Biography
Mary MacLaren (born Mary Ida MacDonald, also credited Mary McLaren; January 19, 1900 – November 9, 1985) was an American film actress in both the silent and sound eras. She was the younger sister of actresses Miriam and Katherine MacDonald and appeared in more than 170 films between 1916 and 1949. MacLaren's screen career began in 1916 with Shoes. She subsequently performed in productions for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, including Idle Wives (1916), The Plow Woman (1917), The Model's Confession (1918), The Petal on the Current (1919), The Unpainted Woman (1919), Bonnie Bonnie Lassie (1919), Rouge and Riches (1920), and many others. Among her more notable film roles is her performance as Queen Anne of Austria in the 1921 Douglas Fairbanks production of The Three Musketeers. In studio directories and trade publications, the 5'3" MacLaren was described as having blue eyes and "masses of blond hair" and being an accomplished swimmer and tennis player. (Wikipedia)
Acted in 101
1940s
- 1948
Crossed Trails
Mrs. Laswell
- 1945
Frontier Feud
Homesteader Sarah
Kitty
Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
The Navajo Trail
Stella Ramsey
- 1943
Around the World
Nurse
Fighting Valley
Ma Donovan
Six Gun Gospel
Mrs. Mary Dailey
- 1942
Sunset Serenade
Party Guest
The Cyclone Kid
Martha Sullivan
Stagecoach Express
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life
Mrs. Foster
- 1941
Willie and the Mouse
Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)
Prairie Pioneers
Martha Nelson
- 1940
Love Thy Neighbor
Nurse
Misbehaving Husbands
Gossiping Friend
The Fargo Kid
Mrs. Sarah Winters
The Green Archer
Mrs. Patton
We Who Are Young
Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Mrs. Logan
The Shadow
Nurse Plunkitt
1930s
- 1939
In Name Only
Nurse at Desk (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
Nurse (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
Costumer (uncredited)
Midnight
Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
Hospital Visitor
- 1938
The Duke of West Point
Nurse
Young Dr. Kildare
Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
Nurse
Numbered Woman
Matron O'Rourke
Maid's Night Out
Woman Dancing (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again
College Staff Member (uncredited)
- 1937
Stand-In
Naomi
A Lawman Is Born
Martha Lance
Reckless Ranger
Mary Allen
The Woman I Love
(uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
Mary - Barbara's Maid
- 1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Captain January
Governess (uncredited)
King of the Pecos
Mrs. Clayborn
Love on a Bet
Department Store Clerk
Chatterbox
Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)
King of Burlesque
Extra in Audience (uncredited)
- 1935
The New Frontier
Mrs. Shaw
3 Kids and a Queen
Customer
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Nun
Les Misérables
Nurse
Clive of India
Nurse
Man's Best Friend
Mrs. Strong
- 1934
By Your Leave
Costume Company Fitter
Cleopatra
Roman Woman (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Elmer and Elsie
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Whom the Gods Destroy
Train Passenger
Charlie Chan's Courage
Mother of Children
Many Happy Returns
Clerk (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)
The 9th Guest
First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)
- 1933
Headline Shooter
Murderess (uncredited)
Disgraced!
Kirk Underwood's Secretary
The Eagle and the Hawk
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Phantom Broadcast
Beth
- 1931
The Mystery Train
Nurse
1920s
- 1924
The Dark Swan
Mary Robinson
The Uninvited Guest
Irene Carlton
- 1923
Under the Red Robe
Anne of Austria
On the Banks of the Wabash
Yvonne
- 1922
Outcast
Valentine Moreland
The Face in the Fog
Mary Dawson
Across the Continent
Louise Fowler
- 1921
The Three Musketeers
Anne of Austria
The Wild Goose
Diana Manneers
- 1920
The Road to Divorce
Mary Bird
The Forged Bride
Peggy
Rouge and Riches
Becky
1910s
- 1919
The Pointing Finger
Movie
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
Alisa Graeme
A Petal on the Current
Stella Schump
The Weaker Vessel
Abby Hopkins
The Unpainted Woman
Gudrun Trygavson
The Amazing Wife
Cicely Osborne
Creaking Stairs
'Dearie' Lane
- 1918
Vanity Pool
Marna Royal
Bread
Candace Newby
A Model's Confession
Iva Seldon
- 1917
The Plow Woman
Movie
Money Madness
Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)
The Mysterious Mrs. M
Phyllis Woodman
- 1916
Wanted- A Home
Mina Rogers
Idle Wives
Molly
Saving the Family Name
Estelle Ryan
Where Are My Children?
The Waltons's Maid (uncredited)
