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Mary MacLaren

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJan 17, 1896 (Died at 89)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1920 – 1985
Known Credits101 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Mary MacLaren

Also known as:Mary MacDonaldMary McLarenMary MaClarenMary Ida MacDonald
Total Works

101

101 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Mary MacLaren (born Mary Ida MacDonald, also credited Mary McLaren; January 19, 1900 – November 9, 1985) was an American film actress in both the silent and sound eras. She was the younger sister of actresses Miriam and Katherine MacDonald and appeared in more than 170 films between 1916 and 1949. MacLaren's screen career began in 1916 with Shoes. She subsequently performed in productions for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, including Idle Wives (1916), The Plow Woman (1917), The Model's Confession (1918), The Petal on the Current (1919), The Unpainted Woman (1919), Bonnie Bonnie Lassie (1919), Rouge and Riches (1920), and many others. Among her more notable film roles is her performance as Queen Anne of Austria in the 1921 Douglas Fairbanks production of The Three Musketeers. In studio directories and trade publications, the 5'3" MacLaren was described as having blue eyes and "masses of blond hair" and being an accomplished swimmer and tennis player. (Wikipedia)

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Head Sister (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
6.5
The Leopard Man
1943•movie
as Nun (uncredited)
Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
1934•movie
as Roman Woman (uncredited)
Midnight
7.4
Midnight
1939•movie
as Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 101 titles featuring Mary MacLaren

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Head Sister (uncredited)

Tell Your Children
4.4
Tell Your Children
1938•movie

as Mrs. Lane (uncredited)

The Leopard Man
6.5
The Leopard Man
1943•movie

as Nun (uncredited)

Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
1934•movie

as Roman Woman (uncredited)

Midnight
7.4
Midnight
1939•movie

as Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Official's Wife (uncredited)

In Name Only
7.0
In Name Only
1939•movie

as Nurse at Desk (uncredited)

Les Misérables
7.1
Les Misérables
1935•movie

as Nurse

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936•movie

as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers
6.4

as Anne of Austria

The Eagle and the Hawk
6.6

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Where Are My Children?
5.9

as The Waltons's Maid (uncredited)

Fashions of 1934
6.6
Fashions of 1934
1934•movie

as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)

Shoes
6.0
Shoes
1916•movie

as Eva Meyer

The 9th Guest
6.0
The 9th Guest
1934•movie

as First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)

Captain January
6.8
Captain January
1936•movie

as Governess (uncredited)

Westward Ho
5.4
Westward Ho
1935•movie

as Ma Wyatt

Stand-In
6.5
Stand-In
1937•movie

as Naomi

King of the Pecos
5.6
King of the Pecos
1936•movie

as Mrs. Clayborn

The New Frontier
4.9
The New Frontier
1935•movie

as Mrs. Shaw

Journal of a Crime
5.9
Journal of a Crime
1934•movie

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Kitty
5.7
Kitty
1945•movie

as Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)

Clive of India
5.1
Clive of India
1935•movie

as Nurse

The Mystery Train
4.8
The Mystery Train
1931•movie

as Nurse

King of Burlesque
6.2
King of Burlesque
1936•movie

as Extra in Audience (uncredited)

Young Dr. Kildare
6.7
Young Dr. Kildare
1938•movie

as Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again
6.4
'Til We Meet Again
1940•movie

as Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)

Misbehaving Husbands
5.2

as Gossiping Friend

I Met My Love Again
6.0

as College Staff Member (uncredited)

The Shadow
7.3
The Shadow
1940•movie

as Nurse Plunkitt

The Duke of West Point
5.0

as Nurse

The Phantom Broadcast
5.1

as Beth

The Fargo Kid
7.4
The Fargo Kid
1940•movie

as Mrs. Sarah Winters

Bread
6.2
Bread
1918•movie

as Candace Newby

The Green Archer
6.6
The Green Archer
1940•movie

as Mrs. Patton

Sunset Serenade
6.2
Sunset Serenade
1942•movie

as Party Guest

Headline Shooter
6.3
Headline Shooter
1933•movie

as Murderess (uncredited)

We Who Are Young
6.3
We Who Are Young
1940•movie

as Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)

Maid's Night Out
5.9
Maid's Night Out
1938•movie

as Woman Dancing (uncredited)

Broadway Serenade
6.6
Broadway Serenade
1939•movie

as Costumer (uncredited)

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
6.2

as Nun

6.6
Men in Fright
1938•movie

as Nurse With Ice Cream (uncredited)

Love on a Bet
7.0
Love on a Bet
1936•movie

as Department Store Clerk

A Lawman Is Born
4.5
A Lawman Is Born
1937•movie

as Martha Lance

By Your Leave
4.2
By Your Leave
1934•movie

as Costume Company Fitter

His Greatest Gamble
5.8

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

The Man Who Returned to Life
7.2

as Mrs. Foster

Around the World
6.8
Around the World
1943•movie

as Nurse

3 Kids and a Queen
6.8
3 Kids and a Queen
1935•movie

as Customer

Many Happy Returns
5.3
Many Happy Returns
1934•movie

as Clerk (uncredited)

Stagecoach Express
6.2
Stagecoach Express
1942•movie

as Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

Smashing the Rackets
6.7

as Nurse

Love Thy Neighbor
7.3
Love Thy Neighbor
1940•movie

as Nurse

Six Gun Gospel
5.3
Six Gun Gospel
1943•movie

as Mrs. Mary Dailey

Chatterbox
7.0
Chatterbox
1936•movie

as Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)

Outcast
3.0
Outcast
1922•movie

as Valentine Moreland

The Wild Goose
3.7
The Wild Goose
1921•movie

as Diana Manneers

Charlie Chan's Courage
8.7

as Mother of Children

The Road to Divorce
3.7

as Mary Bird

Whom the Gods Destroy
6.0

as Train Passenger

The Cyclone Kid
5.0
The Cyclone Kid
1942•movie

as Martha Sullivan

What Becomes of the Children?
6.0

as Gertrude - the Governess

Idle Wives
5.0
Idle Wives
1916•movie

as Molly

Disgraced!
6.5
Disgraced!
1933•movie

as Kirk Underwood's Secretary

The Man Who Found Himself
8.5

as Mary - Barbara's Maid

Sergeant Madden
7.5
Sergeant Madden
1939•movie

as Hospital Visitor

The Face in the Fog
7.0

as Mary Dawson

Frontier Feud
7.0
Frontier Feud
1945•movie

as Homesteader Sarah

Under the Red Robe
6.0
Under the Red Robe
1923•movie

as Anne of Austria

I Stole a Million
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939•movie

as Nurse (uncredited)

The Uninvited Guest
10.0

as Irene Carlton

Willie and the Mouse
10.0

as Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)

Rouge and Riches
7.0
Rouge and Riches
1920•movie

as Becky

Numbered Woman
7.0
Numbered Woman
1938•movie

as Matron O'Rourke

Man's Best Friend
7.0
Man's Best Friend
1935•movie

as Mrs. Strong

Reckless Ranger
9.0
Reckless Ranger
1937•movie

as Mary Allen

Crossed Trails
7.0
Crossed Trails
1948•movie

as Mrs. Laswell

Rocky Mountain Rangers
8.0

as Mrs. Logan

The Dark Swan
8.0
The Dark Swan
1924•movie

as Mary Robinson

Prairie Pioneers
8.0
Prairie Pioneers
1941•movie

as Martha Nelson

Fighting Valley
Fighting Valley
1943•movie

as Ma Donovan

The Navajo Trail
10.0
The Navajo Trail
1945•movie

as Stella Ramsey

Saddle Aces
7.0
Saddle Aces
1935•movie

as Mrs. Sabot

A Petal on the Current
9.0

as Stella Schump

On the Banks of the Wabash
7.0

as Yvonne

The Pointing Finger
10.0
Creaking Stairs
10.0
Creaking Stairs
1919•movie

as 'Dearie' Lane

The Forged Bride
8.0
The Forged Bride
1920•movie

as Peggy

Across the Continent
8.0

as Louise Fowler

The Weaker Vessel
8.0
The Weaker Vessel
1919•movie

as Abby Hopkins

Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
7.0

as Alisa Graeme

The Woman I Love
7.0
The Woman I Love
1937•movie

as (uncredited)

The Unpainted Woman
8.0

as Gudrun Trygavson

Wanted- A Home
Wanted- A Home
1916•movie

as Mina Rogers

The Mysterious Mrs. M

as Phyllis Woodman

Saving the Family Name

as Estelle Ryan

A Model's Confession

as Iva Seldon

Vanity Pool
Vanity Pool
1918•movie

as Marna Royal

The Amazing Wife
The Amazing Wife
1919•movie

as Cicely Osborne

Money Madness
Money Madness
1917•movie

as Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)

The Plow Woman
The Plow Woman
1917•movie