Mary Pikefort is an actress attending a banquet being held in Tintin's honor in Chicago. She is seated next to man who often considered as Roberto Rastapopoulos by tintinologists. In the more modern versions of Tintin in America, the actress' name is not wholly revealed. However, in the original black and white edition, her name is given as Mary Pikefort which is pun of real actress name Mary Pickford.
Origin[]
The character of Mary Pikefort is originated from the real Canadian-American actress Mary Pickford (1892-1979), one of the founders of film production and distribution company United Artists (UA), along with Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, among others.
Pikefort's original design as seen in black and white.