Hilary Mason (1917 - 2006)

Actress. A renowned character actress who enjoyed a career on the big and small screen which spanned almost 50 years. She was best remembered for her role as the eerie blind psychic “Heather” in the classic 1973 supernatural chiller ‘Don’t Look Now.” She also appeared in other horror films including ‘Dolls’ (1987), ‘Afraid of the […]

Susan Fleming Marx (1909 - 2002)

Actress and wife of comedian Harpo Marx. She was married to Harpo from September 28, 1936 to his death on September 28, 1964. She was the sister-in-law of Zeppo, Groucho, Gummo and Chico Marx. She appeared in the films “God’s Country And The Woman” (1937), “Gold Diggers of 1937” (1936), “Star For A Night” (1936), […]

Michelle Triola Marvin (1932 - 2009)

Actress,  Legal Folk Figure. She was the plantiff in a lawsuit that established the rights of unmarried partners, and put the word “Palimony” into the dictionary. Raised in Southern California, Michelle was a theater arts major at UCLA, and, during the 1950s, worked as a nightclub singer on Sunset Strip. In 1958, she was a […]

Sonia Martínez (1963 - 1994)

Actress. She began her career in television as the presenter of the programme “3,2,1… Contacto”. Later she gained fame in children’s television show “Dabadabadá”, along with the entertainer Torrebruno. Sonia made her 1984 cinema debut in Gonzalo Suárez’s film “Epílogo”.  Her credits also include “Violines y Trompetas” (1984), “Perras Callejeras” (1985), “Segunda Enseñanza” and “Los […]

Marion Martin (1909 - 1985)

Actress. Dubbed “Hollywood’s blonde menace,” Marion was born Marion Suplee, to a wealthy Bethlehem Steel executive. She attended exclusive schools until the family fortune was wiped out in the stock market crash of 1929. Forced to work, she found employment as a chorine in one of Earl Carroll’s New York stage revues. Florenz Ziegfeld got […]

Helen Dorothy Martin (1909 - 2000)

Actress. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Amanda Fox and William Martin, a minister. As a teenager, she led a band and performed with local theater groups. She attended Fisk University in Nashville for two years, but left without taking a degree. She moved then to Chicago, and then New York to study […]

Zena Moyra Marshall (1926 - 2009)

Actress. In a twenty year movie and television career, she will be best remembered as an early “Bond Girl”, the traitorous Miss Taro from 1962’s “Dr. No”. Raised in Leicestershire after her father’s death and mother’s remarriage, she was educated in Catholic schools and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. After wartime service with […]

Sarah Marshall (1933 - 2014)

Actress. The daughter of British actor Herbert Marshall and actress Edna Best. Born in London, she moved with her parents to the United States at the age of six and following her schooling, she marked her Broadway debut with a minor part in the short-lived play “Dream Girls” (1951). She would initiate her television career […]

Connie Marshall (1933 - 2001)

Actress. Child actress in the 1940s, she was nicknamed Queen of the Pigtails by Fox. She first appeared in the 1944 film “Sunday Dinner for a Soldier,” as Mary Osborne, and went on to make many pictures and television series over the next ten years. Many people consider “Dragonwyck” 1946 and “The Green Promise” (1949) […]

Carol Marsh (1926 - 2010)

English Film Actress. She was known for winning the part of Rose in the film Brighton Rock (1947) after thousands auditioned for the part. Other notable roles included Lucy in the Hammer Horror film Dracula (1958), Alice in a film version of Alice in Wonderland (1949), and “Fan” in Scrooge (1951). She trained at the […]

Paula Marr (1885 - 1960)

Actress. Born in New York City, she began her career as a Broadway performer in 1905, appearing as “Andre”. A popular Broadway mainstay, she married actor and playwright William Collier in 1910. She and her husband continued to perform until they relocated to California in 1914. In Hollywood with their actor son William Collier Jr., […]

Mary Marquet (1895 - 1979)

Actress. Born Micheline Marie Marguerite Delphine Marquet in St Petersburg, Russia. She played in films such as: “Sister Angele’s Secret,” “Royal Affairs in Versailles,” “A Matter of Resistance” and “Arsene Lupin vs. Arsene Lupin.” (bio by: MC)

Maria Elena Marques (1926 - 2008)

Actress. One of Mexico’s leading entertainment personalities, she is most remembered for several dozen films made over a 40 year career. Born Maria Elena Marques Rangel she was raised in the Mexican Capital, made her silver screen bow in the 1942 “Two Hearts and One Tango”, and the next year was praised for her performance […]

Marie Maroldo (1901 - 1979)

Actress. Born in France, she was a singer-actress who used her small stature to land performances on vaudeville stages. Relocating to America, she met and married fellow midget performer Johnny Winters, appearing in several silent movies billed as “Lady Little”. She is most noted for her role as one of the singing Munchkins in the […]

Jo Ann Marlowe (1935 - 1991)

Child Actress. Born Jo Ann Mares in Schuyler, Nebraska to Edward and Theora Mares. Jo Ann was discovered on a family vacation in Hollywood at age 4 by a Warner Brothers director in a restaurant. Relocating the family to California, the little pint size actress adopted the stage name Jo Ann Marlowe. She would act […]

Marly Marley (1938 - 2014)

Actress, Singer. A noted performer, music critic, and theatre director, she shall probably be best remembered as a music judge on the long running reality television show “The Raul Gil Program”. Born in the small interior village of Tres Lagos, she was raised in the Sao Paulo suburbs, and though educated as a teacher and […]

Trude Marlen (1912 - 2005)

Austrian Actress. Real name Trude Posch, she was married to actor Wolf Albach-Retty until his death and was the stepmother of actress Romy Schneider. She is remembered for films such as “Spiel Mit der Feuer” (1934), “Der Favorit der Kaiserin” (1936), “Sherlock Holmes und die Graue Dame” (1937), “Ich Bin Sebastian Ott” (1939), “Operette” (1940), […]

Preshy Marker (1932 - 2015)

Singer, Actress. A pretty blonde, she is remembered for her numerous Broadway musical appearances. Born Esther Stomne, she was raised in Maplewood, New Jersey from an early age and graduated from Maplewood High School in 1950 and from Vassar College in 1954; though she intended a career in education, she still enjoyed singing and thus […]

Ana Mariscal (1923 - 1995)

Actress, Motion Picture Director. She appeared in “Raza” (1941), “El tambor del Bruch” (1948), “Jeromín” (1953), “La violetera” (1958) and “La reina del chantecler” (1962). As Director she is best remembered for her film “El camino” (1963). (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Edna Hannam Marion Naisbitt (1906 - 1957)

Actress. A petite blonde beauty who was very vivacious and who appeared in many silent Hal Roach comedies. She had a pivotal role in a few of Laural & Hardy’s earliest films before leaving Roach’s studio in 1928.

Gloria Marín (1916 - 1983)

Actress. Popular Mexican actress who had numerous roles in cinema, theater and TV during 1930s through the 1980s. She teamed with Mexican singer and actor Jorge Negrete as the most popular romantic couple of the era, both on and off screen. They together played a leading role in eleven films. Among them “¡Ay Jalisco, no […]

Margaluz (1970 - 2006)

Actress and Singer. She was born and died in Palma de Mallorca (Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain). She began her career in Argentina, where she moved with her parents in 1942, studying dance and music. When she returned to Spain, in 1954, she worked as dancer around Europe. Also, due to her beauty, she was named […]

Iris Marga (1901 - 1997)

Singer, Actress. Born María Iris Elda Rosmunda Pauri Bonetti, she had a long career in theater, cinema, radio and TV that lasted more than 60 years. (bio by: 380W)

Simone Mareuil (1903 - 1954)

Actress. She is unforgettable as the heroine of director Luis Bunuel’s Surrealist classic “Un Chien Andalou” (“An Andalusian Dog”, 1929). Its opening scene, which involves Mareuil, Bunuel,  and a freshly-sharpened straight razor,  is as shocking today as it was to its original Paris audiences.  Mareuil was born in Perigueux,  in the Dordogne region of France. […]

Vera Petrovna Maretskaya (1906 - 1978)

Actress. Born in the village of Barvikha outside of Moscow, she was one of the Soviet Union’s most successful and decorated film stars. She made her film debut in the 1925 motion picture “The Tailor from Torzhok,” and remained active in the film industry until the mid 1960s. Her notable film credits include: “The House […]

Christl Mardayn (1896 - 1971)

Christl Mardayn started Music, Piano and Dancing in the Academy of Art of Vienna. She began as a Soubrette at the Vienna Volksoper and moved on to the Raimund-Theater and also engagement at the Carl-Theater. From 1929 she was acting at the theater in der Josefstadt. In 1938, she made in Paris the Film “Le […]

Lori March (1923 - 2013)

Actress. She will perhaps be best remembered for playing Valerie Hill Ames Northcoate in the long-running TV serial “Secret Storm” (1964 to 1974). Born Lori Von Eltz, her mother Peggy Prior was a screenwriter during the 1920s, her stepfather Joseph Moncure March penned numerous scripts during the 1930s and 1940s, Lori was adopted by him […]

Johanna Rosalie Wagner Marbach (1805 - 1837)

Actress. Sister of Richard Wagner. Was the first to play Gretchen in Goethes “Faust.” After her step-father Ludwig Geyer died she she earned the money for the family. She married the Leipziger Professor Oswald Marbach in 1836. She was buried on the North site of the cemetery. The headstone was moved during the 1990s to […]

Maja Maranow (1961 - 2016)

Actress.   She was a prominent actress who was known for her roles in television and film.   She attended drama and music school in Hamburg and then went into theatrical performing before going into first film and then television.   Her first film role was in “Tage im Hotel” in 1983 and her film […]

Martha Mansfield (1900 - 1923)

Actress. Born Martha Ehrlich, she took her professional name from her hometown of Mansfield, Ohio. In 1912 she moved with her mother to the Bronx and became a popular model for fashion photographer Alfred Cheney Johnson and illustrator Harrison Fisher. This led to mostly decorative roles in such Broadway shows as “The Century Girl” (1916), […]