Biography
Claire McDowell (2 November 1877 – 23 October 1966) was an American actress. She appeared in 360 films between 1908 and 1945. Still somewhat of a youthful beauty when she started in early silent films, McDowell appeared in numerous films, eventually graduating to playing character and mother types. She can be seen to good advantage in Douglas Fairbanks's 1920 The Mark of Zorro. McDowell appeared in two of the biggest films of the silent era, The Big Parade (1925) and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), both in which she played mothers. She was married to silent screen character actor Charles Hill Mailes from 1906 to his 1937 death. The couple appeared in numerous silent films together, including The Mark of Zorro. They had two sons, Robert Mailes and Eugene Mailes. Claire McDowell died, aged 88, in Hollywood, California. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movies & TV Shows
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It Happened One Night (1934) — Mother on Bus (uncredited)
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Hangmen Also Die! (1943) — Counterwoman (uncredited)
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The Big Parade (1925) — Mrs. Apperson
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) — Princess of Hur
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Boys Town (1938) — Nun (uncredited)
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Test Pilot (1938) — Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
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Imitation of Life (1934) — Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
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The Mark of Zorro (1920) — Dona Catalina Pulido
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This Land Is Mine (1943) — Woman in Bathroom
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The Big House (1930) — Mrs. Marlowe
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Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — Mrs. Smith
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Keeper of the Flame (1943)
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Three Comrades (1938) — Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
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The New York Hat (1912) — The Main Gossip
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His Trust (1911) — Col. Frazier's wife
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Murder by Television (1935) — Mrs. Houghland
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The Massacre (1912) — Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
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British Agent (1934) — Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
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The Old Actor (1912) — At Audition
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A Night at the Movies (1937) — Movie Patron (uncredited)
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An American Tragedy (1931) — Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) — Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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Union Depot (1932) — Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
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Idiot's Delight (1939) — Crying Mother
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Miracles for Sale (1939) — Jack of Diamonds Woman
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Under Eighteen (1932) — Seamstress (uncredited)
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The Sunbeam (1912) — The Spinster
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His Trust Fulfilled (1911) — Mrs. Frazier
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Journal of a Crime (1934) — Sister at Hospital (uncredited)
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The Female of the Species (1912) — The Miner's Wife
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Adventure (1945) — Woman in Library (uncredited)
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Swords and Hearts (1911) — Irene Lambert
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Central Airport (1933) — Mrs. Blaine
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Lawyer Man (1932) — Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)
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The House of Darkness (1913) — The Doctor's Wife
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Small Town Girl (1936) — Woman in Bed (uncredited)
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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) — Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)
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Presenting Lily Mars (1943) — Dowager
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Lady Scarface (1941) — Mrs. Tuckerman
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Young Tom Edison (1940) — Woman at Station