Mary Johnson (actress)

Mary Johnson
Born	Astrid Maria Carlsson 11 May 1896 Södermanland, Sweden
Died	15 May 1975 (aged 89) Brännkyrka, Sweden
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913-1931 (film)
Spouse(s)	Karl Gerhard ​ ​ (m. 1913; div. 1920)​ Rudolf Klein-Rogge ​ ​ (m. 1932; died 1955)​

Mary Johnson (born Astrid Maria Carlsson; 1896–1975) was a Swedish film actress of the silent era.^{[1] [2]}

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). ^[3] 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).^{[4] [5]}

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. ^[6]

Selected filmography[]

• Sir Arne's Treasure (1919)
• 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)

References[]

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[]

• Astrid Maria (Mary) Johnson at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon

External links[]

• Mary Johnson at IMDb

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