Maria Palmer (born Maria Pichler, September â€" September ) was an
Austrian-born American actress.Palmer was born and raised in Vienna,
Austria-Hungary (now Vienna, Austria) on September . She first
appeared on stage as a child actor, in various Max Reinhardt
productions. She trained as a dancer, and was a member of the
Bodenwieser Ensemble. She later studied drama and voice at the Vienna
Conservatory.[citation needed]In , a year before the outbreak of war,
Palmer emigrated with her parents to the United States. She first
performed on the stage in New York City, most notably in the
production of The Moon Is Down.She moved into film, helping to meet
Hollywood's demand for exotic foreign women for war films and films
noir. Her debut was playing Catherine de' Medici in the short
Nostradamus and the Queen. Her feature film debut was in Mission to
Moscow (). She continued in with Days of Glory, opposite Gregory
Peck, and later that year, Lady on a Train.
Austrian-born American actress.Palmer was born and raised in Vienna,
Austria-Hungary (now Vienna, Austria) on September . She first
appeared on stage as a child actor, in various Max Reinhardt
productions. She trained as a dancer, and was a member of the
Bodenwieser Ensemble. She later studied drama and voice at the Vienna
Conservatory.[citation needed]In , a year before the outbreak of war,
Palmer emigrated with her parents to the United States. She first
performed on the stage in New York City, most notably in the
production of The Moon Is Down.She moved into film, helping to meet
Hollywood's demand for exotic foreign women for war films and films
noir. Her debut was playing Catherine de' Medici in the short
Nostradamus and the Queen. Her feature film debut was in Mission to
Moscow (). She continued in with Days of Glory, opposite Gregory
Peck, and later that year, Lady on a Train.
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