Mary Parker (actress, 1902)
Mary Parker (born November 3, 1902 as Mary Prohaska in Breslau ; † in the 20th century ) was a German actress with a moderate career in silent films .
Life
Mary Parker had attended girls' high school and then received theater training. She was discovered for film at the beginning of February 1924 and played leading roles under leading directors such as Richard Eichberg , Reinhold Schünzel and Richard Oswald from the start . Right at the beginning of her career, she also had Asta Nielsen , whose sister she played in " The Butterfly Battle ", directed by Henny Porten's brother-in-law Franz Eckstein, as a partner. In 1925, Mary Parker described Elise as her most beautiful role in " Um Recht und Ehre " at Harry Liedtke's side . She was later seen as a partner of Hans Albers and Willi Forst .
In less than six years, Mary Parker could be seen in about twenty silent films. Despite a certain popularity in film-historically insignificant productions, she did not make the transition to sound film. She only appeared in front of the camera three times in the 1930s; After a tiny appearance in 1937, she stopped acting. Nothing is known about the further life of Mary Parker.
Filmography (selection)
- 1924: The butterfly battle
- 1924: The most beautiful woman in the world
- 1924: Battle for the plaice
- 1925: About justice and honor
- 1925: rags and silk
- 1925: onlookers of life
- 1925: front building and rear building
- 1925: half silk
- 1925: Nick, the king of chauffeurs
- 1925: The paradise of Europe
- 1926: May we be silent?
- 1926: The sweet girl
- 1926: I lost my heart in Heidelberg
- 1926: Salto Mortale (in AT: The death fall in the Circus Cesarelli)
- 1927: Luther
- 1928: Who invented cutting
- 1928: Saxophone Susi
- 1928: Today I was with Frida
- 1929: Miss Ensign
- 1929: Yes, yes, women are my weak side
- 1930: Susanne puts things in order
- 1932: Eerie stories
- 1937: The irresistible
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source: Acts of the Reich Chamber of Culture, signature R 9361-V / 112759, Federal Archives Berlin.
literature
- Kurt Mühsam / Egon Jacobsohn: Lexicon of the film . Lichtbildbühne publishing house, Berlin 1926, p. 136.
Web links
- Mary Parker at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mary Parker at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parker, Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prohaska, Mary (maiden name); Schindler, Mary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Breslau , German Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |