Birthday
1902/07/16
Day of death
1993/05/07 (90 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Mary Loretta Philbin, Mary L. Philbin
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.
(1925) The Phantom of the Opera
as Christine Daaé
(1922) The Trouper
as Mary Lee
(1928) The Man Who Laughs
as Dea
(1921) Sure Fire
as ---
(1929) The Phantom of the Opera
as Christine
(1923) Merry-Go-Round
as Agnes Urban
(1927) Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self
(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
(1929) The Last Performance
as Julie
(1922) Foolish Wives
as Crippled Girl (uncredited)
(1928) Drums of Love
as Princess Emanuella
(1921) The Blazing Trail
as Talithy Millicuddy
(1922) Human Hearts
as Ruth
(1928) Fashion News
as Self (1929)
(1929) Girl Overboard
as Joan
(1925) Stella Maris
as Stella Maris / Unity Blake
(1921) Red Courage
as Eliza Fay
(1923) The Thrill Chaser
as Herself - Cameo
(1927) Love Me and the World is Mine
as Hannerl
(1925) Fifth Avenue Models
as Isobel Ludant
(1921) Danger Ahead!
as Tressie Harloow
(1924) The Rose of Paris
as Mitsi
(1923) The Temple of Venus
as Moira
(1924) Fools Highway
as Mamie Rose
(1923) Penrod and Sam
as Margaret Schofield
(1922) The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
as Self
(1998) Universal Horror
as (archive footage)
(1923) Where Is This West?
as Sallie Summers
(1951) Hollywood Story
as Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited)