Patricia “Boots” Mallory (1913 - 1958)

Actress. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised in Mobile, Alabama. After playing banjo in a all-girl band at the age of twelve and then spending a few years as a vaudeville dancer, she relocated to New York City, where she received recognition in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931. Her Ziegeld exposure fostered her move […]

Alice Maison (1900 - 1976)

Actress. She appeared in 22 movies from 1917 to 1923. She became well known for It Pays to Exercise (1918), and Oh, Promise Me (1922). Alice was an original Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty but left Hollywood for Broadway to pursue her true passion of dancing. She was also a dance partner of Rudolph Valentino’s on […]

Jacqueline Maillan (1923 - 1992)

French Actress. Born in Paray-le-Monial, in Saone-et-Loire, she appeared in over 50 films and also television. Her career began in 1949 with “du Pied” and her last appearance was as Delphine Martinet, the pharmacist, in the 1992 film Ville à vendre (City for Sale). Died in Paris. (bio by: Fred Beisser)

Margot Mahler (1948 - 1997)

Actress. Best known for many supporting parts in German comedies and tv-series. She appeared in comedies like “Hurra – Die Schwedinnen sind da,” “Champagner aus dem Knobelbecher,” “Meister Eder und sein Punuckl,” and many other roles. (bio by: Markus Brunner) Cause of death: Cancer

Yona Magalhaes (1935 - 2015)

Brazilian Actress. Born Yoná Magalhães Gonçalves Mendes da Costa, she was a very prominent actress in television and film, whose career spanned 7 decades. She got her start in acting in the television series “As Professoras” in 1955.  Magalhaes would go on to act in 60 television series and films throughout her career including “Paraíso […]

Meredith MacRae (1944 - 2000)

Actress, Television Personality and Producer. Born in Houston, Texas on an Army base where her father, Gordon MacRae, was stationed. Her father was a singer and movie idol of the ’50s and her mother, Sheila MacRae, an actress and author. Her siblings were, Heather MacRae, GarMacRae, Bruce MacRae, and a half-sister, Amanda MacRae. She started […]

Jeanie MacPherson (1887 - 1946)

Actress, Screenwriter. Before entering motion pictures, Jeanie was a dancer and stage performer. She then moved into films, being guided by the great D.W. Griffith. Later in her career, Jeanie was considered the “write hand” on a significant number of Cecil B. DeMille films. With the advent of sound, Jeanie’s involvement with DeMille became less […]

Aline MacMahon (1899 - 1991)

Actress. She had large, sleepy eyes and a bittersweet face. Her family moved to New York when she was a small child. She was educated at Erasmus Hall and Barnard College and made her first professional acting appearance with the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York in “The Madras House.” Her Broadway debut came the year […]

Mary MacLaren (1900 - 1985)

American motion picture actress of the 1910s through the 1940. Appeared with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea in the 1939 classic western “Union Pacific.” Sister of actress Katherine MacDonald. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Lillian Agnew MacDonald (1866 – 1936)  Sibling:  Katherine MacDonald (1891 – 1956)*  Mary MacLaren (1900 – 1985) *Calculated relationship

Gisele MacKenzie (1927 - 2003)

Actress, Singer. Known as “Canada’s First Lady of Song,” she began her music career at a young age learning to play the violin and piano, later appearing at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, Ontario. In 1951 she had her own show, “Meet Gisele” on the Canadian Broadcastion Corporation before she moved to Los Angeles, California. […]

Dorothy Mackaye (1899 - 1940)

Actress,  Playwright.  Her name is scarcely remembered today;  she wasn’t even a star in her own time.  But she was once known as an infamous femme fatale,  the focal point of a deadly love triangle that rocked the movie community in the waning days of the silent era.  A native of Denver,  Colorado (although she […]

Elsie “Poppy” Mackay (1970 - 1928)

Actress, Interior Designer, and Aviation Pioneer. She is remembered as a British actress, interior decorator and aviator who died attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean with Captain Walter Hinchliffe. She was regarded as a contemporary role model among women, with dark looks, graceful manner, and a habitually well-gowned and bejeweled appearance. Born Elsie Mackay in […]

Nicoletta Machiavelli (1944 - 2015)

Actress. She had a successful run in both Italian and French films during the 1960s and 1970s. Born to an Italian father and American mother, she was a descendant of Italian historian and author Niccolo Machiavelli, she spoke both Italian and English fluently. Raised in Florence, she studied Art and Painting, prior to making her […]

Moyna MacGill (1895 - 1975)

Actress. She was London Theatre performer when she made her film debut in “Garryowen” (1920). Relocating to America, she appeared films to include “Miriam Rozella” (1924), “”The Changing World” (1943), “The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry” (1945), “The Clock” (1945), “Black Beauty” (1946), “Kind Lady” (1951), “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” (1964 and “My Fair Lady” […]

Harriet MacGibbon (1905 - 1987)

Actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she made her Broadway debut in 1923 and worked on the stage for some 20 years. She made her screen debut in “Cry For Happy” (1961), followed by “A Majority of One” (1961). Her other credits included “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” (1962), “Son of Flubber” (1963) and “The Judge […]

Katherine MacDonald (1891 - 1956)

Actress/Producer. Born Katherine Agnew MacDonald, Sister of Actress Mary MacLaren. Well remembered as ‘Flora Edwards’ in “The Spirit of 17,” as ‘Helen Haynes/Elsie Parmelee’ in “The Beautiful Liar,” as ‘Priscilla Hobbs’ in “Money! Money! Money!” and as ‘Flora Brookes’ in “The Unnamed Woman.” (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Parents:  Lillian Agnew MacDonald (1866 – 1936) […]

Carsta Löck (1902 - 1993)

German Actress and Singer. She made over 100 films in Germany, Austria and Sweden, from 1923 to 1975; she also performed on stage throughout Europe during her long career. (bio by: Rudi Polt)

Sharon Lynn (1908 - 1963)

Actress. Born in Weatherford, Texas, she made her cinema debut in the role of ‘Annie’ in “Crulytop” (1924). She appeared in over 30 films to include “Tom’s Gang” (1927), “Speakeasy” (1929), “Man Trouble” (1930), “Big Executive” (1933), “Way Out West” (1937) and “Thistledown” (1938). She died of multiple sclerosis in Hollywood, California. (bio by: John […]

Rita Lynn (1921 - 1996)

Actress. Although she played a few small parts in films, she had a lengthy television resume. Some of her appearances were on: “Zane Grey Theatre”, “Yancy Derringer”, “Inner Sanctum”, “Make Room for Daddy”, “Have Gun, Will Travel”, “Bonanza”, “Big Valley”, “The Virginian”, “The Streets of San Francisco”, “Perry Mason” and “T.J. Hooker”. She was married […]

Diana Lynn (1926 - 1971)

Actress. Born Dolores Marie Loehr in Los Angeles, California, because of her exceptional abilities as a pianist, she was playing with the Los Angeles Junior Symphony Orchestra by age 12. She made her film debut playing the piano in “They Shall Have Music” (1939), followed by “There’s Magic in Music” (1941), and debuted in a […]

Lottie Lyell (1890 - 1925)

Actress. Born Lottie Edith Cox in Sydney Australia, she became that country’s first true motion pictyre star. She appeared in twenty films from 1911 to 1919 including “Captain Midnight”, The Bush King” and her most famous film, “The Sentimental Bloke”. After 1919 her film making was drastically cut back so she could fight the tuberculosis […]

Aida Luz (1917 - 2006)

Actress and singer.  Born Aida Da Lus.  She participated in more than 40 movies such us “Loco lindo(1936),” “Palermo (1937),” “Amor(1940),” “El deseo(1944),” “Pobre mi madre querida(1948),” “Los tallos amargos(1956),” “El rufián (1961),” “Villa cariño(1967),” “Juguemos en el mundo(1971),” and many others. Her last movie “Gallito ciego(2001)”.  On stage she appeared in “Un tranvía llamado […]

Elisabeth Brooks Luyties (1951 - 1997)

Actress. Best known for her role as ‘Marsha Quist’ from The 1981 horror movie, “The Howling.” She guest starred on a number of TV series including “Starsky and Hutch”, “The Rockford Files”, “Hart to Hart”, “The Six-Million Dollar Man”, and “Emergency.” Also a writer, she wrote “Orphan Dreams,” which she also directed. (bio by: Midnight_Bishop)

Nola Luxford (2026 - 1994)

New Zealand-born film actress of the 1910s, 20s, and 30s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Anna Luther (1897 - 1960)

American motion picture actress of the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. Primarily worked in the silent era (1910s-1920s). (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Ida Lupino (1918 - 1995)

Actress, Writer and Director. Ida Lupino is best known as a pioneering figure in the world of female filmmakers. Born into a British theater family in Camberwall, London, England, Ida was encouraged to enter the world of show business by both her parents and her uncle, actor and theater manager, Lupino Lane. In 1931, Ida […]

Constance G. Lupino (1892 - 1959)

Actress. Known on the London stage as Connie Emerald. Wife of  comedian/actor Stanley Lupino. Mother of actress Ida Lupino.  Family links:  Children:  Ida Lupino (1918 – 1995)* *Calculated relationship

Margit Lukacs (1914 - 2002)

Actress. A leading star of the Hungarian stage, she was famed for her performances in the classic repertory. Her notable portayals included Lady Macbeth in “Macbeth”, the title role of “Antigone”, Clytemnestra in “Elektra”,  Elmira in “Tartuffe”,  Cleopatra in “Antony and Cleopatra”,  Jelena in “Uncle Vanya”,  and the lead (spoken) part in Arthur Honegger’s oratorio […]

Elena Lucena (1914 - 2015)

Argentine Actress. Lucena, born María Elena Lucena Arcuri, was an actress who was part of the golden age of Argentine cinema from 1940 to 1960. She started in radio and then transitioned to the “big screen” where she appeared in such films as “Brother and Sister” (2010), “Chimbela” (1939) and “El calavera” (1958). During the […]

Margerie Bonner Lowry (1905 - 1988)

Actress, Author, Editor. The younger sister of silent screen star Priscilla Bonner, she also appeared in several films (spelling her first name Marjorie), among them Cecil B. De Mille’s “King of Kings” (1927),  “The Sign of the Cross” (1932),  and “Cleopatra” (1934).  By the late 1930’s her movie career was over and she was working […]