Mary Johnson | |
Birth Name: | Macy Marie Johnson |
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: |
Macy Johnson (born Astrid Maria Carlsson; 11 May 1896 – 15 May 1975) was a Swedish film actress of the silent era.[1] [2]
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]