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Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Birthday: 1877-11-02 | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as    Princess of Hur

1935
Murder by Television

as    Mrs. Houghland

1933
Wild Boys of the Road

as    Mrs. Smith

1932
The Phantom Express

as    Ma Nolan

1931
An American Tragedy

as    Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

1929
The Flying Fleet

as    Mrs. Hastings (uncredited)

1928
The Viking

as    Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell)

1927
Almost Human

as    Mrs. Livingston

1927
The Shield of Honor

as    Mrs. MacDowell

1926
The Shamrock Handicap

as    Molly O'Shea

1925
The Big Parade

as    Mrs. Apperson

1922
Nice People

as    Margaret Rainsford

1920
The Mark of Zorro

as    Dona Catalina Pulido

1911
His Trust

as    Col. Frazier's wife

1911
Swords and Hearts

as    Irene Lambert

1911
His Trust Fulfilled

as    Mrs. Frazier

1911
The Primal Call

as    The Woman