Mary MacLaren
Acting
Born 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)
Filmography
- 1948Crossed Trails — Mrs. Laswell
- 1945Frontier Feud — Homesteader Sarah
- 1945Kitty — Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
- 1945The Navajo Trail — Stella Ramsey
- 1943Around the World — Nurse
- 1943Fighting Valley — Ma Donovan
- 1943Six Gun Gospel — Mrs. Mary Dailey
- 1943The Leopard Man — Nun (uncredited)
- 1942Stagecoach Express — Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
- 1942Sunset Serenade — Party Guest
- 1942The Cyclone Kid — Martha Sullivan
- 1942The Man Who Returned to Life — Mrs. Foster
- 1941Prairie Pioneers — Martha Nelson
- 1941Willie and the Mouse — Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)
- 1940'Til We Meet Again — Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)
- 1940Love Thy Neighbor — Nurse
- 1940Misbehaving Husbands — Gossiping Friend
- 1940Rocky Mountain Rangers — Mrs. Logan
- 1940Screw Drivers of 1940 — Mrs. Screwdriver
- 1940The Fargo Kid — Mrs. Sarah Winters
- 1940The Green Archer — Mrs. Patton
- 1940The Shadow — Nurse Plunkitt
- 1940We Who Are Young — Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
- 1939Broadway Serenade — Costumer (uncredited)
- 1939I Stole a Million — Nurse (uncredited)
- 1939In Name Only — Nurse at Desk (uncredited)
- 1939Midnight — Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Head Sister (uncredited)
- 1939Sergeant Madden — Hospital Visitor
- 1939Union Pacific — Official's Wife (uncredited)
- 1938I Met My Love Again — College Staff Member (uncredited)
- 1938Maid's Night Out — Woman Dancing (uncredited)
- 1938Men in Fright — Nurse With Ice Cream (uncredited)
- 1938Numbered Woman — Matron O'Rourke
- 1938Smashing the Rackets — Nurse
- 1938Tell Your Children — Mrs. Lane (uncredited)
- 1938The Duke of West Point — Nurse
- 1938Young Dr. Kildare — Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)
- 1937A Lawman Is Born — Martha Lance
- 1937Reckless Ranger — Mary Allen
- 1937Stand-In — Naomi
- 1937The Man Who Found Himself — Mary - Barbara's Maid
- 1937The Woman I Love — (uncredited)
- 1936Captain January — Governess (uncredited)
- 1936Chatterbox — Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)
- 1936King of Burlesque — Extra in Audience (uncredited)
- 1936King of the Pecos — Mrs. Clayborn
- 1936Love on a Bet — Department Store Clerk
- 1936Theodora Goes Wild — Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
- 1936What Becomes of the Children? — Gertrude - the Governess
- 19353 Kids and a Queen — Customer
- 1935Clive of India — Nurse
- 1935Les Misérables — Nurse
- 1935Man's Best Friend — Mrs. Strong
- 1935O'Shaughnessy's Boy — Nun
- 1935Saddle Aces — Mrs. Sabot
- 1935The New Frontier — Mrs. Shaw
- 1935Westward Ho — Ma Wyatt
- 1934By Your Leave — Costume Company Fitter
- 1934Charlie Chan's Courage — Mother of Children
- 1934Cleopatra — Roman Woman (uncredited)
- 1934Elmer and Elsie — Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1934Fashions of 1934 — Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
- 1934His Greatest Gamble — Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1934Journal of a Crime — Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1934Many Happy Returns — Clerk (uncredited)
- 1934The 9th Guest — First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)
- 1934Whom the Gods Destroy — Train Passenger
- 1933Disgraced! — Kirk Underwood's Secretary
- 1933Headline Shooter — Murderess (uncredited)
- 1933The Eagle and the Hawk — Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1933The Phantom Broadcast — Beth
- 1931The Mystery Train — Nurse
- 1924The Dark Swan — Mary Robinson
- 1924The Uninvited Guest — Irene Carlton
- 1923On the Banks of the Wabash — Yvonne
- 1923Under the Red Robe — Anne of Austria
- 1922Across the Continent — Louise Fowler
- 1922Outcast — Valentine Moreland
- 1922The Face in the Fog — Mary Dawson
- 1921The Three Musketeers — Anne of Austria
- 1921The Wild Goose — Diana Manneers
- 1920Rouge and Riches — Becky
- 1920The Forged Bride — Peggy
- 1920The Road to Divorce — Mary Bird
- 1919A Petal on the Current — Stella Schump
- 1919Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie — Alisa Graeme
- 1919Creaking Stairs — 'Dearie' Lane
- 1919The Amazing Wife — Cicely Osborne
- 1919The Pointing Finger
- 1919The Unpainted Woman — Gudrun Trygavson
- 1919The Weaker Vessel — Abby Hopkins
- 1918A Model's Confession — Iva Seldon
- 1918Bread — Candace Newby
- 1918Vanity Pool — Marna Royal
- 1917Money Madness — Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)
- 1917The Mysterious Mrs. M — Phyllis Woodman
- 1917The Plow Woman
- 1916Idle Wives — Molly
- 1916Saving the Family Name — Estelle Ryan
- 1916Shoes — Eva Meyer
- 1916Wanted- A Home — Mina Rogers
- 1916Where Are My Children? — The Waltons's Maid (uncredited)