Personal Info
Maria Pichler
Maria Palmer
Acting
Biography
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 Ho…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Rena's Mother (uncredited)
Outcasts of the City
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Julia Karek
Crash of Moons
as Potonda
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
as Renee LaRue
Flight Nurse
as Captain Martha Ackerman
Nostradamus and the Queen
as Queen Catherine de Medici
Strictly Dishonorable
as Countess Lili Szadvany
Joe Santa Claus
as Maria Peters
Surrender
as Janet Barton
