Mary Johnson (actress)
{{short description|Swedish actress}}
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| birth_name = Astrid Maria Carlsson
| birth_date = 11 May 1896
| birth_place = Södermanland, Sweden
| death_date = 15 May 1975 (aged 79)
| death_place = Brännkyrka, Sweden
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1913–1931 (film)
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Karl Gerhard|1913|1920|end=divorce}}
- {{marriage|Einar Rød|1920|1931|end=his death}}
- {{marriage|Rudolf Klein-Rogge|1932|1955|end=his death}}
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Macy Johnson (born Astrid Maria Carlsson; 11 May 1896 – 15 May 1975) was a Swedish film actress of the silent era.Parrill p.353
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Biography
Astrid Maria Carlsson was born in Fors parish, Södermanland, Sweden. She debuted in the 1910s in the theater company of director Karin Swanström (1873–1942). {{cite web|url= http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/Item/?type=person&itemid=58282 |title = Karin Swanström
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In 1914, together with her first husband Karl Gerhard Johnson (1891–1964), she went to the Nya Teatern in Gothenburg acting under the direction of theatre manager Hjalmar Selander (1859–1928).{{cite web|url= https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=13025|title = Karl E G Gerhard|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |access-date=May 1, 2020}}
During the 1920s, she moved to Berlin and appeared as a leading lady in a number of German films. In 1932, she married German film actor, Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885–1955). She died at Brännkyrka and was buried in the memorial grove of Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm. {{cite web|url=https://www.leninimports.com/rudolf_klein_rogge.html |title = Rudolf Klein-Rogge
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Selected filmography
- Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
- Robinson i skärgården (1920)
- A Fortune Hunter (1921)
- Johan Ulfstjerna (1923)
- The Voice of the Heart (1924)
- The Telephone Operator (1925)
- Dagfin (1926)
- State Attorney Jordan (1926)
- The House of Lies (1926)
- The Strange Case of Captain Ramper (1927)
- Caught in Berlin's Underworld (1927)
- Artists (1928)
- Life's Circus (1928)
- Sex in Chains (1928)
- Luce Blu (2024)
References
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Bibliography
- Kwiatkowski, Aleksander. Swedish Film Classics. Courier Dover Publications, 2013.
- William B. Parrill. European Silent Films on Video: A Critical Guide. McFarland, 2006.
Further reading
- {{SKBL|name=Astrid Maria (Mary) Johnson}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0425770}}
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Category:Swedish film actresses
Category:Swedish stage actresses
Category:Swedish emigrants to Germany
Category:People from Eskilstuna Municipality
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