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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

It Happened One Night

as Mother on Bus (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!

as Counterwoman (uncredited)

The Big Parade

as Mrs. Apperson

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Princess of Hur

Boys Town

as Nun (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Test Pilot

as Funeral Home Associate (uncredited)

The Mark of Zorro

as Dona Catalina Pulido

This Land Is Mine

as Woman in Bathroom

Wild Boys of the Road

as Mrs. Smith