Rupert JulianDirector · The Phantom of the Opera and Merry-Go-Round
Conrad VeidtThe Man Who Laughs and The Last Performance
Erich von StroheimFoolish Wives and Merry-Go-Round
Dale FullerFoolish Wives and Merry-Go-Round
Sam De GrasseThe Man Who Laughs and The Last Performance
William H. DanielsCinematographer · Foolish Wives and Merry-Go-Round
Walter AnthonyWriter · The Man Who Laughs and The Last Performance
