Claire McDowell
Known for Acting
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
Filmography
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Mother on Bus (uncredited)
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
as Rich Woman in Other Town
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
The Big Parade
1925
as Mrs. Apperson
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Woman at Station
Tillie the Toiler
1927
as Ma Jones
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Princess of Hur
Test Pilot
1938
as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Dowager
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
Imitation of Life
1934
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Crying Mother
British Agent
1934
as Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Central Airport
1933
as Mrs. Blaine
Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Mrs. Smith