Mary MacLaren
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 17, 1896
- Died
- November 9, 1985
- Birthplace
- 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)
Filmography
Crossed Trails 1948
as Mrs. Laswell
Frontier Feud 1945
as Homesteader Sarah
Kitty 1945
as Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
The Navajo Trail 1945
as Stella Ramsey
Around the World 1943
as Nurse
Fighting Valley 1943
as Ma Donovan
Six Gun Gospel 1943
as Mrs. Mary Dailey
The Leopard Man 1943
as Nun (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade 1942
as Party Guest
The Cyclone Kid 1942
as Martha Sullivan
Stagecoach Express 1942
as Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life 1942
as Mrs. Foster
Willie and the Mouse 1941
as Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)
Prairie Pioneers 1941
as Martha Nelson
Love Thy Neighbor 1940
as Nurse
Misbehaving Husbands 1940
as Gossiping Friend
The Fargo Kid 1940
as Mrs. Sarah Winters
The Green Archer 1940
as Mrs. Patton
- Screw Drivers of 1940
Screw Drivers of 1940 1940
as Mrs. Screwdriver
We Who Are Young 1940
as Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Rangers 1940
as Mrs. Logan
'Til We Meet Again 1940
as Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)
The Shadow 1940
as Nurse Plunkitt
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Head Sister (uncredited)
In Name Only 1939
as Nurse at Desk (uncredited)
I Stole a Million 1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Union Pacific 1939
as Official's Wife (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade 1939
as Costumer (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden 1939
as Hospital Visitor
Midnight 1939
as Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
The Duke of West Point 1938
as Nurse
- Men in Fright
Men in Fright 1938
as Nurse With Ice Cream (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare 1938
as Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets 1938
as Nurse
Tell Your Children 1938
as Mrs. Lane (uncredited)
Numbered Woman 1938
as Matron O'Rourke
Maid's Night Out 1938
as Woman Dancing (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again 1938
as College Staff Member (uncredited)
Stand-In 1937
as Naomi
A Lawman Is Born 1937
as Martha Lance
Reckless Ranger 1937
as Mary Allen
The Woman I Love 1937
as (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself 1937
as Mary - Barbara's Maid
What Becomes of the Children? 1936
as Gertrude - the Governess
Theodora Goes Wild 1936
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Captain January 1936
as Governess (uncredited)
King of the Pecos 1936
as Mrs. Clayborn
Love on a Bet 1936
as Department Store Clerk
Chatterbox 1936
as Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)
King of Burlesque 1936
as Extra in Audience (uncredited)
The New Frontier 1935
as Mrs. Shaw
3 Kids and a Queen 1935
as Customer
O'Shaughnessy's Boy 1935
as Nun
Westward Ho 1935
as Ma Wyatt
Saddle Aces 1935
as Mrs. Sabot
Les Misérables 1935
as Nurse
Clive of India 1935
as Nurse
Man's Best Friend 1935
as Mrs. Strong
By Your Leave 1934
as Costume Company Fitter
Cleopatra 1934
as Roman Woman (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble 1934
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Elmer and Elsie 1934
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy 1934
as Train Passenger
Charlie Chan's Courage 1934
as Mother of Children
Many Happy Returns 1934
as Clerk (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime 1934
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934 1934
as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
The 9th Guest 1934
as First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)
Headline Shooter 1933
as Murderess (uncredited)
Disgraced! 1933
as Kirk Underwood's Secretary
The Eagle and the Hawk 1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Phantom Broadcast 1933
as Beth
The Mystery Train 1931
as Nurse
The Dark Swan 1924
as Mary Robinson
The Uninvited Guest 1924
as Irene Carlton
Under the Red Robe 1923
as Anne of Austria
On the Banks of the Wabash 1923
as Yvonne
Outcast 1922
as Valentine Moreland
The Face in the Fog 1922
as Mary Dawson
Across the Continent 1922
as Louise Fowler
The Three Musketeers 1921
as Anne of Austria
The Wild Goose 1921
as Diana Manneers
The Road to Divorce 1920
as Mary Bird
The Forged Bride 1920
as Peggy
Rouge and Riches 1920
as Becky
The Pointing Finger 1919
Actor
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie 1919
as Alisa Graeme
A Petal on the Current 1919
as Stella Schump
The Weaker Vessel 1919
as Abby Hopkins
The Unpainted Woman 1919
as Gudrun Trygavson
The Amazing Wife 1919
as Cicely Osborne
Creaking Stairs 1919
as 'Dearie' Lane
Vanity Pool 1918
as Marna Royal
Bread 1918
as Candace Newby
A Model's Confession 1918
as Iva Seldon
The Plow Woman 1917
Actor
Money Madness 1917
as Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)
The Mysterious Mrs. M 1917
as Phyllis Woodman
Wanted- A Home 1916
as Mina Rogers
Idle Wives 1916
as Molly
Saving the Family Name 1916
as Estelle Ryan
Shoes 1916
as Eva Meyer
Where Are My Children? 1916
as The Waltons's Maid (uncredited)
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