Claire McDowell
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.
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Filmography
Adventure
1945
as Woman in Library (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
as Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Men on Her Mind
1944
as Mother Goodwin
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Woman in Bathroom
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Dowager
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Counterwoman (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
1941
as Mrs. Tuckerman
Whispers
1941
as Gossip (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
A Failure at Fifty
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Woman at Station
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Gossiper
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
One Against the World
1939
as Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Jack of Diamonds Woman
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Mother (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Crying Mother
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Woman
Boys Town
1938
as Nun (uncredited)
The Man on the Rock
1938
as Napoleon's Mother (uncredited)
They're Always Caught
1938
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)