Claire McDowell
Known for Acting
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
Filmography
It Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
Imitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
The Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
The Big House
1930
as Mrs. Marlowe
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
The Mark of Zorro
1920
as Dona Catalina Pulido
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith
The New York Hat
1912
as The Main Gossip
The Working Man
1933
as Benjamin's Secretary
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Woman in Bed (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
Under Eighteen
1932
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Adventure
1945
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Human Wreckage
1923
as Mrs. Brown