Maria Palmer

Maria Palmer

This lovely Austrian-born actress was born (in 1917) and raised in Vienna, performing as a child on stage and appearing in various productions for the renowned Max Reinhardt. Trained in dance, she was a member of the Bodenwieser Ensemble, a European troupe. Following a few high school plays and dance recitals, she went on to study drama and voice at the Vienna Conservatory. Maria arrived in the United States at the outbreak of war in 1938 and first performed on the New York stage, notably in the 1942 production of "The Moon Is Down." Spotted for films, she was one of many foreign actresses Hollywood took in at the time to fill their quota of exotic mystery ladies in war-era intrigue and film noir. She made her debut in Mission to Moscow (1943) for Warner Bros. and continued on freelancing for other studios with Days of Glory (1944), opposite Gregory Peck, Lady on a Train (1944), The Web (1947), The Other Love (1947), Strictly Dishonorable (1941), By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953), and Outcasts of the City (1958), among others. Her film career waned in the 1950s and she turned to radio, TV and commercials. She formed her own production company, Maria Palmer Enterprises, and hosted her own local Los Angeles show "Sincerely, Maria Palmer" in the early 1960s. In later years she wrote a number of unproduced teleplays, often under the pseudonym Eliot Parker White. Dying of pulmonary failure while battling cancer in 1981, she kept extensive journals of her life and career which were later available to the public. (IMDB)

  • Title: Maria Palmer
  • Popularity: 1.644
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1917-09-05
  • Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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  • Also Known As: Maria Pichler
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Maria Palmer Movies

  • 1945
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    Lady on a Train

    Lady on a Train

    6.5 1945 HD

    While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one...

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  • 1947
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    The Web

    The Web

    7 1947 HD

    A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly...

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  • 1944
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    Days of Glory

    Days of Glory

    5.7 1944 HD

    A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.

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  • 1948
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    13 Lead Soldiers

    13 Lead Soldiers

    6 1948 HD

    Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is called in to solve the murder of a man from whom two lead soldiers were stolen. Drummond learns that the two...

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  • 1951
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    Strictly Dishonorable

    Strictly Dishonorable

    5.2 1951 HD

    A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student.

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  • 1956
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    Three for Jamie Dawn

    Three for Jamie Dawn

    5 1956 HD

    Three jurors are ripe for bribery by the lawyer of a playgirl up for murder.

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  • 1953
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    Flight Nurse

    Flight Nurse

    5.5 1953 HD

    In this war drama, set during the Korean War, an Air Force nurse gets involved in a love triangle on the front lines.

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  • 1953
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    Nostradamus and the Queen

    Nostradamus and the Queen

    1 1953 HD

    An elderly Catherine de Medici reflects back on how the prophecies of Nostradamus accurately predicted the fates of her husband, her three sons and...

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  • 1947
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    The Other Love

    The Other Love

    6 1947 HD

    Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of...

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  • 1958
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    Outcasts of the City

    Outcasts of the City

    1 1958 HD

    In this drama, set just after the end of WWII, an American officer falls in love with a German woman. Their blissful affair is disrupted when her...

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  • 1954
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    Crash of Moons

    Crash of Moons

    3.2 1954 HD

    A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature for 16mm rental only. Season 1 episodes...

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  • 1953
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    By the Light of the Silvery Moon

    By the Light of the Silvery Moon

    5.8 1953 HD

    Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and...

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  • 1950
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    Surrender

    Surrender

    4.8 1950 HD

    Violet Barton, a femme-fatale goal-setter, fascinates men and readily returns their affection to obtain the wealth she desires, even to the point of...

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  • 1943
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    Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

    5.2 1943 HD

    Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

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  • 1954
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    Crash of Moons

    Crash of Moons

    3.2 1954 HD

    A three-part episode from the TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger edited together and released as a feature for 16mm rental only. Season 1 episodes...

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  • 1951
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    Joe Santa Claus

    Joe Santa Claus

    1 1951 HD

    Disgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Claus and angry that his wife wants to go to work...

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  • 1958
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    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    5.25 1958 HD

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958...

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  • 1955
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    Kings Row

    Kings Row

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

    5.6 1959 HD

    Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from...

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  • 1957
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    The Californians

    The Californians

    5 1957 HD

    San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff,...

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    6.125 1952 HD

    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

    The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

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