1877-10-31 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 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
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Adventure | Woman in Library (uncredited) | 1945-12-28 |
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Men on Her Mind | Mother Goodwin | 1944-02-12 |
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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited) | 1944-05-04 |
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Du Barry Was a Lady | Subway Passenger (uncredited) | 1943-08-13 |
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Presenting Lily Mars | Dowager | 1943-04-29 |
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This Land Is Mine | Woman in Bathroom | 1943-05-07 |
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Hangmen Also Die! | Counterwoman (uncredited) | 1943-04-15 |
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Keeper of the Flame | 1943-04-01 | |
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Whispers | Gossip (uncredited) | 1941-02-08 |
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Lady Scarface | Mrs. Tuckerman | 1941-09-26 |
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Young Tom Edison | Woman at Station | 1940-03-15 |
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The Golden Fleecing | Pedestrian (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
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A Failure at Fifty | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1940-07-01 |
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Idiot's Delight | Crying Mother | 1939-01-27 |
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Thunder Afloat | Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
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Miracles for Sale | Jack of Diamonds Woman | 1939-08-10 |
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Angel of Mercy | Mother (uncredited) | 1939-05-20 |
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One Against the World | Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited) | 1939-08-19 |
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Gossiper | 1939-12-01 |
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Stand Up and Fight | Woman | 1939-01-06 |
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The Man on the Rock | Napoleon's Mother (uncredited) | 1938-09-03 |
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They're Always Caught | Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited) | 1938-07-03 |
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Three Comrades | Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
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Boys Town | Nun (uncredited) | 1938-09-08 |
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Test Pilot | Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) | 1938-04-16 |
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Song of Revolt | Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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A Night at the Movies | Movie Patron (uncredited) | 1937-11-06 |
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Two-Fisted Sheriff | Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt | 1937-06-14 |
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Small Town Girl | Woman in Bed (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
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August Week End | Alma Washburne | 1936-02-17 |
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Murder by Television | Mrs. Houghland | 1935-10-01 |
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Dr. Monica | Miss Bryerly (uncredited) | 1934-06-23 |
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British Agent | Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited) | 1934-09-15 |
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Bedside | Nurse | 1934-01-27 |
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It Happened One Night | Mother on Bus (uncredited) | 1934-02-22 |
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Two Heads on a Pillow | Mrs. Helen Gorman | 1934-10-02 |
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Journal of a Crime | Sister at Hospital (uncredited) | 1934-03-10 |
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Imitation of Life | Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
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The Working Man | Benjamin's Secretary | 1933-04-20 |
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Wild Boys of the Road | Mrs. Smith | 1933-10-07 |
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Central Airport | Mrs. Blaine | 1933-04-15 |
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By Appointment Only | Mrs. Mary Carroll | 1933-07-06 |
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Under Eighteen | Seamstress (uncredited) | 1932-01-02 |
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Union Depot | Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
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The Famous Ferguson Case | Brooks' Landlady (uncredited) | 1932-04-19 |
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Cornered | Jane's Aunt | 1932-08-05 |
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Lawyer Man | Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited) | 1932-12-24 |
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A Successful Calamity | Struthers' Secretary (uncredited) | 1932-09-17 |
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The Phantom Express | Ma Nolan | 1932-08-15 |
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The Strange Love of Molly Louvain | Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited) | 1932-05-28 |
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An American Tragedy | Mrs. Samuel Griffiths | 1931-08-22 |
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Manhattan Parade | Nancy - the Maid | 1931-12-24 |
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Young Desire | Mrs. Spencer | 1930-06-08 |
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The Big House | Mrs. Marlowe | 1930-06-14 |
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Wild Company | Mrs. Laura Grayson | 1930-07-05 |
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The Second Floor Mystery | Aunt Hattie | 1930-04-26 |
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Brothers | Bess Naughton | 1930-10-19 |
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Redemption | Anna Pavlovna | 1930-04-05 |
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Mothers Cry | Mary's Mother | 1930-12-04 |
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The Quitter | Mrs. Abbott | 1929-04-01 |
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The Flying Fleet | Mrs. Hastings (uncredited) | 1929-01-19 |
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Silks and Saddles | Mrs. Calhoun | 1929-01-20 |
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The Tragedy of Youth | Mother | 1928-03-01 |
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Don't Marry | Aunt Abigail Bowen | 1928-06-13 |
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4 Devils | Woman | 1928-10-03 |
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The Viking | Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell) | 1928-11-02 |
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The Shield of Honor | Mrs. MacDowell | 1927-12-10 |
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The Black Diamond Express | Martha Foster | 1927-06-04 |
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A Little Journey | Aunt Louise | 1927-01-01 |
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The Taxi Dancer | Aunt Mary | 1927-02-05 |
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Almost Human | Mrs. Livingston | 1927-12-26 |
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The Auctioneer | Mrs. Tim Eagan | 1927-01-16 |
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Winds of the Pampas | Doña Maria Casandos | 1927-10-01 |
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Tillie the Toiler | Ma Jones | 1927-06-05 |
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The Unknown Soldier | John Phillips' sister | 1926-05-29 |
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The Dixie Merchant | Josephine Fippany | 1926-03-07 |
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The Flaming Forest | Mrs. McTavish | 1926-11-21 |
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The Devil's Circus | Mrs. Peterson | 1926-02-14 |
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The Shamrock Handicap | Molly O'Shea | 1926-05-02 |
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The Show Off | Mom Fisher | 1926-08-16 |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Princess of Hur | 1925-12-25 |
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The End of the World | Mrs. Joyce | 1925-04-01 |
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The End of the World | Mrs. Joyce | 1925-04-01 |
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The Big Parade | Mrs. Apperson | 1925-11-05 |
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Waking Up the Town | Mrs. Joyce | 1925-03-30 |
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The Midnight Flyer | Liza Slater | 1925-12-06 |
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The Reckless Sex | Concha | 1925-02-05 |
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The Tower of Lies | Katrina | 1925-10-10 |
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Secrets | Elizabeth Channing | 1924-03-24 |
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Those Who Dare | Mrs. Rollins | 1924-11-15 |
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Judgment of the Storm | Mrs. Heath | 1924-01-06 |
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Thy Name Is Woman | Juan's Mother | 1924-02-04 |
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Enemies of Children | Godfrey sister | 1923-12-13 |
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Circus Days | Martha | 1923-07-30 |
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Ponjola | Mrs. Hope | 1923-10-28 |
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The West~Bound Limited | Mrs. Bill Buckley | 1923-04-14 |
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Ashes of Vengeance | Margot's Aunt | 1923-08-06 |
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Human Wreckage | Mrs. Brown | 1923-06-17 |
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Michael O'Halloran | Nancy Harding | 1923-06-10 |
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Quincy Adams Sawyer | Mrs. Putnam | 1922-12-04 |
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Penrod | Mrs. Schofield | 1922-02-20 |
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Heart's Haven | May Caroline | 1922-08-08 |
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Rent Free | Countess de Mourney | 1922-01-01 |
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Nice People | Margaret Rainsford | 1922-07-12 |
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What Every Woman Knows | Comtesse de la Brière | 1921-04-24 |
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Prisoners of Love | Her Mother | 1921-01-16 |
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Midsummer Madness | Mrs. Osborne | 1921-01-23 |
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Love Never Dies | Liz Trott | 1921-11-11 |
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The Gift Supreme | Lalia Graun | 1920-03-30 |
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Through Eyes of Men | Mrs. Virginia All | 1920-06-01 |
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The Mark of Zorro | Dona Catalina Pulido | 1920-12-05 |
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Something to Think About | Housekeeper | 1920-10-16 |
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The Jack-Knife Man | Lize Merdin | 1920-07-31 |
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The Woman in the Suitcase | Mrs. James B. Moreland | 1920-01-11 |
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The Feud | Mary Lynch | 1919-12-07 |
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Rosalind at Redgate | 1919-01-11 | |
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Prudence on Broadway | Miss Grayson | 1919-07-06 |
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Heart o' the Hills | Martha Hawn | 1919-11-30 |
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The Follies Girl | Nina | 1919-04-27 |
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You Can't Believe Everything | Grace Dardley | 1918-06-23 |
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Captain of His Soul | Annette | 1918-02-10 |
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Avarice | The Miserly Old Woman | 1917-02-09 |
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The White Raven | Daisy | 1917-01-14 |
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The Empty Gun | Mary | 1917-09-04 |
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The Bronze Bride | A-Che-Chee | 1917-04-02 |
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The Clean-Up | Vera Vincent | 1917-08-06 |
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The Storm Woman | 1917-10-02 | |
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The Gates of Doom | Indore / Agatha | 1917-03-05 |
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The Right to Be Happy | Mrs. Cratchit | 1916-12-25 |
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Mixed Blood | Nita Valyez | 1916-12-18 |
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A Stranger from Somewhere | Olga | 1916-11-13 |
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Old Offenders | Joe's Wife | 1915-07-10 |
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Her Convert | The Old Inventor's Daughter | 1915-06-24 |
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Truth Stranger Than Fiction | Crook | 1915-05-29 |
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The Miser's Legacy | The Crook's Wife | 1915-04-09 |
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The Sheriff's Dilemma | Molly | 1915-04-02 |
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A Day's Adventure | Hogan's Moll | 1915-05-08 |
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The Canceled Mortgage | The Widowed Mother | 1915-05-17 |
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Her Dormant Love | The Discontented Wife | 1915-06-04 |
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The Way Out | The Young School Teacher | 1915-06-19 |
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The Gambler's I.O.U. | Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter | 1915-04-12 |
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As It Happened | The Ranchman's Daughter | 1915-07-12 |
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The Heart of a Bandit | Claire | 1915-02-22 |
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Her Hand | Olga | 1914-03-12 |
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The Cracksman's Gratitude | 1914-07-04 | |
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Men and Women | Mrs. Stephen Rodman | 1914-08-01 |
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A Nest Unfeathered | Kate | 1914-02-14 |
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Waifs | 1914-01-17 | |
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His Fireman's Conscience | Mrs. Daily | 1914-01-26 |
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The Fatal Wedding | 1914-01-19 | |
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Her Father's Silent Partner | 1914-02-23 | |
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Concentration | The Mother | 1914-01-12 |
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The Vengeance of Galora | Galora | 1913-07-28 |
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The Stolen Loaf | The Rich Woman | 1913-05-10 |
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The Stolen Bride | The Wife | 1913-04-07 |
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The Detective's Stratagem | Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart | 1913-11-20 |
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The Telephone Girl and the Lady | The Lady | 1913-01-06 |
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The Wrong Bottle | The Blind Sister | 1913-03-06 |
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The Unwelcome Guest | The Wife | 1913-03-15 |
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The Well | The Farmer's Wife | 1913-06-12 |
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The Stopped Clock | The Antique Dealer's Daughter | 1913-11-01 |
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The Van Nostrand Tiara | Kate | 1913-10-20 |
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The Work Habit | The Daughter in the City | 1913-08-21 |
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I Was Meant for You | Lavina | 1913-08-01 |
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Under the Shadow of the Law | John Haywood's Sister | 1913-08-07 |
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The Crook and the Girl | The Uncle's Adopted Daughter | 1913-08-25 |
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The Stolen Treaty | Olga | 1913-09-13 |
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The Law and His Son | Marguerite, Manning's Sister | 1913-09-22 |
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A Tender-Hearted Crook | Edith | 1913-10-02 |
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The House of Darkness | The Doctor's Wife | 1913-05-10 |
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A Misappropriated Turkey | Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan | 1913-07-27 |
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A Gambler's Honor | Beth | 1913-07-14 |
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The Enemy's Baby | Miller's Wife | 1913-06-10 |
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Olaf—An Atom | A Parent | 1913-05-19 |
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The Switchtower | The Switchman's Wife | 1913-06-15 |
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The Mirror | Daisy | 1913-07-24 |
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The House of Discord | The Sister-in-Law | 1913-12-13 |
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The Ranchero's Revenge | The Schemer's Associate | 1913-06-02 |
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The Strong Man's Burden | Ida Glynn, The Nurse | 1913-09-05 |
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A Gamble with Death | Kate | 1913-06-30 |
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The Wanderer | The Female Lover | 1913-05-02 |
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The Tenderfoot's Money | The Prospector's Wife | 1913-05-05 |
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For Her Government | 1913-12-22 | |
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The Abandoned Well | The Widow | 1913-12-27 |
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All for Science | Detective | 1913-11-24 |
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The God Within | The Woodsman's Wife | 1912-12-26 |
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The School Teacher and the Waif | The Street Fakir's Sweetheart | 1912-06-26 |
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A String of Pearls | The Italian Shoemaker's Wife | 1912-03-07 |
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The Sands of Dee | Artist's fiancee | 1912-02-21 |
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So Near, Yet So Far | Rich Woman in Other Town | 1912-09-29 |
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Man's Genesis | Cave Woman | 1912-07-10 |
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Lena and the Geese | Lena's Mother | 1912-06-17 |
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The Old Actor | At Audition | 1912-05-06 |
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Two Daughters of Eve | The Mother | 1912-09-19 |
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Under Burning Skies | The Friend | 1912-02-21 |
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A Sailor’s Heart | The Sailor's Third Sweetheart | 1912-11-25 |
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The Baby and the Stork | The Mother | 1912-01-01 |
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Billy's Stratagem | Billy's Mother | 1912-02-12 |
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The Baby and the Stork | The Workman | 1912-01-01 |
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When the Fire-Bells Rang | An Actress | 1912-05-08 |
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The Massacre | Stephen's Belle - In Prologue | 1912-12-19 |
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The Sunbeam | The Spinster | 1912-02-26 |
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A Temporary Truce | Mexican Jim's Wife | 1912-06-10 |
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The New York Hat | The Main Gossip | 1912-12-05 |
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The Female of the Species | The Miner's Wife | 1912-04-15 |
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A Cry for Help | The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient | 1912-12-23 |
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In the Aisles of the Wild | The Elder Daughter | 1912-10-14 |
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Fate's Turning | At Hotel/At Wedding | 1911-01-22 |
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The Squaw's Love | Silver Fawn | 1911-09-13 |
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The Unveiling | 1911-10-16 | |
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His Trust | Col. Frazier's wife | 1911-01-16 |
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The Manicure Lady | Lunchroom Hostess | 1911-05-18 |
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What Shall We Do with Our Old? | The Old Carpenter's Wife | 1911-02-13 |
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A Country Cupid | The Half-Wit's Mother | 1911-07-23 |
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The Primal Call | The Woman | 1911-06-21 |
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A Woman Scorned | The Doctor's Wife | 1911-11-30 |
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Swords and Hearts | Irene Lambert | 1911-08-27 |
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Fisher Folks | At Fair | 1911-02-16 |
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The Adventures of Billy | Rich Woman | 1911-10-18 |
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The Long Road | Ned's Wife | 1911-10-26 |
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A Decree of Destiny | A Nun | 1911-03-06 |
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His Trust Fulfilled | Mrs. Frazier | 1911-01-18 |
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The Message of the Violin | The Other Woman's Servant | 1910-10-24 |
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The Oath and the Man | Rebel | 1910-09-21 |
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Waiter No. 5 | The Chief of Police's Wife | 1910-11-03 |
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Love Among the Roses | 1910-05-08 | |
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Rose o' Salem Town | 1910-09-25 | |
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A Flash of Light | At First Party | 1910-07-17 |
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Muggsy Becomes a Hero | One of the Sisters Frost | 1910-09-01 |
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Wilful Peggy | Housemaid | 1910-08-24 |
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The Golden Supper | Lady-in-Waiting | 1910-12-12 |
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The Iconoclast | 1910-10-03 | |
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The Usurer | Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors | 1910-08-15 |
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A Mohawk's Way | 1910-09-12 | |
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His New Lid | 1910-11-24 | |
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The Planter's Wife | Mrs. John Holland | 1908-10-20 |
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The Call of the Wild | Party Guest | 1908-10-27 |
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The Devil | 1908-10-02 |
