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Mady Christians
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Mady Christians
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1892-01-17,Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

Letter from an Unknown Woman

7.8

Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948-04-28

My Incognito Heart

0

My Incognito Heart
1931-01-16

0

Heimweh
1927-10-21

6.2

All My Sons
1948-05-01

The Finances of the Grand Duke

6.6

The Finances of the Grand Duke
1924-01-07

Come and Get It

6.776

Come and Get It
1936-11-06

6.346

Tender Comrade
1944-05-30

Address Unknown

6.3

Address Unknown
1944-06-01

0

Escapade
1935-07-05

5

A Wicked Woman
1934-12-07

6

The Only Girl
1933-02-22

The Black Hussar

6.5

The Black Hussar
1932-10-12

The Loves of Pharaoh

6.6

The Loves of Pharaoh
1922-02-21

The Woman I Love

0

The Woman I Love
1937-04-15

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions

0

Peter Voss, Thief of Millions
1921-01-01

Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe

6

Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe
1933-03-17

Und Nelson spielt

0

Und Nelson spielt
1929-02-26

6.865

Heidi
1937-10-15

Dich hab’ ich geliebt

0

Dich hab’ ich geliebt
1929-11-30

Salon Dora Green

0

Salon Dora Green
1933-02-22

Love Comes But Once

0

Love Comes But Once
1930-10-29

The Waltz Dream

5.6

The Waltz Dream
1926-03-14

0

Frederica
1932-11-01

In the Slums of Berlin

5

In the Slums of Berlin
1925-08-28

0

The Only Girl
1933-06-17

5.3

The Lost Shoe
1923-12-05

Die Königin von Moulin Rouge

0

Die Königin von Moulin Rouge
1926-10-04

Am anderen Ufer

0

Am anderen Ufer
1918-05-01

Die Buddenbrooks

5

Die Buddenbrooks
1923-08-30

0

Queen Louise
1927-12-22

Fräulein Chauffeur

0

Fräulein Chauffeur
1928-06-19

0

Soll und Haben
1924-10-09

Mensch gegen Mensch

0

Mensch gegen Mensch
1924-12-02

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine

0

In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine
1925-01-01

The Fate of Renate Langen

0

The Fate of Renate Langen
1931-02-11

Wien, wie es weint und lacht

0

Wien, wie es weint und lacht
1926-09-15

Der Farmer aus Texas

0

Der Farmer aus Texas
1925-10-21

A Glass of Water

6

A Glass of Water
1923-02-01

Der Sohn der Hagar

0

Der Sohn der Hagar
1927-03-24

Die Welt will belogen sein

0

Die Welt will belogen sein
1926-10-28

The Burning Heart

0

The Burning Heart
1929-02-16

6.6

Seventh Heaven
1937-03-25

0

Ship Cafe
1935-11-09

6.3

Michael
1924-09-26

0

Nachtschatten
1918-01-01

A Woman with Style

0

A Woman with Style
1928-09-12

The Runaway Princess

0

The Runaway Princess
1929-03-01

Grand Hotel...!

0

Grand Hotel...!
1927-09-05

Die geschiedene Frau

0

Die geschiedene Frau
1926-10-08

0

Der Wetterwart
1923-01-01

Meine Schwester und ich

0

Meine Schwester und ich
1929-08-27

Nanette macht alles

0

Nanette macht alles
1926-04-15

Zopf und Schwert

0

Zopf und Schwert
1926-08-26

0

The Duel
1928-10-10

Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist

0

Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist
1921-02-18

The Philco Television Playhouse

6

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948-10-03