About

Known credits:
232
Birthday:
1877-10-31
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Claire McDowell

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
1945 Adventure Actor Woman in Library (uncredited) 59
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1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Actor Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited) 58
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1944 Men on Her Mind Actor Mother Goodwin N/A
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1943 Du Barry was a Lady Actor Subway Passenger 58
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1943 This Land Is Mine Actor Woman in Bathroom 60
Fair
1943 Presenting Lily Mars Actor Dowager 59
Average
1943 Hangmen Also Die! Actor Counterwoman (uncredited) 60
Fair
1943 Keeper of the Flame Actor 59
Average
1941 Lady Scarface Actor Mrs. Tuckerman 58
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1941 Whispers Actor Gossip (uncredited) N/A
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1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home Actor Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited) 59
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1940 The Golden Fleecing Actor Pedestrian (uncredited) 58
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1940 A Failure at Fifty Actor Minor Role (uncredited) 59
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1940 Young Tom Edison Actor Woman at Station 58
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1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Actor Gossiper 58
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1939 Thunder Afloat Actor Nurse (uncredited) 59
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1939 One Against the World Actor Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited) N/A
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1939 Miracles for Sale Actor Jack of Diamonds Woman 59
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1939 Angel of Mercy Actor Mother (uncredited) N/A
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1939 Idiot's Delight Actor Crying Mother 59
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1939 Stand Up and Fight Actor Woman 59
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1938 Boys Town Actor Nun (uncredited) 60
Fair
1938 The Man on the Rock Actor Napoleon's Mother (uncredited) 59
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1938 They're Always Caught Actor Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited) 58
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1938 Three Comrades Actor Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited) 59
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1938 Test Pilot Actor Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) 59
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1937 A Night at the Movies Actor Movie Patron (uncredited) 58
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1937 Two-Fisted Sheriff Actor Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt 58
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1937 Song of Revolt Actor Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited) 59
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1936 Small Town Girl Actor Woman in Bed (uncredited) 59
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1936 August Week End Actor Alma Washburne 59
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1935 Murder by Television Actor Mrs. Houghland 58
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1934 Imitation of Life Actor Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited) 60
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1934 Two Heads on a Pillow Actor Mrs. Helen Gorman N/A
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1934 British Agent Actor Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited) 58
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1934 Dr. Monica Actor Miss Bryerly (uncredited) 58
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1934 Journal of a Crime Actor Sister at Hospital (uncredited) 58
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1934 It Happened One Night Actor Mother on Bus (uncredited) 72
Good
1934 Bedside Actor Nurse 59
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1933 Wild Boys of the Road Actor Mrs. Smith 59
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1933 By Appointment Only Actor Mrs. Mary Carroll 59
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1933 The Working Man Actor Benjamin's Secretary 59
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1933 Central Airport Actor Mrs. Blaine 59
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1932 Lawyer Man Actor Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited) 58
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1932 A Successful Calamity Actor Struthers' Secretary (uncredited) 58
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1932 The Phantom Express Actor Ma Nolan 58
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1932 Cornered Actor Jane's Aunt N/A
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1932 The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Actor Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited) 59
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1932 The Famous Ferguson Case Actor Brooks' Landlady (uncredited) 59
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1932 Union Depot Actor Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) 59
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1932 Under Eighteen Actor Seamstress (uncredited) 59
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1931 Manhattan Parade Actor Nancy - the Maid 58
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1931 An American Tragedy Actor Mrs. Samuel Griffiths 59
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1930 Mothers Cry Actor Mary's Mother N/A
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1930 Brothers Actor Bess Naughton N/A
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1930 Wild Company Actor Mrs. Laura Grayson 59
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1930 The Big House Actor Mrs. Marlowe 59
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1930 Young Desire Actor Mrs. Spencer N/A
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1930 The Second Floor Mystery Actor Aunt Hattie N/A
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1930 Redemption Actor Anna Pavlovna 58
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1929 The Quitter Actor Mrs. Abbott N/A
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1929 Silks and Saddles Actor Mrs. Calhoun N/A
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1929 The Flying Fleet Actor Mrs. Hastings (uncredited) 59
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1928 The Viking Actor Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell) 59
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1928 Don't Marry Actor Aunt Abigail Bowen N/A
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1928 The Tragedy of Youth Actor Mother 58
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1927 Almost Human Actor Mrs. Livingston 59
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1927 The Shield of Honor Actor Mrs. MacDowell 58
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1927 Tillie the Toiler Actor Ma Jones N/A
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1927 The Black Diamond Express Actor Martha Foster N/A
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1927 The Taxi Dancer Actor Aunt Mary 59
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1927 The Auctioneer Actor Mrs. Tim Eagan N/A
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1927 A Little Journey Actor Aunt Louise N/A
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1926 The Flaming Forest Actor Mrs. McTavish N/A
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1926 The Show Off Actor Mom Fisher 59
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1926 The Unknown Soldier Actor John Phillips' sister N/A
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1926 The Shamrock Handicap Actor Molly O'Shea 58
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1926 The Dixie Merchant Actor Josephine Fippany N/A
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1926 The Devil's Circus Actor Mrs. Peterson 59
Average
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Actor Princess of Hur 61
Fair
1925 The Midnight Flyer Actor Liza Slater N/A
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1925 The Big Parade Actor Mrs. Apperson 61
Fair
1925 The Tower of Lies Actor Katrina N/A
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1925 The End of the World Actor Mrs. Joyce N/A
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1925 Waking Up the Town Actor Mrs. Joyce N/A
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1925 The Reckless Sex Actor Concha N/A
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1924 Those Who Dare Actor Mrs. Rollins N/A
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1924 Secrets Actor Elizabeth Channing 59
Average
1924 Thy Name Is Woman Actor Juan's Mother N/A
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1924 Judgment of the Storm Actor Mrs. Heath N/A
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1923 Enemies of Children Actor Godfrey sister N/A
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1923 Ponjola Actor Mrs. Hope 59
Average
1923 Ashes of Vengeance Actor Margot's Aunt 59
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1923 Circus Days Actor Martha 59
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1923 Human Wreckage Actor Mrs. Brown N/A
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1923 Michael O'Halloran Actor Nancy Harding N/A
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1923 The West~Bound Limited Actor Mrs. Bill Buckley 59
Average
1922 Quincy Adams Sawyer Actor Mrs. Putnam N/A
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1922 Heart's Haven Actor May Caroline N/A
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1922 Nice People Actor Margaret Rainsford N/A
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1922 Penrod Actor Mrs. Schofield N/A
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1922 Rent Free Actor Countess de Mourney N/A
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1921 Love Never Dies Actor Liz Trott 58
Average
1921 What Every Woman Knows Actor Comtesse de la Brière N/A
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1921 Midsummer Madness Actor Mrs. Osborne 58
Average
1921 Prisoners of Love Actor Her Mother N/A
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1920 The Mark of Zorro Actor Dona Catalina Pulido 60
Fair
1920 Something to Think About Actor Housekeeper 59
Average
1920 The Jack-Knife Man Actor Lize Merdin 59
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1920 The Gift Supreme Actor Lalia Graun N/A
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1920 The Woman in the Suitcase Actor Mrs. James B. Moreland 58
Average
1919 The Feud Actor Mary Lynch N/A
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1919 Heart o' the Hills Actor Martha Hawn 58
Average
1919 Prudence on Broadway Actor Miss Grayson N/A
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1919 The Follies Girl Actor Nina N/A
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1919 Rosalind at Redgate Actor N/A
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1918 You Can't Believe Everything Actor Grace Dardley N/A
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1918 Captain of His Soul Actor Annette N/A
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1917 The Storm Woman Actor N/A
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1917 The Empty Gun Actor Mary N/A
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1917 The Clean-Up Actor Vera Vincent N/A
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1917 The Bronze Bride Actor A-Che-Chee N/A
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1917 The Gates of Doom Actor Indore / Agatha N/A
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1917 Avarice Actor The Miserly Old Woman N/A
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1917 The White Raven Actor Daisy 58
Average
1916 The Right to Be Happy Actor Mrs. Cratchit N/A
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1916 Mixed Blood Actor Nita Valyez N/A
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1916 A Stranger from Somewhere Actor Olga N/A
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1915 As It Happened Actor The Ranchman's Daughter N/A
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1915 Old Offenders Actor Joe's Wife N/A
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1915 Her Convert Actor The Old Inventor's Daughter N/A
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1915 The Way Out Actor The Young School Teacher N/A
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1915 Her Dormant Love Actor The Discontented Wife N/A
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1915 Truth Stranger Than Fiction Actor Crook N/A
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1915 The Canceled Mortgage Actor The Widowed Mother N/A
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1915 A Day's Adventure Actor Hogan's Moll N/A
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1915 The Gambler's I.O.U. Actor Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter N/A
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1915 The Miser's Legacy Actor The Crook's Wife N/A
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1915 The Sheriff's Dilemma Actor Molly N/A
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1914 Men and Women Actor Mrs. Stephen Rodman N/A
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1914 The Cracksman's Gratitude Actor N/A
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1914 Her Hand Actor Olga N/A
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1914 Her Father's Silent Partner Actor N/A
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1914 A Nest Unfeathered Actor Kate N/A
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1914 His Fireman's Conscience Actor Mrs. Daily N/A
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1914 The Fatal Wedding Actor N/A
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1914 Waifs Actor N/A
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1914 Concentration Actor The Mother N/A
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1913 The Abandoned Well Actor The Widow N/A
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1913 For Her Government Actor N/A
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1913 The House of Discord Actor The Sister-in-Law N/A
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1913 All for Science Actor Detective N/A
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1913 The Detective's Stratagem Actor Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart N/A
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1913 The Stopped Clock Actor The Antique Dealer's Daughter N/A
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1913 The Van Nostrand Tiara Actor Kate N/A
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1913 A Tender-Hearted Crook Actor Edith N/A
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1913 The Law and His Son Actor Marguerite, Manning's Sister N/A
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1913 The Stolen Treaty Actor Olga N/A
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1913 The Strong Man's Burden Actor Ida Glynn, The Nurse 58
Average
1913 The Crook and the Girl Actor The Uncle's Adopted Daughter N/A
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1913 The Work Habit Actor The Daughter in the City N/A
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1913 Under the Shadow of the Law Actor John Haywood's Sister N/A
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1913 I Was Meant for You Actor Lavina N/A
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1913 The Vengeance of Galora Actor Galora N/A
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1913 A Misappropriated Turkey Actor Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan N/A
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1913 The Mirror Actor Daisy N/A
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1913 A Gambler's Honor Actor Beth N/A
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1913 A Gamble with Death Actor Kate N/A
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1913 The Switchtower Actor The Switchman's Wife 58
Average
1913 The Well Actor The Farmer's Wife N/A
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1913 The Enemy's Baby Actor Miller's Wife N/A
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1913 The Ranchero's Revenge Actor The Schemer's Associate N/A
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1913 Olaf—An Atom Actor A Parent N/A
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1913 The House of Darkness Actor The Doctor's Wife 58
Average
1913 The Stolen Loaf Actor The Rich Woman N/A
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1913 The Tenderfoot's Money Actor The Prospector's Wife N/A
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1913 The Wanderer Actor The Female Lover 58
Average
1913 The Stolen Bride Actor The Wife N/A
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1913 The Unwelcome Guest Actor The Wife 58
Average
1913 The Wrong Bottle Actor The Blind Sister N/A
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1913 The Telephone Girl and the Lady Actor The Lady 58
Average
1912 The God Within Actor The Woodsman's Wife N/A
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1912 A Cry for Help Actor The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient N/A
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1912 The Massacre Actor Stephen's Belle - In Prologue 59
Average
1912 The New York Hat Actor The Main Gossip 58
Average
1912 A Sailor’s Heart Actor The Sailor's Third Sweetheart N/A
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1912 In the Aisles of the Wild Actor The Elder Daughter N/A
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1912 So Near, Yet So Far Actor Rich Woman in Other Town 58
Average
1912 Two Daughters of Eve Actor The Mother N/A
N/A
1912 Man's Genesis Actor Cave Woman 58
Average
1912 The School Teacher and the Waif Actor The Street Fakir's Sweetheart 58
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1912 Lena and the Geese Actor Lena's Mother 58
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1912 A Temporary Truce Actor Mexican Jim's Wife 58
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1912 When the Fire-Bells Rang Actor An Actress N/A
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1912 The Old Actor Actor At Audition 58
Average
1912 The Female of the Species Actor The Miner's Wife 58
Average
1912 The Sunbeam Actor The Spinster 59
Average
1912 Under Burning Skies Actor The Friend 58
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1912 The Sands of Dee Actor Artist's fiancee 58
Average
1912 Billy's Stratagem Actor Billy's Mother 58
Average
1912 The Baby and the Stork Actor The Mother N/A
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1912 The Baby and the Stork Actor The Workman N/A
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1911 A Woman Scorned Actor The Doctor's Wife N/A
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1911 The Long Road Actor Ned's Wife N/A
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1911 The Adventures of Billy Actor Rich Woman 58
Average
1911 The Unveiling Actor N/A
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1911 The Squaw's Love Actor Silver Fawn 58
Average
1911 Swords and Hearts Actor Irene Lambert 58
Average
1911 A Country Cupid Actor The Half-Wit's Mother 58
Average
1911 The Primal Call Actor The Woman 58
Average
1911 The Manicure Lady Actor Lunchroom Hostess 59
Average
1911 A Decree of Destiny Actor A Nun N/A
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1911 Fisher Folks Actor At Fair N/A
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1911 What Shall We Do with Our Old? Actor The Old Carpenter's Wife 58
Average
1911 Fate's Turning Actor At Hotel/At Wedding 58
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1911 His Trust Fulfilled Actor Mrs. Frazier 58
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1911 His Trust Actor Col. Frazier's wife 58
Average
1910 The Golden Supper Actor Lady-in-Waiting 58
Average
1910 His New Lid Actor N/A
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1910 Waiter No. 5 Actor The Chief of Police's Wife N/A
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1910 The Iconoclast Actor N/A
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1910 Rose o' Salem Town Actor 58
Average
1910 The Oath and the Man Actor Rebel 58
Average
1910 A Mohawk's Way Actor N/A
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1910 Muggsy Becomes a Hero Actor One of the Sisters Frost 58
Average
1910 Wilful Peggy Actor Housemaid 58
Average
1910 The Usurer Actor Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors 58
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1910 A Flash of Light Actor At First Party 58
Average
1910 Love Among the Roses Actor 58
Average
1908 The Planter's Wife Actor Mrs. John Holland N/A
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1908 The Devil Actor N/A
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The End of the World Actor Mrs. Joyce N/A
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