Mady Christians

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. 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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1892-01-17
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Also Known As: Margarete Christians

Movies List of Mady Christians

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My Incognito Heart

1931 Movie
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Heimweh

1927 Movie
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All My Sons

1948 Movie
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Come and Get It

1936 Movie
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Tender Comrade

1944 Movie
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Address Unknown

1944 Movie
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Escapade

1935 Movie
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A Wicked Woman

1934 Movie
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The Only Girl

1933 Movie
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The Black Hussar

1932 Movie
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The Loves of Pharaoh

1922 Movie
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The Woman I Love

1937 Movie
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Und Nelson spielt

1929 Movie
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Heidi

1937 Movie
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Salon Dora Green

1933 Movie
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Love Comes But Once

1930 Movie
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The Waltz Dream

1926 Movie
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Frederica

1932 Movie
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The Only Girl

1933 Movie
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The Lost Shoe

1923 Movie
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Am anderen Ufer

1918 Movie
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Die Buddenbrooks

1923 Movie
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Queen Louise

1927 Movie
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Fräulein Chauffeur

1928 Movie
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Soll und Haben

1924 Movie
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Mensch gegen Mensch

1924 Movie
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Der Farmer aus Texas

1925 Movie
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A Glass of Water

1923 Movie
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Der Sohn der Hagar

1927 Movie
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The Burning Heart

1929 Movie
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Seventh Heaven

1937 Movie
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Ship Cafe

1935 Movie
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Michael

1924 Movie
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Nachtschatten

1918 Movie
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A Woman with Style

1928 Movie
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The Runaway Princess

1929 Movie
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Grand Hotel...!

1927 Movie
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Die geschiedene Frau

1926 Movie
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Der Wetterwart

1923 Movie
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Nanette macht alles

1926 Movie
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Zopf und Schwert

1926 Movie
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The Duel

1928 Movie