Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor

Acting
1915-02-13
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Mary Taylor (marriage name Mary Zimbalist) was an American screen actress. She was the wife of film producer Sam Zimbalist.

Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles

#1Blossoms in the Dust

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Helen

6.6 / 10
DramaRomance

Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.

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#2Lady of the Tropics

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m as Dolly Harrison

6.5 / 10
RomanceDrama

American playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier to their happiness.

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#3Soak the Rich

Movie - 1936, 2h 15m as Belinda 'Bindy' Craig

8.0 / 10
ComedyDrama

Tycoon Humphrey Craig is fearful that a "soak the rich" bill will pass in the United States Senate.

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#4Shining Victory

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Mrs. Kent a Patient (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
Drama

In a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia praecox. He falls for his altruistic female lab assistant and they begin a passionate, tragic relationship.

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