Lovely Connecticut-born blonde Astrid Allwyn, with her foreign-sounding name and icy countenance, spruced up a number of 1930s and early 1940s films. Of Swedish descent, she studied dancing and dramatics in New York and later gathered experience joining a stock company. Allwyn made her Broadway debut in 1929 in 埃尔默·赖斯's "Street Scene" and, on the strength of her second play "Once in a Lifetime," was brought to Hollywood in 1932.
With the help of the 葛丽泰·嘉宝 craze, the chic, heart-shaped faced beauty managed to parlayed her placid Scandanavian allure into a film career. She made her debut supporting 康斯坦斯·贝内特 in the romantic comedy Lady with a Past (1932) and continued to charm then harm as the "other woman" opposite many of the big male stars of the day -- 亨弗莱·鲍嘉 in 韵事 (1932), 李·屈赛 in The Night Mayor (1932), James R. Murray in Bachelor Mother (1932), 莱昂内尔·阿特威尔 in Beggars in Ermine (1934), 刘·艾尔斯 in Servants' Entrance (1934), 约翰·博尔斯 in 游行 (1934), 斯宾塞·屈塞 in 小小世界 (1935), Herbert Marshall in 春花秋月 (1935), 亨利·方达 in Way Down East (1935), 弗莱德·麦克莫瑞 in 两情相悦 (1935), 弗雷德·阿斯泰尔 in 海上恋舞 (1936), 威廉·加甘 in Flying Hostess (1936), James Dunn in Venus Makes Trouble (1937), 艾伦·巴克斯特 in It Could Happen to You (1937), 普雷斯顿·福斯特 in The Westland Case (1937), 布鲁斯·卡伯特 in Love Takes Flight (1937), Robert Young in Miracles for Sale (1939) and 理查德·迪克斯 in Reno (1939).
Rarely placed in the leading lady position, Astrid was given few front-tier assignments aside from Mystery Liner (1934), International Crime (1938) and as the lady reporter opposite John Archer's cop in the crimer City of Missing Girls (1941). She is probably better remembered for her support roles in the 查尔斯·博耶/Irene Dunne tearjerker 爱情事件 (1939), as the scheming, predatory daughter of Senator 克劳德·雷恩斯 who focuses her sites on 詹姆斯·斯图尔特 in the 弗兰克·卡普拉 classic 史密斯先生到华盛顿 (1939) and as a barfly in No Hands on the Clock (1941).
After filming Hit Parade of 1943 (1943), Astrid made a decision to retire so she could on family and raising children. Briefly married to first husband/actor 罗伯特·肯特, the couple appeared together in the 秀兰·邓波儿 vehicle Dimples (1936) and Astrid went on to provide her customary chilly demeanor to little Miss Temple later again in Stowaway (1936). Married a second time in 1941 to businessman Charles O. Fee, a union that lasted until her death, they had two children -- Melinda O. Fee and Vicki Fee, both of whom became actresses. Astrid died of cancer in 1978 at age 72, and was interred at Forest Lawn Glendale, Court of Freedom, #955.
She began her career as a singer and a broadway actress before turning to Hollywood.
Mother of Melinda O. Fee.
Mother of actress Vicki Fee.
Born of Swedish parents, blonde Astrid Allwyn was brought to Hollywood in 1932 on the wave of Garbo-mania. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, she never reached the lofty heights of stardom and, instead, played a succession of icy, predatory 'other women' who would tempt or seduce the hero and make life difficult for the heroine - but only momentarily. She made her stage debut in 'Street Scene' in 1929.
In 1931 MGM publicity announced that the studio had signed Astrid Allwyn due to her success in the recent theatrical productions "Once in a Lifetime" and "Young Sinners" and that her first movie for MGM would be West of Broadway (1931).
Appeared in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: 游行 (1934), 爱情事件 (1939) and 史密斯先生到华盛顿 (1939).
Lovely Connecticut-born blonde Astrid Allwyn, with her foreign-sounding name and icy countenance, spruced up a number of 1930s and early 1940s films. Of Swedish descent, she studied dancing and dramatics in New York and later gathered experience joining a stock company. Allwyn made her Broadway debut in 1929 in 埃尔默·赖斯's "Street Scene" and, on the strength of her second play "Once in a Lifetime," was brought to Hollywood in 1932.
With the help of the 葛丽泰·嘉宝 craze, the chic, heart-shaped faced beauty managed to parlayed her placid Scandanavian allure into a film career. She made her debut supporting 康斯坦斯·贝内特 in the romantic comedy Lady with a Past (1932) and continued to charm then harm as the "other woman" opposite many of the big male stars of the day -- 亨弗莱·鲍嘉 in 韵事 (1932), 李·屈赛 in The Night Mayor (1932), James R. Murray in Bachelor Mother (1932), 莱昂内尔·阿特威尔 in Beggars in Ermine (1934), 刘·艾尔斯 in Servants' Entrance (1934), 约翰·博尔斯 in 游行 (1934), 斯宾塞·屈塞 in 小小世界 (1935), Herbert Marshall in 春花秋月 (1935), 亨利·方达 in Way Down East (1935), 弗莱德·麦克莫瑞 in 两情相悦 (1935), 弗雷德·阿斯泰尔 in 海上恋舞 (1936), 威廉·加甘 in Flying Hostess (1936), James Dunn in Venus Makes Trouble (1937), 艾伦·巴克斯特 in It Could Happen to You (1937), 普雷斯顿·福斯特 in The Westland Case (1937), 布鲁斯·卡伯特 in Love Takes Flight (1937), Robert Young in Miracles for Sale (1939) and 理查德·迪克斯 in Reno (1939).
Rarely placed in the leading lady position, Astrid was given few front-tier assignments aside from Mystery Liner (1934), International Crime (1938) and as the lady reporter opposite John Archer's cop in the crimer City of Missing Girls (1941). She is probably better remembered for her support roles in the 查尔斯·博耶/Irene Dunne tearjerker 爱情事件 (1939), as the scheming, predatory daughter of Senator 克劳德·雷恩斯 who focuses her sites on 詹姆斯·斯图尔特 in the 弗兰克·卡普拉 classic 史密斯先生到华盛顿 (1939) and as a barfly in No Hands on the Clock (1941).
After filming Hit Parade of 1943 (1943), Astrid made a decision to retire so she could on family and raising children. Briefly married to first husband/actor 罗伯特·肯特, the couple appeared together in the 秀兰·邓波儿 vehicle Dimples (1936) and Astrid went on to provide her customary chilly demeanor to little Miss Temple later again in Stowaway (1936). Married a second time in 1941 to businessman Charles O. Fee, a union that lasted until her death, they had two children -- Melinda O. Fee and Vicki Fee, both of whom became actresses. Astrid died of cancer in 1978 at age 72, and was interred at Forest Lawn Glendale, Court of Freedom, #955.
She began her career as a singer and a broadway actress before turning to Hollywood.
Mother of Melinda O. Fee.
Mother of actress Vicki Fee.
Born of Swedish parents, blonde Astrid Allwyn was brought to Hollywood in 1932 on the wave of Garbo-mania. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, she never reached the lofty heights of stardom and, instead, played a succession of icy, predatory 'other women' who would tempt or seduce the hero and make life difficult for the heroine - but only momentarily. She made her stage debut in 'Street Scene' in 1929.
In 1931 MGM publicity announced that the studio had signed Astrid Allwyn due to her success in the recent theatrical productions "Once in a Lifetime" and "Young Sinners" and that her first movie for MGM would be West of Broadway (1931).
Appeared in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: 游行 (1934), 爱情事件 (1939) and 史密斯先生到华盛顿 (1939).