Born Lucille Vasconsellos Langhanke in Quincy, IL, she became a durable leading lady of the 1920s, 30s and 40s, best remembered as the homicidal, but seemingly sympathetic, Brigid O'Shaughnessy in THE MALTESE FALCON (1941). Astor was at the center of a scandal in 1936, when her suit for custody of her daughter Marylyn led to the disclosure of a personal diary, allegedly documenting her liaisons with a number of prominent Hollywood figures.  Supporting Actress 1941: THE GREAT LIE 1 nomination, 1 Award