
Mary MacLaren
Acting
103
Acting Credits
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...
Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Head Sister (uncredited)

Cleopatra
Roman Woman (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Official's Wife (uncredited)

The Eagle and the Hawk
Party Guest (uncredited)

I Stole a Million
Nurse (uncredited)

In Name Only
Nurse at Desk (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again
Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)

We Who Are Young
Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
Filmography

Crossed Trails
1948
as Mrs. Laswell

The Navajo Trail
1945
as Stella Ramsey

Frontier Feud
1945
as Homesteader Sarah

Kitty
1945
as Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)

Fighting Valley
1943
as Ma Donovan

Six Gun Gospel
1943
as Mrs. Mary Dailey

The Leopard Man
1943
as Nun (uncredited)

Around the World
1943
as Nurse

The Cyclone Kid
1942
as Martha Sullivan

The Man Who Returned to Life
1942
as Mrs. Foster

Sunset Serenade
1942
as Party Guest

Stagecoach Express
1942
as Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

Willie and the Mouse
1941
as Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)

Prairie Pioneers
1941
as Martha Nelson

The Fargo Kid
1940
as Mrs. Sarah Winters
Screw Drivers of 1940
1940
as Mrs. Screwdriver

The Shadow
1940
as Nurse Plunkitt

Misbehaving Husbands
1940
as Gossiping Friend

'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as Mrs. Logan

Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Nurse

The Green Archer
1940
as Mrs. Patton

We Who Are Young
1940
as Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)

Midnight
1939
as Stephanie's Party Guest (uncredited)

Broadway Serenade
1939
as Costumer (uncredited)

Union Pacific
1939
as Official's Wife (uncredited)

In Name Only
1939
as Nurse at Desk (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Head Sister (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden
1939
as Hospital Visitor

I Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)

Tell Your Children
1938
as Mrs. Lane (uncredited)

Maid's Night Out
1938
as Woman Dancing (uncredited)

Numbered Woman
1938
as Matron O'Rourke

Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Lodger Bringing Blanket (uncredited)

Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Nurse

I Met My Love Again
1938
as College Staff Member (uncredited)

The Duke of West Point
1938
as Nurse
Men in Fright
1938
as Nurse With Ice Cream (uncredited)

Stand-In
1937
as Naomi

A Lawman Is Born
1937
as Martha Lance

The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Mary - Barbara's Maid

Reckless Ranger
1937
as Mary Allen

The Woman I Love
1937
as (uncredited)

Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

Captain January
1936
as Governess (uncredited)

King of Burlesque
1936
as Extra in Audience (uncredited)

Love on a Bet
1936
as Department Store Clerk

What Becomes of the Children?
1936
as Gertrude - the Governess

Chatterbox
1936
as Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)

King of the Pecos
1936
as Mrs. Clayborn

Man's Best Friend
1935
as Mrs. Strong

Westward Ho
1935
as Ma Wyatt

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Nun

Saddle Aces
1935
as Mrs. Sabot

3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Customer

The New Frontier
1935
as Mrs. Shaw

Clive of India
1935
as Nurse

Les Misérables
1935
as Nurse

Fashions of 1934
1934
as Customer at Maison Elegance (uncredited)

By Your Leave
1934
as Costume Company Fitter

His Greatest Gamble
1934
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Journal of a Crime
1934
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Many Happy Returns
1934
as Clerk (uncredited)

The 9th Guest
1934
as First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Courage
1934
as Mother of Children

Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Train Passenger

Cleopatra
1934
as Roman Woman (uncredited)
Elmer and Elsie
1934
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Disgraced!
1933
as Kirk Underwood's Secretary

The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Headline Shooter
1933
as Murderess (uncredited)

The Phantom Broadcast
1933
as Beth

The Mystery Train
1931
as Nurse

The Uninvited Guest
1924
as Irene Carlton

The Dark Swan
1924
as Mary Robinson

Under the Red Robe
1923
as Anne of Austria

On the Banks of the Wabash
1923
as Yvonne

The Face in the Fog
1922
as Mary Dawson

Outcast
1922
as Valentine Moreland

Across the Continent
1922
as Louise Fowler

The Three Musketeers
1921
as Anne of Austria

The Wild Goose
1921
as Diana Manneers

Rouge and Riches
1920
as Becky

The Forged Bride
1920
as Peggy

The Road to Divorce
1920
as Mary Bird

A Petal on the Current
1919
as Stella Schump

The Pointing Finger
1919

Creaking Stairs
1919
as 'Dearie' Lane

The Amazing Wife
1919
as Cicely Osborne

The Weaker Vessel
1919
as Abby Hopkins

Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
1919
as Alisa Graeme

The Unpainted Woman
1919
as Gudrun Trygavson

Bread
1918
as Candace Newby

A Model's Confession
1918
as Iva Seldon

Vanity Pool
1918
as Marna Royal

The Mysterious Mrs. M
1917
as Phyllis Woodman

The Plow Woman
1917

Money Madness
1917
as Whispering Smith (as Charles H. Mailes)

Shoes
1916
as Eva Meyer

Idle Wives
1916
as Molly

Where Are My Children?
1916
as The Waltons's Maid (uncredited)

Wanted- A Home
1916
as Mina Rogers

Saving the Family Name
1916
as Estelle Ryan