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Mary MacLaren
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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 perfo…
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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)
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Mary MacLaren's Filmography
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Crossed Trails
as Mrs. Laswell
Frontier Feud
as Homesteader Sarah
Kitty
as Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
The Navajo Trail
as Stella Ramsey
Around the World
as Nurse
Fighting Valley
as Ma Donovan
Six Gun Gospel
as Mrs. Mary Dailey
The Leopard Man
as Nun (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
as Party Guest
The Cyclone Kid
as Martha Sullivan
Stagecoach Express
as Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Mrs. Foster
Willie and the Mouse
as Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)
Prairie Pioneers
as Martha Nelson
Love Thy Neighbor
as Nurse
Misbehaving Husbands
as Gossiping Friend
The Fargo Kid
as Mrs. Sarah Winters
The Green Archer
as Mrs. Patton
No Poster
Screw Drivers of 1940
as Mrs. Screwdriver
We Who Are Young
as Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Rangers
as Mrs. Logan
'Til We Meet Again
as Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)
The Shadow
as Nurse Plunkitt
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Head Sister (uncredited)
In Name Only
as Nurse at Desk (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Official's Wife (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
as Costumer (uncredited)
Midnight
as Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Hospital Visitor
The Duke of West Point
as Nurse
No Poster
Men in Fright
as Nurse With Ice Cream (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
as Nurse
Tell Your Children
as Mrs. Lane (uncredited)
Numbered Woman
as Matron O'Rourke
Maid's Night Out
as Woman Dancing (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again
as College Staff Member (uncredited)
Stand-In
as Naomi
A Lawman Is Born
as Martha Lance
Reckless Ranger
as Mary Allen
The Woman I Love
as (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Mary - Barbara's Maid
What Becomes of the Children?
as Gertrude - the Governess
Theodora Goes Wild
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Captain January
as Governess (uncredited)
King of the Pecos
as Mrs. Clayborn
Love on a Bet
as Department Store Clerk
Chatterbox
as Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)
King of Burlesque
as Extra in Audience (uncredited)
The New Frontier
as Mrs. Shaw
3 Kids and a Queen
as Customer
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Nun
Westward Ho
as Ma Wyatt
Saddle Aces
as Mrs. Sabot
Les Misérables
as Nurse
Clive of India
as Nurse
Man's Best Friend
as Mrs. Strong
By Your Leave
as Costume Company Fitter
Cleopatra
as Roman Woman (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
No Poster
Elmer and Elsie
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Train Passenger
Charlie Chan's Courage
as Mother of Children
Many Happy Returns
as Clerk (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
The 9th Guest
as First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)
Headline Shooter
as Murderess (uncredited)
Disgraced!
as Kirk Underwood's Secretary
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Phantom Broadcast
as Beth
The Mystery Train
as Nurse
The Dark Swan
as Mary Robinson
The Uninvited Guest
as Irene Carlton
Under the Red Robe
as Anne of Austria
On the Banks of the Wabash
as Yvonne
Outcast
as Valentine Moreland
The Face in the Fog
as Mary Dawson
Across the Continent
as Louise Fowler
The Three Musketeers
as Anne of Austria
The Wild Goose
as Diana Manneers
The Road to Divorce
as Mary Bird
The Forged Bride
as Peggy
Rouge and Riches
as Becky
The Pointing Finger
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
as Alisa Graeme
A Petal on the Current
as Stella Schump
The Weaker Vessel
as Abby Hopkins
The Unpainted Woman
as Gudrun Trygavson
The Amazing Wife
as Cicely Osborne
Creaking Stairs
as 'Dearie' Lane
Vanity Pool
as Marna Royal
Bread
as Candace Newby
A Model's Confession
as Iva Seldon
The Plow Woman
Money Madness
as Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)
The Mysterious Mrs. M
as Phyllis Woodman
Wanted- A Home
as Mina Rogers
Idle Wives
as Molly
Saving the Family Name
as Estelle Ryan
Shoes
as Eva Meyer
Where Are My Children?
as The Waltons's Maid (uncredited)