
Known for
Acting
Born
January 17, 1896
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
November 9, 1985 (aged 89)
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's Confession (1918), The Petal on the Current (1919), The Unpainted Woman (1919), Bonnie Bonnie Lassie (1919), Rouge and Riches (1920), and many others. Among her more notable film roles is her perfo...
1948
as Mrs. Laswell
1945
as Homesteader Sarah
1945
as Maid to Duke Malmunster (uncredited)
1945
as Stella Ramsey
1943
as Nurse
1943
as Ma Donovan
1943
as Mrs. Mary Dailey
1943
as Nun (uncredited)
1942
as Party Guest
1942
as Martha Sullivan
1942
as Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
1942
as Mrs. Foster
1941
as Miss Schwarzenheimer (uncredited)
1941
as Martha Nelson
1940
as Nurse
1940
as Gossiping Friend
1940
as Mrs. Sarah Winters
1940
as Mrs. Patton
1940
as Mrs. Screwdriver
1940
as Nurse Bringing Twin (uncredited)
1940
as Mrs. Logan
1940
as Woman Sleeping in Deck Chair (uncredited)
1940
as Nurse Plunkitt
1939
as Head Sister (uncredited)
1939
as Nurse at Desk (uncredited)