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  • BIRTH 31/10/1877
  • DEATH 23/10/1966
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 13

Claire McDowell

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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Claire McDowell

Movies (13)

The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
Dona Catalina Pulido
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
Mrs. Apperson
The Unwelcome Guest
The Unwelcome Guest
The Wife
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited)
Song of Revolt
Song of Revolt
Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)
Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen
Seamstress (uncredited)
Bedside
Bedside
Nurse
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Princess of Hur
Almost Human
Almost Human
Mrs. Livingston
The Shield of Honor
The Shield of Honor
Mrs. MacDowell
The End of the World
The End of the World
Mrs. Joyce
Three Comrades
Three Comrades
Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited)