---
name: "Mary Philbin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-philbin"
fi1m_id: "mary-philbin"
imdb_id: "nm0679907"
tmdb_id: 14484
wikidata_id: "Q265819"
roles: []
born: "16 July 1902"
died: "7 May 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:03:10.129023+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mary Philbin

## Identity

Mary Philbin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mary-philbin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mary-philbin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0679907
- **TMDB ID:** 14484
- **Wikidata ID:** Q265819
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Philbin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q265819, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679907/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14484

Actor. Born 16 July 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 7 May 1993.

## Details

- **Born:** 16 July 1902, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 7 May 1993
- **Also known as:** Mary Loretta Philbin, Mary L. Philbin
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Philbin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q265819, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0679907/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14484

## Biography

Mary Philbin was an American actress of the silent film era. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career after winning a beauty contest sponsored by Universal Pictures. She moved to California and was signed to a contract with the studio by Erich von Stroheim.

Philbin made her screen debut in 1921. She appeared in *Foolish Wives* (1922) as the Crippled Girl (uncredited). She is best known for playing Christine Daaé in *The Phantom of the Opera* (1925) opposite Lon Chaney and Dea in *The Man Who Laughs* (1928). In 1922 she was named one of the first WAMPAS Baby Stars.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Foolish Wives* (1922), Fi1m 75, as Crippled Girl (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/foolish-wives.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film* (2014), as Christine Daae (archive footage)
- *Universal Horror* (1998), as (archive footage)
- *Hollywood Story* (1951), as Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *After the Fog* (1929), as Faith Barker
- *The Shannons of Broadway* (1929), as Tessie Swanzey
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (1929), as Christine Daae
- *The Last Performance* (1929), as Julie
- *Girl Overboard* (1929), as Joan
- *The Man Who Laughs* (1928), as Dea
- *Drums of Love* (1928), as Princess Emanuella
- *Love Me and the World Is Mine* (1927), as Hannerl
- *Surrender* (1927), as Lea Lyon
- *Stella Maris* (1925), as Stella Maris / Unity Blake
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (1925), as Christine Daaé
- *Fifth Avenue Models* (1925), as Isobel Ludant
- *The Rose of Paris* (1924), as Mitsi
- *The Gaiety Girl* (1924), as Irene Tudor
- *Fools Highway* (1924), as Mamie Rose
- *The Temple of Venus* (1923), as Moira
- *Where Is This West?* (1923), as Sallie Summers
- *The Age of Desire* (1923), as Margy - Age 18
- *Merry-Go-Round* (1923), as Agnes Urban
- *Penrod and Sam* (1923), as Margaret Schofield
- *Human Hearts* (1922), as Ruth
- *The Trouper* (1922), as Mary Lee
- *Foolish Wives* (1922), as Crippled Girl (uncredited) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/foolish-wives.md)
- *Sure Fire* (1921), Actor
- *Red Courage* (1921), as Eliza Fay
- *Danger Ahead!* (1921), as Tressie Harloow
- *The Blazing Trail* (1921), as Talithy Millicuddy

## Gallery

- ![Still from the American romance film Drums of Love (1928). Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-2618de869ad7.jpg) Still from the American romance film Drums of Love (1928). Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Drums_of_Love_%28SAYRE_14284%29.jpg/1280px-Drums_of_Love_%28SAYRE_14284%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Still from the American drama film Danger Ahead (1921) with Mary Philbin, on page 75 of the August 20, 1921 Exhibitors Herald.](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-ebdc7b71e916.jpg) Still from the American drama film Danger Ahead (1921) with Mary Philbin, on page 75 of the August 20, 1921 Exhibitors Herald. — Universal Film Manufacturing Company / Jack Freulich (1880–1936) (photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Danger_Ahead_%281921%29_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Mary Philbin](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-631a886a7bda.jpg) Mary Philbin — Stars of the Photoplay, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Mary_Philbin_stars1924.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Still for the American film Human Hearts (1922) with Mary Philbin, on page 1 of the August 26, 1922 Universal Weekly.](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-2b873cca9ba0.jpg) Still for the American film Human Hearts (1922) with Mary Philbin, on page 1 of the August 26, 1922 Universal Weekly. — Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Human_Hearts_%281922%29_-_Philbin_1.jpg/1280px-Human_Hearts_%281922%29_-_Philbin_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mary Philbin](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-a25aa3edbecf.jpg) Mary Philbin — Image via TMDB
- ![Mary Philbin](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-15f3248843e8.jpg) Mary Philbin — Image via TMDB
- ![Still from the American romantic drama film Fools Highway (1924) with Mary Philbin and playwright George Middleton (1880 - 1967), who was visiting the set, on p (1923)](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-93c22b924099.jpg) Still from the American romantic drama film Fools Highway (1924) with Mary Philbin and playwright George Middleton (1880 - 1967), who was visiting the set, on p (1923) — Universal Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Fools_Highway_%281924%29_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Still from the American romantic drama film Fools Highway (1924) with Mary Philbin, on page 8 of the 28 August 1924 A Scena Muda.](https://film.one/media/person/3849353/gallery-a81f5fb24205.jpg) Still from the American romantic drama film Fools Highway (1924) with Mary Philbin, on page 8 of the 28 August 1924 A Scena Muda. — Universal Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Fools_Highway_%281924%29_-_11.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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