Mae Murray
Acting
Biography
American actress and dancer.
Born: May 10, 1889
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Show People
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
The Merry Widow
When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.
Kodachrome Two-Color Test Shots No. III
This two-color (green-blue and red) film was produced as a demonstration reel at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey, under the direction of Kodak scientist John Capstaff. It features leading actresses, including Mae Murray, Hope Hampton, and Mary Eaton, posing and miming for the camera to showcase the capability of the complex Kodachrome process to capture their translucent movie star complexions and colorful, high-fashion clothing.
Circe the Enchantress
Mae Murray as a Jazz Age baby who treats men like swine until she falls for the upright doctor living next door.
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension this provides a general history of Hollywood's Golden Age and the legendary studio system.
Bachelor Apartment
A New York playboy, Wayne Carter, dates wild women until he falls for a hard-working stenographer, Helene Andrews.
The Twin Pawns
A drama about twin sisters Daisy and Violet, who grow up unaware of each other's existence, one with their wealthy father and the other with their poor mother. The two sisters are manipulated by a criminal.
The Delicious Little Devil
A poor hat-check girl loses her job and is forced to get a job as a dancer at a roadhouse. There she falls in love with the son of a rich businessman. The boy's father, believing her to be after the family's money, determines to embarrass her and show his son what she really is.
The ABC of Love
Romance between the playwright Harry Bryant and the homeless and illiterate Kate.
Mademoiselle Midnight
Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Dolly Jordan Lennon
as Mrs. Agatha Carraway
as Claire Tree
as Self (uncredited)
as Claire Sutherland
as Valencia
as Sally O'Hara - The Merry Widow
as Gaby
as Mae Murray (uncredited)
as Circe / Cecilie Brunne
as Renée de Gontran / Renée de Quiros
as Olga Farinova / Zita
as Georgine Mazulier
as Ninon
as Rosalie Lawrence
as Dolores de Lisa
as Cleo of Paris
as Lillian Drake
as Faith Merrill
as Lady Falkland
as Sonia
as Kate
as Kitty McGuire
as Arathea Manning
as Betty Yarnell
as Daisy / Violet White
as Elena Evans
as Mugsy Mulane
as Della Arnold
as Peggy Blondin / Pierrette
as Joan Darby
as Lianne Demarest
as Justina
as Margaret MacLean
as Dora
as Helen Wayne
as Margot
as Betty Norton
as Meg Dugan
as Lady Jocelyn