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Mary Philbin

Mary Philbin

1902 – 1993·Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Filmography

Foolish Wives

Foolish Wives

1922Crippled Girl (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1925Christine Daaé
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

1928Dea
The Last Performance

The Last Performance

1929Julie