Claire McDowell
Acting
Born: 1877-10-31 in New York City, New York, USA
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
Known For
MGM Parade
Self
Dollar Down
Mrs. Meadows
It Happened One Night
Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Blind Youth
Elizabeth Monnier
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Princess of Hur
Chasing Rainbows
Mrs. Walters
Boys Town
Nun (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
Woman at Station
Hangmen Also Die!
Counterwoman (uncredited)
Wealth
Mrs. Dominick
The Big Parade
Mrs. Apperson
Keeper of the Flame
British Agent
Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Cornered
Jane's Aunt
This Land Is Mine
Woman in Bathroom
The Flaming Forest
Mrs. McTavish
Presenting Lily Mars
Dowager
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Test Pilot
Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Central Airport
Mrs. Blaine
Penrod
Mrs. Schofield
Concentration
The Mother
Three Comrades
Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)
The Mark of Zorro
Dona Catalina Pulido
The Big House
Mrs. Marlowe
The House of Discord
The Sister-in-Law
In the Aisles of the Wild
The Elder Daughter
Imitation of Life
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
The Massacre
Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
Young Desire
Mrs. Spencer
Idiot's Delight
Crying Mother