Mary Meade was an American film actress who rose to fame in the latter 1940s.

Born in Louisiana

Louisiana

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, her first role was in Wonder Man

Wonder Man (film)

Wonder Man is a 1945 film starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and directed by H. Bruce Humberstone...

(1945), as a Goldwyn Girl

Goldwyn Girls

The Goldwyn Girls were a musical stock company of female dancers employed by Samuel Goldwyn. Famous actresses whose career included a stint in the Goldwyn Girls include Lucille Ball, Paulette Goddard, Betty Grable, Ann Sothern, Jane Wyman, Virginia Bruce, Virginia Grey, Mary Meade, and Virginia...

. In 1949, she married Ted Grouya

Ted Grouya

Ted Grouya born Theodor Grouya in Bucharest, Romania, was a composer who studied composition with Nadia Boulanger...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 and embarked on a European career that included stints in the lavish production Gay Paris at the Casino de Paris

Casino de Paris

The Casino de Paris, located at 16, rue de Clichy, in the 9th arrondissement is one of the well known music halls of Paris, with a history dating back to the 18th century. Contrary to what the name might suggest, it is a performance venue, not a gambling house...

, and at the Pigalle Club

Pigalle Club

The Pigalle Club is a supper club and live music venue in Piccadilly, London, owned by Vince Power .Dave West also owns shares in The Pigalle Club...

 in London

London

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. Back in the United States she performed in venues such as the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

The Waldorf-Astoria is a luxury hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building. The present building at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan is a...

 and in 1953 was selected as one of the nation's 15 best-dressed women by the New York Fashion Academy. One of her last public performances was for Germaine Monteil

Germaine Monteil

Germaine Monteil was a New York based French fashion designer and cosmetician who founded the cosmetics and perfume company sharing her name.-Fashion:...

's cosmetics.

Filmography

• Show Business (1944)
• Wonder Man
  Wonder Man (film)
  Wonder Man is a 1945 film starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. It is based on a short story by Arthur Sheekman, adapted for the screen by a staff of writers led by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and directed by H. Bruce Humberstone...
  
  (1945)
• The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
• T-Men
  T-Men
  T-Men is a semidocumentary style 1947 film noir shot in black-and-white. The film was directed by Anthony Mann with cinematography by noted noir cameraman John Alton....
  
  (1947)
• In This Corner (1948)
• Assigned to Danger (1948)

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