Mary Philbin

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1902-07-16 (91 years old)

Deathday

1993-05-07

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Mary Philbin

Biography

​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.

Acting

1925

The Phantom of the Opera

as Christine Daaé

1922

The Trouper

as Mary Lee

1929

1923

Merry-Go-Round

as Agnes Urban

2014

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

as Christine Daae (archive footage)

1929

After the Fog

as Faith Barker

1927

Surrender

as Lea Lyon

1922

Foolish Wives

as Crippled Girl (uncredited)

1928

Drums of Love

as Princess Emanuella

1921

The Blazing Trail

as Talithy Millicuddy

1922

1929

1925

Stella Maris

as Stella Maris / Unity Blake

1921

Red Courage

as Eliza Fay

1923

The Thrill Chaser

as Herself - Cameo

1921

Danger Ahead!

as Tressie Harloow

1925

Fifth Avenue Models

as Isobel Ludant

1924

1924

Fools Highway

as Mamie Rose

1923

Penrod and Sam

as Margaret Schofield

1998

Universal Horror

as (archive footage)

1923

Where Is This West?

as Sallie Summers

1951

Hollywood Story

as Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited)

1923

The Age of Desire

as Margy - Age 18

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