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Mary MacLaren

Actor

Mary MacLaren

January 17, 1896 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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)

Notable work

  • 7.8

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

    as Head Sister (uncredited)

Often works with

  • Nella Walker

    Nella Walker

    4 titles together

    In Name Only, Fashions of 1934, The 9th Guest

  • John Wayne

    John Wayne

    3 titles together

    Westward Ho, King of the Pecos, The New Frontier

  • Guy Kibbee

    Guy Kibbee

    2 titles together

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Captain January

  • Thomas Mitchell

    Thomas Mitchell

    2 titles together

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Theodora Goes Wild

  • Eugene Pallette

    Eugene Pallette

    2 titles together

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Three Musketeers

  • Dennis O'Keefe

    Dennis O'Keefe

    2 titles together

    The Leopard Man, The Eagle and the Hawk

Full filmography · 102

  • Crossed Trails

    as Mrs. Laswell

    1948
  • Frontier Feud

    as Homesteader Sarah

    1945
  • Kitty

    as Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)

    1945
  • The Navajo Trail

    as Stella Ramsey

    1945
  • Around the World

    as Nurse

    1943
  • Fighting Valley

    as Ma Donovan

    1943
  • Six Gun Gospel

    as Mrs. Mary Dailey

    1943
  • The Leopard Man

    as Nun (uncredited)

    19436.5
  • Sunset Serenade

    as Party Guest

    1942
  • The Cyclone Kid

    as Martha Sullivan

    1942
  • Stagecoach Express

    as Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

    1942
  • The Man Who Returned to Life

    as Mrs. Foster

    1942

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