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Mady Christians‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1892-01-17

Popularity

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Mady Christians

Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)

Mady Christians

Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1892-01-17

Popularity

star1.5

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. During World War II, Christians was involved in political work on behalf of refugees, rights for workers (especially in theater and film), and Russian War relief, political efforts that would bring her to the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other anti-communist institutions and organizations. In addition to her political work, Christians also publicly criticized the House Committee on Un-American Activities in early 1941 and likened the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee's investigation of propaganda in US film to Nazi harassment of film and radio artists in the 1930s. In 1950, the FBI's internal security division began investigating Christians, who had been identified as a "concealed communist" by a confidential informant. When Christians' name appeared in Red Channels, the so-called bible of the broadcast blacklist, her career was effectively over.

Movie Credits

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman‌
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calendar 1948

My Incognito Heart

My Incognito Heart‌
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calendar 1931

Heimweh

Heimweh‌
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calendar 1927

All My Sons

All My Sons‌
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calendar 1948

The Finances of the Grand Duke

The Finances of the Grand Duke‌
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calendar 1924

Come and Get It

Come and Get It‌
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calendar 1936

Tender Comrade

Tender Comrade‌
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calendar 1944

Address Unknown

Address Unknown‌
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calendar 1944

Escapade

Escapade‌
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calendar 1935

A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman‌
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calendar 1934

The Only Girl

The Only Girl‌
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calendar 1933

The Black Hussar

The Black Hussar‌
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calendar 1932

The Loves of Pharaoh

The Loves of Pharaoh‌
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calendar 1922

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love‌
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calendar 1937

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions‌
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calendar 1921

Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe

Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe‌
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calendar 1933

Und Nelson spielt

Und Nelson spielt‌
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calendar 1929

Heidi

Heidi‌
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calendar 1937

Dich hab’ ich geliebt

Dich hab’ ich geliebt‌
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calendar 1929

Salon Dora Green

Salon Dora Green‌
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calendar 1933

Love Comes But Once

Love Comes But Once‌
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calendar 1930

The Waltz Dream

The Waltz Dream‌
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calendar 1926

Frederica

Frederica‌
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calendar 1932

In the Slums of Berlin

In the Slums of Berlin‌
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calendar 1925

The Only Girl

The Only Girl‌
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calendar 1933

The Lost Shoe

The Lost Shoe‌
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calendar 1923

Die Königin von Moulin Rouge

Die Königin von Moulin Rouge‌
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calendar 1926

Am anderen Ufer

Am anderen Ufer‌
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calendar 1918

Die Buddenbrooks

Die Buddenbrooks‌
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calendar 1923

Queen Louise

Queen Louise‌
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calendar 1927

Fräulein Chauffeur

Fräulein Chauffeur‌
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calendar 1928

Soll und Haben

Soll und Haben‌
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calendar 1924

Mensch gegen Mensch

Mensch gegen Mensch‌
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calendar 1924

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine‌
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calendar 1925

The Fate of Renate Langen

The Fate of Renate Langen‌
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calendar 1931

Wien, wie es weint und lacht

Wien, wie es weint und lacht‌
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calendar 1926

Der Farmer aus Texas

Der Farmer aus Texas‌
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calendar 1925

A Glass of Water

A Glass of Water‌
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calendar 1923

Der Sohn der Hagar

Der Sohn der Hagar‌
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calendar 1927

Die Welt will belogen sein

Die Welt will belogen sein‌
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calendar 1926

The Burning Heart

The Burning Heart‌
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calendar 1929

Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven‌
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calendar 1937

Ship Cafe

Ship Cafe‌
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calendar 1935

Michael

Michael‌
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calendar 1924

Nachtschatten

Nachtschatten‌
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calendar 1918

A Woman with Style

A Woman with Style‌
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calendar 1928

The Runaway Princess

The Runaway Princess‌
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calendar 1929

Grand Hotel...!

Grand Hotel...!‌
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calendar 1927

Die geschiedene Frau

Die geschiedene Frau‌
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calendar 1926

Der Wetterwart

Der Wetterwart‌
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calendar 1923

Meine Schwester und ich

Meine Schwester und ich‌
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calendar 1929

Nanette macht alles

Nanette macht alles‌
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calendar 1926

Zopf und Schwert

Zopf und Schwert‌
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calendar 1926

The Duel

The Duel‌
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calendar 1928

Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist

Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist‌
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calendar 1921

Tv Credits

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse‌
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calendar 1948