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Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

Born: 1896-01-17 • 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 poster
Crossed Trails
1948 • Mrs. Laswell
Frontier Feud poster
Frontier Feud
1945 • Homesteader Sarah
Kitty poster
Kitty
1945 • Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
The Navajo Trail poster
The Navajo Trail
1945 • Stella Ramsey
Around the World poster
Around the World
1943 • Nurse
Fighting Valley poster
Fighting Valley
1943 • Ma Donovan
Six Gun Gospel poster
Six Gun Gospel
1943 • Mrs. Mary Dailey
The Leopard Man poster
The Leopard Man
1943 • Nun (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade poster
Sunset Serenade
1942 • Party Guest
The Cyclone Kid poster
The Cyclone Kid
1942 • Martha Sullivan
Stagecoach Express poster
Stagecoach Express
1942 • Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life poster
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942 • Mrs. Foster
Willie and the Mouse poster
Willie and the Mouse
1941 • Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)
Prairie Pioneers poster
Prairie Pioneers
1941 • Martha Nelson
Love Thy Neighbor poster
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 • Nurse
Misbehaving Husbands poster
Misbehaving Husbands
1940 • Gossiping Friend
The Fargo Kid poster
The Fargo Kid
1940 • Mrs. Sarah Winters
The Green Archer poster
The Green Archer
1940 • Mrs. Patton
No Image
Screw Drivers of 1940
1940 • Mrs. Screwdriver
We Who Are Young poster
We Who Are Young
1940 • Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Rangers poster
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940 • Mrs. Logan
'Til We Meet Again poster
'Til We Meet Again
1940 • Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)
The Shadow poster
The Shadow
1940 • Nurse Plunkitt
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 • Head Sister (uncredited)
In Name Only poster
In Name Only
1939 • Nurse at Desk (uncredited)
I Stole a Million poster
I Stole a Million
1939 • Nurse (uncredited)
Union Pacific poster
Union Pacific
1939 • Official's Wife (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade poster
Broadway Serenade
1939 • Costumer (uncredited)
Midnight poster
Midnight
1939 • Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden poster
Sergeant Madden
1939 • Hospital Visitor
The Duke of West Point poster
The Duke of West Point
1938 • Nurse
No Image
Men in Fright
1938 • Nurse With Ice Cream (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare poster
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 • Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets poster
Smashing the Rackets
1938 • Nurse
Tell Your Children poster
Tell Your Children
1938 • Mrs. Lane (uncredited)
Numbered Woman poster
Numbered Woman
1938 • Matron O'Rourke
Maid's Night Out poster
Maid's Night Out
1938 • Woman Dancing (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again poster
I Met My Love Again
1938 • College Staff Member (uncredited)
Stand-In poster
Stand-In
1937 • Naomi
A Lawman Is Born poster
A Lawman Is Born
1937 • Martha Lance
Reckless Ranger poster
Reckless Ranger
1937 • Mary Allen
The Woman I Love poster
The Woman I Love
1937 • (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself poster
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 • Mary - Barbara's Maid
What Becomes of the Children? poster
What Becomes of the Children?
1936 • Gertrude - the Governess
Theodora Goes Wild poster
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 • Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Captain January poster
Captain January
1936 • Governess (uncredited)
King of the Pecos poster
King of the Pecos
1936 • Mrs. Clayborn
Love on a Bet poster
Love on a Bet
1936 • Department Store Clerk
Chatterbox poster
Chatterbox
1936 • Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)
King of Burlesque poster
King of Burlesque
1936 • Extra in Audience (uncredited)
The New Frontier poster
The New Frontier
1935 • Mrs. Shaw
3 Kids and a Queen poster
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 • Customer
O'Shaughnessy's Boy poster
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935 • Nun
Westward Ho poster
Westward Ho
1935 • Ma Wyatt
Saddle Aces poster
Saddle Aces
1935 • Mrs. Sabot
Les Misérables poster
Les Misérables
1935 • Nurse
Clive of India poster
Clive of India
1935 • Nurse
Man's Best Friend poster
Man's Best Friend
1935 • Mrs. Strong
By Your Leave poster
By Your Leave
1934 • Costume Company Fitter
Cleopatra poster
Cleopatra
1934 • Roman Woman (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble poster
His Greatest Gamble
1934 • Dinner Guest (uncredited)
No Image
Elmer and Elsie
1934 • Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy poster
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 • Train Passenger
Charlie Chan's Courage poster
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934 • Mother of Children
Many Happy Returns poster
Many Happy Returns
1934 • Clerk (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime poster
Journal of a Crime
1934 • Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934 poster
Fashions of 1934
1934 • Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
The 9th Guest poster
The 9th Guest
1934 • First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)
Headline Shooter poster
Headline Shooter
1933 • Murderess (uncredited)
Disgraced! poster
Disgraced!
1933 • Kirk Underwood's Secretary
The Eagle and the Hawk poster
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933 • Party Guest (uncredited)
The Phantom Broadcast poster
The Phantom Broadcast
1933 • Beth
The Mystery Train poster
The Mystery Train
1931 • Nurse
The Dark Swan poster
The Dark Swan
1924 • Mary Robinson
The Uninvited Guest poster
The Uninvited Guest
1924 • Irene Carlton
Under the Red Robe poster
Under the Red Robe
1923 • Anne of Austria
On the Banks of the Wabash poster
On the Banks of the Wabash
1923 • Yvonne
Outcast poster
Outcast
1922 • Valentine Moreland
The Face in the Fog poster
The Face in the Fog
1922 • Mary Dawson
Across the Continent poster
Across the Continent
1922 • Louise Fowler
The Three Musketeers poster
The Three Musketeers
1921 • Anne of Austria
The Wild Goose poster
The Wild Goose
1921 • Diana Manneers
The Road to Divorce poster
The Road to Divorce
1920 • Mary Bird
The Forged Bride poster
The Forged Bride
1920 • Peggy
Rouge and Riches poster
Rouge and Riches
1920 • Becky
The Pointing Finger poster
The Pointing Finger
1919
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie poster
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
1919 • Alisa Graeme
A Petal on the Current poster
A Petal on the Current
1919 • Stella Schump
The Weaker Vessel poster
The Weaker Vessel
1919 • Abby Hopkins
The Unpainted Woman poster
The Unpainted Woman
1919 • Gudrun Trygavson
The Amazing Wife poster
The Amazing Wife
1919 • Cicely Osborne
Creaking Stairs poster
Creaking Stairs
1919 • 'Dearie' Lane
Vanity Pool poster
Vanity Pool
1918 • Marna Royal
Bread poster
Bread
1918 • Candace Newby
A Model's Confession poster
A Model's Confession
1918 • Iva Seldon
The Plow Woman poster
The Plow Woman
1917
Money Madness poster
Money Madness
1917 • Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)
The Mysterious Mrs. M poster
The Mysterious Mrs. M
1917 • Phyllis Woodman
Wanted- A Home poster
Wanted- A Home
1916 • Mina Rogers
Idle Wives poster
Idle Wives
1916 • Molly