Mary Thurman
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1895-04-27
- Died
- 1925-12-22
- Place of birth
- Richfield, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Christiansen
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 sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925, frequently in those made by Pathé Studios.
In 1924, while working on the movie Down Upon The Suwanee River in Florida, Thurman came down with a serious case of pneumonia. She suffered from the illness and was hospitalized for nearly a year. She died, the result of pneumonia, in New York City in 1925.
Known For
Movies (38)
Sand
1920
as Margaret Young
Bombs!
1916
as Miss O'Doherty - the Mayor's Daughter
The Prince and Betty
1919
as Betty Keith
A Broken Doll
1921
as Harriet Bundy
Zaza
1923
as Florianne
Love of Women
1924
as Veerah Vale
The Primal Law
1921
as Janice Webb
Trouping with Ellen
1924
as Lil
That Night
1917
as Birdie Nightingale - a Chorus Girl
Down Upon the Suwanee River
1925
as Mary Norwood
This Hero Stuff
1919
as Teddy Craig
Leap Year
1924
as Nurse Phyllis Brown
The Fool
1925
as Pearl
A Dog Catcher's Love
1917
as Owner of Stolen Dog
Those Who Judge
1924
as Katty Drexel
The Poor Boob
1919
as Tiny Parcel
Double Trouble
1915
as Flirt (uncredited)
Maggie's First False Step
1917
A Bride for a Knight
1923
as Jean Hawthorne
For Another Woman
1924
The Valley of Tomorrow
1920
as Elenore Colonna
Wildfire
1925
as Marie
A Little Girl in a Big City
1925
as Mrs. Howard Young
The Green Temptation
1922
as Dolly Dunton
Wife in Name Only
1923
as Philippa L'Estrange
In the Heart of a Fool
1920
as Laura Nesbit
The Lady from Longacre
1921
as Princess Isabel / Molly Moncke
A Bedroom Blunder
1917
as Mrs. Whale - a Wife Above Average
A Scoundrel's Toll
1916
as Betty - the Railway President's Daughter
The Necessary Evil
1925
as Hattie
Greater Than Marriage
1924
as Venetia
The Scoffer
1920
as Margaret Haddon
Spotlight Sadie
1919
as Hazel Harris
Does It Pay?
1923
as Marion
The Sin of Martha Queed
1921
as Martha Queed
The Late Lamented
1917
as The Girl (unconfirmed)
Watch Your Neighbor
1918
as Mrs. Croaker, The Doctor's Wife
The Bond Boy
1923
as Ollie Chase
About Mary Thurman
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… With 38 credits spanning from 1915 to 1925, Mary Thurman has appeared in 38 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Sand (1920) — as Margaret Young
- Bombs! (1916) — as Miss O'Doherty - the Mayor's Daughter
- The Prince and Betty (1919) — as Betty Keith
- A Broken Doll (1921) — as Harriet Bundy
- Zaza (1923) — as Florianne
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