Mady Christians was born in Vienna, Austria. Destined to be in films in both Germany and the US, she started out as a stage actress but soon found new challenges in the world of cinema. Her first film was at the tender age of 16 when she appeared in Audrey (1916). She remained in German films for the next 26 years before coming to the US and starring in The Only Girl (1934). Mady left the film industry in 1948 after finishing Ils étaient tous mes fils (1948).
She died on October 28, 1951, in Norwalk, CT, from a cerebral hemorrhage.
