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Mary Clare (1894–1970)

Actress

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Versatile British character actress of dominant personality. On the London stage from 1910, she alternated theatrical appearances with acting on screen. During the 1920's and 30's, she specialised in stately characters and villainesses in costume dramas. She had one notable leading role in the mystery Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard.

Born:

Mary Clare Absalom
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 76) in London, England, UK
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1959 The Price of Silence
Mrs. West
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
– The Weakness of Frau Borkhardt (1956)
 
1956 London Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Andros
– The House in Athens (1956) … Mrs. Andros
 
1954 Mambo
La contessa Luisa Marisoni
 
1953-1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Baroness von Bernstorf / Queen Elizabeth
– Captain Banner (1954) … Baroness von Bernstorf
– Will Shakespeare (1953) … Queen Elizabeth
 
1954 Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV series)
Mrs. Wrigley
– The Talking Head (1954) … Mrs. Wrigley
 
1953 The Beggar's Opera
Mrs. Peachum
 
1952 Moulin Rouge
Madame Louet
 
1952 Penny Princess
Maria
 
1952 Holiday Week
Mrs. Jeffcote
 
1950 Portrait of Clare
Lady Hingston
 
1950 The Black Rose
Countess Eleanor of Lessford
 
1949 Cardboard Cavalier
Milady Doverhouse
 
1948 Sin of Esther Waters
Mrs. Latch
 
1948 Oliver Twist
Mrs. Corney
 
1948 The Three Weird Sisters
Maude Morgan-Vaughan
 
1948 My Brother Jonathan
Mrs. Dakers
 
1947 Mrs. Fitzherbert
Duchess of Devonshire
 
1946 London Town
Mrs. Gates
 
1944 One Exciting Night
Mrs. Trout
 
1944 While Nero Fiddled
Volumnia
 
1944 The Hundred Pound Window
Millie Draper
 
1942 The Next of Kin
Mrs. Webster
 
1942 Terror House
Mrs. Ranger
 
1941 The Patient Vanishes
Matron
 
1941 Old Bill and Son
Maggie
 
1940 The Briggs Family
Mrs. Briggs
 
1940 Miss Grant Goes to the Door (short)
Caroline
 
1940 Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard
Mrs. Pym
 
1939 The Fugitive
Lizzie Crane
 
1939 There Ain't No Justice
Ma Mutch
 
1939 A Girl Must Live
Mrs. Wallis
 
1938 Climbing High
Lady Emily Westaker
 
1938 The Citadel
Mrs. Orlando
 
1938 The Challenge
His Mother
 
1938 The Lady Vanishes
Baroness
 
1937 The Girl Was Young
Erica's Aunt
 
1937 The Rat
Mere Colline
 
1937 The Mill on the Floss
Mrs. Moss
 
1935 Line Engaged
Mrs. Gardner
 
1935 Mister Hobo
Mme. Barsac
 
1935 The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Mrs. Sharpe
 
1935 A Real Bloke
Kate
 
1935 The Clairvoyant
Mother
 
1934 Lorna Doone
Mistress Sara Ridd
 
1934 Power
Countess Wurben
 
1934 The Night Club Queen
Mary Brown
 
1934 Say It with Flowers
Kate Bishop
 
1933 The Constant Nymph
Linda Sanger
 
1932 Carmen
Factory Girl
 
1931 Bill's Legacy
Mrs. Smithers
 
1931 Many Waters
Mrs. Rosel
 
1931 Hindle Wakes
Mrs. Jeffcote
 
1931 The Outsider
Mrs. Coates
 
1931 Shadows
Lily
 
1931 Keepers of Youth
Mrs. Venner
 
1929 The Feather
Mrs. Dalton
 
1928 The Constant Nymph
Linda Sanger
 
1927 Packing Up (short)
 
1923 The Lights of London
Hetty Preene
 
1923 Becket
Queen Eleanor
 
1922 A Gypsy Cavalier
Janet
 
1922 The Life of Lord Byron
Lady Caroline Lamb
 
1921 The Skin Game
Chloe Hornblower
 
1920 Foolish Monte Carlo
Angela Brentwood
 
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1937 Our Royal Heritage (documentary)
 

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Versatile British character actress of dominant personality. On the London stage from 1910, she alternated theatrical appearances with acting on screen. During the 1920's and 30's, she specialised in stately characters and villainesses in costume dramas. She had one notable leading role in the mystery Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard. See more »

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