Mary MacLaren
Born: 1896-01-17 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1985-11-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
1948
- Crossed Trails as Mrs. Laswell
1945
- Kitty as Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
- Frontier Feud as Homesteader Sarah
- The Navajo Trail as Stella Ramsey
1943
- The Leopard Man as Nun (uncredited)
- Fighting Valley as Ma Donovan
- Around the World as Nurse
- Six Gun Gospel as Mrs. Mary Dailey
1942
- The Man Who Returned to Life as Mrs. Foster
- Stagecoach Express as Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
- Sunset Serenade as Party Guest
- The Cyclone Kid as Martha Sullivan
1941
- Willie and the Mouse as Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)
- Prairie Pioneers as Martha Nelson
1940
- 'Til We Meet Again as Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)
- We Who Are Young as Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
- The Green Archer as Mrs. Patton
- The Shadow as Nurse Plunkitt
- Screw Drivers of 1940 as Mrs. Screwdriver
- Love Thy Neighbor as Nurse
- Misbehaving Husbands as Gossiping Friend
- Rocky Mountain Rangers as Mrs. Logan
- The Fargo Kid as Mrs. Sarah Winters
1939
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Head Sister (uncredited)
- Union Pacific as Official's Wife (uncredited)
- In Name Only as Nurse at Desk (uncredited)
- Midnight as Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
- I Stole a Million as Nurse (uncredited)
- Broadway Serenade as Costumer (uncredited)
- Sergeant Madden as Hospital Visitor
1938
- Tell Your Children as Mrs. Lane (uncredited)
- I Met My Love Again as College Staff Member (uncredited)
- The Duke of West Point as Nurse
- Maid's Night Out as Woman Dancing (uncredited)
- Smashing the Rackets as Nurse
- Men in Fright as Nurse With Ice Cream (uncredited)
- Young Dr. Kildare as Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)
- Numbered Woman as Matron O'Rourke
1937
- The Woman I Love as (uncredited)
- The Man Who Found Himself as Mary - Barbara's Maid
- Stand-In as Naomi
- A Lawman Is Born as Martha Lance
- Reckless Ranger as Mary Allen
1936
- Captain January as Governess (uncredited)
- Theodora Goes Wild as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
- King of the Pecos as Mrs. Clayborn
- Love on a Bet as Department Store Clerk
- What Becomes of the Children? as Gertrude - the Governess
- King of Burlesque as Extra in Audience (uncredited)
- Chatterbox as Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)
1935
- Les Misérables as Nurse
- Westward Ho as Ma Wyatt
- 3 Kids and a Queen as Customer
- O'Shaughnessy's Boy as Nun
- Saddle Aces as Mrs. Sabot
- Clive of India as Nurse
- The New Frontier as Mrs. Shaw
- Man's Best Friend as Mrs. Strong
1934
- Cleopatra as Roman Woman (uncredited)
- Fashions of 1934 as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
- Charlie Chan's Courage as Mother of Children
- The 9th Guest as First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)
- Journal of a Crime as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- Whom the Gods Destroy as Train Passenger
- By Your Leave as Costume Company Fitter
- Elmer and Elsie as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- Many Happy Returns as Clerk (uncredited)
- His Greatest Gamble as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
1933
- The Eagle and the Hawk as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Headline Shooter as Murderess (uncredited)
- The Phantom Broadcast as Beth
- Disgraced! as Kirk Underwood's Secretary
1931
- The Mystery Train as Nurse
1924
- The Dark Swan as Mary Robinson
- The Uninvited Guest as Irene Carlton
1923
- Under the Red Robe as Anne of Austria
- On the Banks of the Wabash as Yvonne
1922
- Outcast as Valentine Moreland
- The Face in the Fog as Mary Dawson
- Across the Continent as Louise Fowler
1921
- The Three Musketeers as Anne of Austria
- The Wild Goose as Diana Manneers
1920
- The Road to Divorce as Mary Bird
- Rouge and Riches as Becky
- The Forged Bride as Peggy
1919
- Creaking Stairs as 'Dearie' Lane
- The Unpainted Woman as Gudrun Trygavson
- A Petal on the Current as Stella Schump
- The Pointing Finger
- The Weaker Vessel as Abby Hopkins
- The Amazing Wife as Cicely Osborne
- Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie as Alisa Graeme
1918
- Vanity Pool as Marna Royal
- A Model's Confession as Iva Seldon
- Bread as Candace Newby
1917
- The Mysterious Mrs. M as Phyllis Woodman
- Money Madness as Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)
- The Plow Woman
1916
- Shoes as Eva Meyer
- Where Are My Children? as The Waltons's Maid (uncredited)
- Saving the Family Name as Estelle Ryan
- Wanted- A Home as Mina Rogers
- Idle Wives as Molly