
Mary Philbin
ActingBorn: 1902-07-16Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For

The Phantom of the Opera
Christine Daaé

The Man Who Laughs
Dea

Hollywood Story
Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited)

Foolish Wives
Crippled Girl (uncredited)

Universal Horror
(archive footage)

Merry-Go-Round
Agnes Urban

The Shannons of Broadway
Tessie Swanzey

The Gaiety Girl
Irene Tudor

Drums of Love
Princess Emanuella

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
Christine Daae (archive footage)