Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Acting

Born October 31, 1877 · New York City, New York, USA

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 film…

Known for

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955

Her Convert

1915

Her Father's Silent Partner

Her Father's Silent Partner

1914

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

British Agent

British Agent

1934

Dollar Down

Dollar Down

1925

Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

Acting(253)

1955MGM ParadeSelf

1945AdventureWoman in Library (uncredited)

1944Andy Hardy's Blonde TroubleDr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)

1944Men on Her MindMother Goodwin

1943Du Barry Was a LadySubway Passenger (uncredited)

1943This Land Is MineWoman in Bathroom

1943Presenting Lily MarsDowager

1943Keeper of the Flame

1943Hangmen Also Die!Counterwoman (uncredited)

1941Lady ScarfaceMrs. Tuckerman

1941WhispersGossip (uncredited)

1940Dr. Kildare Goes HomeNurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)

1940The Golden FleecingPedestrian (uncredited)

1940A Failure at FiftyMinor Role (uncredited)

1940Young Tom EdisonWoman at Station

1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentGossiper

1939Thunder AfloatNurse (uncredited)

1939One Against the WorldJane Todd Crawford (uncredited)

1939Miracles for SaleJack of Diamonds Woman

1939Angel of MercyMother (uncredited)

1939Idiot's DelightCrying Mother

1939Stand Up and FightWoman

1938Boys TownNun (uncredited)

1938The Man on the RockNapoleon's Mother (uncredited)

1938They're Always CaughtMrs. Fletcher (uncredited)

1938Three ComradesLandlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)

1938Test PilotFuneral Home Associate (uncredited)

1937A Night at the MoviesMovie Patron (uncredited)

1937Two-Fisted SheriffMiss Herrick - Molly's Aunt

1937Song of RevoltArtistocratic Dowager (uncredited)

1936Small Town GirlWoman in Bed (uncredited)

1936August Week EndAlma Washburne

1935Murder by TelevisionMrs. Houghland

1934Imitation of LifeTeacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

1934Two Heads on a PillowMrs. Helen Gorman

1934British AgentWoman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited)

1934Dr. MonicaMiss Bryerly (uncredited)

1934Journal of a CrimeSister at Hospital (uncredited)

1934It Happened One NightMother on Bus (uncredited)

1934BedsideNurse

1933Wild Boys of the RoadMrs. Smith

1933By Appointment OnlyMrs. Mary Carroll

1933The Working ManBenjamin's Secretary

1933Central AirportMrs. Blaine

1932Lawyer ManGilmurry's Secretary (uncredited)

1932A Successful CalamityStruthers' Secretary (uncredited)

1932The Phantom ExpressMa Nolan

1932CorneredJane's Aunt

1932The Strange Love of Molly LouvainAnn Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited)

1932The Famous Ferguson CaseBrooks' Landlady (uncredited)

1932Union DepotLittle Boy's Mother (uncredited)

1932Under EighteenSeamstress (uncredited)

1931Manhattan ParadeNancy - the Maid

1931An American TragedyMrs. Samuel Griffiths

1930Mothers CryMary's Mother

1930BrothersBess Naughton

1930Wild CompanyMrs. Laura Grayson

1930The Big HouseMrs. Marlowe

1930Young DesireMrs. Spencer

1930The Second Floor MysteryAunt Hattie

1930RedemptionAnna Pavlovna

1929The QuitterMrs. Abbott

1929Silks and SaddlesMrs. Calhoun

1929The Flying FleetMrs. Hastings (uncredited)

1929When Dreams Come TrueMartha Shelby

1928Marriage by ContractMother

1928The VikingLady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)

19284 DevilsWoman

1928Don't MarryAunt Abigail Bowen

1928The Tragedy of YouthMother

1927Almost HumanMrs. Livingston

1927The Shield of HonorMrs. MacDowell

1927Winds of the PampasDoña Maria Casandos

1927Tillie the ToilerMa Jones

1927The Black Diamond ExpressMartha Foster

1927The Taxi DancerAunt Mary

1927The AuctioneerMrs. Tim Eagan

1927A Little JourneyAunt Louise

1926The Flaming ForestMrs. McTavish

1926The Show OffMom Fisher

1926The Unknown SoldierJohn Phillips' sister

1926The Shamrock HandicapMolly O'Shea

1926The Dixie MerchantJosephine Fippany

1926The Devil's CircusMrs. Peterson

1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristPrincess of Hur

1925The Midnight FlyerLiza Slater

1925The Big ParadeMrs. Apperson

1925The Tower of LiesKatrina

1925Dollar DownMrs. Meadows

1925The End of the WorldMrs. Joyce

1925The End of the WorldMrs. Joyce

1925Waking Up the TownMrs. Joyce

1925The Reckless SexConcha

1924Those Who DareMrs. Rollins

1924SecretsElizabeth Channing

1924Thy Name Is WomanJuan's Mother

1924Judgment of the StormMrs. Heath

1923Black OxenAgnes Trevor

1923Enemies of ChildrenGodfrey sister

1923PonjolaMrs. Hope

1923Ashes of VengeanceMargot's Aunt

1923Circus DaysMartha

1923Human WreckageMrs. Brown

1923Michael O'HalloranNancy Harding

1923The West~Bound LimitedMrs. Bill Buckley

1922Quincy Adams SawyerMrs. Putnam

1922Heart's HavenMay Caroline

1922Nice PeopleMargaret Rainsford

1922The Ragged HeiressSylvia Moreton

1922PenrodMrs. Schofield

1922Rent FreeCountess de Mourney

1921Love Never DiesLiz Trott

1921WealthMrs. Dominick

1921Mother o' MineMrs. Sheldon

1921What Every Woman KnowsComtesse de la Brière

1921Midsummer MadnessMrs. Osborne

1921Prisoners of LoveHer Mother

1920The Mark of ZorroDona Catalina Pulido

1920Something to Think AboutHousekeeper

1920The Jack-Knife ManLize Merdin

1920Through Eyes of MenMrs. Virginia All

1920The Gift SupremeLalia Graun

1920Blind YouthElizabeth Monnier

1920The Devil's RiddleMrs. Potts

1920The Woman in the SuitcaseMrs. James B. Moreland

1919The FeudMary Lynch

1919Heart o' the HillsMartha Hawn

1919Chasing RainbowsMrs. Walters

1919Prudence on BroadwayMiss Grayson

1919The Follies GirlNina

1919Rosalind at Redgate

1918The Return of MaryMrs. John Denby Sr.

1918You Can't Believe EverythingGrace Dardley

1918Captain of His SoulAnnette

1917The Storm Woman

1917The Empty GunMary

1917The Clean-UpVera Vincent

1917The Bronze BrideA-Che-Chee

1917The Gates of DoomIndore / Agatha

1917AvariceThe Miserly Old Woman

1917The White RavenDaisy

1916The Right to Be HappyMrs. Cratchit

1916Mixed BloodNita Valyez

1916A Stranger from SomewhereOlga

1915As It HappenedThe Ranchman's Daughter

1915Old OffendersJoe's Wife

1915Her ConvertThe Old Inventor's Daughter

1915The Way OutThe Young School Teacher

1915Her Dormant LoveThe Discontented Wife

1915Truth Stranger Than FictionCrook

1915The Canceled MortgageThe Widowed Mother

1915A Day's AdventureHogan's Moll

1915The Gambler's I.O.U.Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter

1915The Miser's LegacyThe Crook's Wife

1915The Sheriff's DilemmaMolly

1915The Heart of a BanditClaire

1914Men and WomenMrs. Stephen Rodman

1914The Cracksman's Gratitude

1914Her HandOlga

1914Her Father's Silent Partner

1914A Nest UnfeatheredKate

1914His Fireman's ConscienceMrs. Daily

1914The Fatal Wedding

1914ConcentrationThe Mother

1913The Abandoned WellThe Widow

1913For Her Government

1913The House of DiscordThe Sister-in-Law

1913All for ScienceDetective

1913The Detective's StratagemKate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart

1913The Stopped ClockThe Antique Dealer's Daughter

1913The Van Nostrand TiaraKate

1913A Tender-Hearted CrookEdith

1913The Law and His SonMarguerite, Manning's Sister

1913The Stolen TreatyOlga

1913The Strong Man's BurdenIda Glynn, The Nurse

1913The Crook and the GirlThe Uncle's Adopted Daughter

1913The Work HabitThe Daughter in the City

1913Under the Shadow of the LawJohn Haywood's Sister

1913I Was Meant for YouLavina

1913The Vengeance of GaloraGalora

1913A Misappropriated TurkeyMrs. Fallon / Widow Logan

1913The MirrorDaisy

1913A Gambler's HonorBeth

1913A Gamble with DeathKate

1913The SwitchtowerThe Switchman's Wife

1913The WellThe Farmer's Wife

1913The Enemy's BabyMiller's Wife

1913The Ranchero's RevengeThe Schemer's Associate

1913Olaf—An AtomA Parent

1913The Stolen LoafThe Rich Woman

1913The House of DarknessThe Doctor's Wife

1913The Tenderfoot's MoneyThe Prospector's Wife

1913The WandererThe Female Lover

1913The Stolen BrideThe Wife

1913The Unwelcome GuestThe Wife

1913The Wrong BottleThe Blind Sister

1913The Telephone Girl and the LadyThe Lady

1912The God WithinThe Woodsman's Wife

1912A Cry for HelpThe Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient

1912The MassacreStephen's Belle - In Prologue

1912The New York HatThe Main Gossip

1912A Sailor’s HeartThe Sailor's Third Sweetheart

1912In the Aisles of the WildThe Elder Daughter

1912So Near, Yet So FarRich Woman in Other Town

1912Two Daughters of EveThe Mother

1912Man's GenesisCave Woman

1912The School Teacher and the WaifThe Street Fakir's Sweetheart

1912Lena and the GeeseLena's Mother

1912A Temporary TruceMexican Jim's Wife

1912When the Fire-Bells RangAn Actress

1912The Old ActorAt Audition

1912The Female of the SpeciesThe Miner's Wife

1912A String of PearlsThe Italian Shoemaker's Wife

1912The SunbeamThe Spinster

1912The Sands of DeeArtist's fiancee

1912Under Burning SkiesThe Friend

1912Billy's StratagemBilly's Mother

1912The Baby and the StorkThe Mother

1911A Woman ScornedThe Doctor's Wife

1911The Long RoadNed's Wife

1911The Adventures of BillyRich Woman

1911The Unveiling

1911The Squaw's LoveSilver Fawn

1911Swords and HeartsIrene Lambert

1911The Sorrowful ExampleThe Wife

1911A Country CupidThe Half-Wit's Mother

1911The Primal CallThe Woman

1911The Manicure LadyLunchroom Hostess

1911The Broken CrossKate's Mother

1911The Spanish GypsyPaula

1911A Decree of DestinyA Nun

1911Fisher FolksAt Fair

1911What Shall We Do with Our Old?The Old Carpenter's Wife

1911Fate's TurningAt Hotel/At Wedding

1911His Trust FulfilledMrs. Frazier

1911His TrustCol. Frazier's wife

1910The Golden SupperLady-in-Waiting

1910His New Lid

1910Waiter No. 5The Chief of Police's Wife

1910The Message of the ViolinThe Other Woman's Servant

1910The Iconoclast

1910Rose o' Salem Town

1910The Oath and the ManRebel

1910A Mohawk's Way

1910Muggsy Becomes a HeroOne of the Sisters Frost

1910Wilful PeggyHousemaid

1910The UsurerDespairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors

1910A Flash of LightAt First Party

1910Love Among the Roses

1908The Call of the WildParty Guest

1908The Planter's WifeMrs. John Holland

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