Mary Thurman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1895-04-27 (30 years old)

Deathday

1925-12-22

Place of Birth

Richfield, Utah, USA

Mary Thurman

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Thurman (née Christiansen, April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in Bombs! (1916) and The Fool (1925). Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan. They collaborated on several critically acclaimed films including The Sin of Martha Queed (1921) and A Broken Doll (1921). In Dwan's still extant 1923 film Zaza, Thurman is the actress Gloria Swanson fights with. She appeared in nearly si...

Acting

1923

A Bride for a Knight

as Jean Hawthorne

1919

The Prince and Betty

as Betty Keith

1925

1917

That Night

as Birdie Nightingale - a Chorus Girl

1917

A Dog Catcher's Love

as Owner of Stolen Dog

1920

In the Heart of a Fool

as Laura Nesbit

1917

The Late Lamented

as The Girl (unconfirmed)

1923

The Bond Boy

as Ollie Chase

1924

Leap Year

as Nurse Phyllis Brown

1915

Double Trouble

as Flirt (uncredited)

1925

A Little Girl in a Big City

as Mrs. Howard Young

1917

A Bedroom Blunder

as Mrs. Whale - a Wife Above Average

1923

Zaza

as Florianne

1920

Sand

as Margaret Young

1922

The Green Temptation

as Dolly Dunton

1921

1916

A Scoundrel's Toll

as Betty - the Railway President's Daughter

1920

The Scoffer

as Margaret Haddon

1924

1921

A Broken Doll

as Harriet Bundy

1921

The Primal Law

as Janice Webb

1916

Bombs!

as Miss O'Doherty - the Mayor's Daughter

1923

Wife in Name Only

as Philippa L'Estrange

1924

Those Who Judge

as Katty Drexel

1921

The Lady from Longacre

as Princess Isabel / Molly Moncke

1924

Love of Women

as Veerah Vale

1923

Does It Pay?

as Marion

1919

The Poor Boob

as Tiny Parcel

1919

This Hero Stuff

as Teddy Craig

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