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.

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  • Popularity: 2.207
  • Tê zanîn: Acting
  • Rojbûn: 1892-01-17
  • Min jî birîya te Kirîye: Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)
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  • Jî Weke Naskirî ye: Margarete Christians
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  • 1948
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    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    7.8 1948 HD

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  • 1931
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    Mon coeur incognito

    Mon coeur incognito

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1927
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    Heimweh

    Heimweh

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1948
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    All My Sons

    All My Sons

    6.2 1948 HD

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  • 1924
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    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    Die Finanzen des Großherzogs

    6.6 1924 HD

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  • 1936
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    Come and Get It

    Come and Get It

    6.7 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    Tender Comrade

    Tender Comrade

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Address Unknown

    Address Unknown

    6.3 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    Escapade

    Escapade

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1934
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    A Wicked Woman

    A Wicked Woman

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Ich und die Kaiserin

    Ich und die Kaiserin

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Der schwarze Husar

    Der schwarze Husar

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1922
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    Das Weib des Pharao

    Das Weib des Pharao

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  • 1937
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    The Woman I Love

    The Woman I Love

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1921
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    Der Mann ohne Namen

    Der Mann ohne Namen

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1933
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    Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe

    Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1929
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    Und Nelson spielt

    Und Nelson spielt

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    Heidi

    Heidi

    6.838 1937 HD

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  • 1929
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    Dich hab’ ich geliebt

    Dich hab’ ich geliebt

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1933
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    Salon Dora Green

    Salon Dora Green

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1930
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    Leutnant warst Du einst bei deinen Husaren

    Leutnant warst Du einst bei deinen Husaren

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  • 1926
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    Ein Walzertraum

    Ein Walzertraum

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  • 1932
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    Friederike

    Friederike

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  • 1925
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    Die Verrufenen

    Die Verrufenen

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  • 1933
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    The Only Girl

    The Only Girl

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1923
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    Der verlorene Schuh

    Der verlorene Schuh

    5.3 1923 HD

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  • 1926
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    Die Königin von Moulin Rouge

    Die Königin von Moulin Rouge

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1918
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    Am anderen Ufer

    Am anderen Ufer

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1923
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    Die Buddenbrooks

    Die Buddenbrooks

    5 1923 HD

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  • 1927
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    Die Jugend der Königin Luise

    Die Jugend der Königin Luise

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Fräulein Chauffeur

    Fräulein Chauffeur

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1924
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    Soll und Haben

    Soll und Haben

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    Mensch gegen Mensch

    Mensch gegen Mensch

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    Die vom Niederrhein

    Die vom Niederrhein

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1931
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    Das Schicksal der Renate Langen

    Das Schicksal der Renate Langen

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1926
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    Wien, wie es weint und lacht

    Wien, wie es weint und lacht

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1925
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    Der Farmer aus Texas

    Der Farmer aus Texas

    1 1925 HD

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  • 1923
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    Ein Glas Wasser

    Ein Glas Wasser

    6 1923 HD

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  • 1927
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    Der Sohn der Hagar

    Der Sohn der Hagar

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Die Welt will belogen sein

    Die Welt will belogen sein

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1929
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    Das brennende Herz

    Das brennende Herz

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1937
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    Seventh Heaven

    Seventh Heaven

    6.6 1937 HD

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  • 1935
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    Ship Cafe

    Ship Cafe

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1924
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    Michael

    Michael

    6.3 1924 HD

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  • 1918
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    Nachtschatten

    Nachtschatten

    1 1918 HD

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  • 1928
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    Eine Frau von Format

    Eine Frau von Format

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1929
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    The Runaway Princess

    The Runaway Princess

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1927
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    Grand Hotel...!

    Grand Hotel...!

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1926
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    Die geschiedene Frau

    Die geschiedene Frau

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1923
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    Der Wetterwart

    Der Wetterwart

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1929
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    Meine Schwester und ich

    Meine Schwester und ich

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1926
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    Nanette macht alles

    Nanette macht alles

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1926
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    Zopf und Schwert

    Zopf und Schwert

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1928
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    Le duel

    Le duel

    1 1928 HD

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  • 1921
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    Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist

    Wer unter Euch ohne Sünde ist

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

    5.6 1948 HD

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