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Mary Philbin

Mary Philbin

Actor·1902–1993·Chicago, Illinois, USA

5 horror credits

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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.

Actor5 films

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Christine Daae (archive footage)

2014
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Christine

1929
The Last Performance

The Last Performance

Julie

1929
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

Dea

1928 3.5
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Christine Daaé

1925 3.8