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Actress:

• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s
• 1900s

1. Adventure (1945) (uncredited) .... Woman in library
2. Having Wonderful Crime (1945) (uncredited) .... Guest
3. Are These Our Parents? (1944) .... Miss Winfield
4. Teen Age (1944) .... Mrs. Mary Abbott
   ... aka Teenage Jungle (USA: reissue title)
5. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) (uncredited) .... Dr. Standish's servant
6. Men on Her Mind (1944) .... Mayme Munson
7. Black Market Rustlers (1943) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Prescott
8. This Land Is Mine (1943) (uncredited) .... Woman in Bathroom
9. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) (uncredited) .... Woman
10. Hangmen Also Die! (1943) (uncredited) .... Counterwoman
    ... aka Hangmen Also Die! (UK)
    ... aka Lest We Forget
11. The Human Comedy (1943) (uncredited) .... Woman on Street
12. The Youngest Profession (1943) (uncredited) .... Woman
13. Reap the Wild Wind (1942) (uncredited) .... Ettie - Guest at Ball
    ... aka Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (USA: complete title)
14. Lady Scarface (1941) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Tuckerman (department hotel guest)
15. Your Last Act (1941) (uncredited) .... Old Lady with Memories
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 25: Your Last Act (USA: series title)
16. More Trifles of Importance (1941) (uncredited) .... Duchess
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 21: More Trifles of Importance (USA: series title)
17. Whispers (1941) (uncredited) .... Gossip
    ... aka Dark River
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 20: Whispers (USA: series title)
18. Respect the Law (1941) (uncredited) .... Nun
    ... aka Crime Does Not Pay No. 33: Respect the Law (USA: series title)
19. Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) (uncredited) .... Nurse for Mr. Winslow
20. The Golden Fleecing (1940) (uncredited) .... Pedestrian
21. A Failure at Fifty (1940) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
22. The Captain Is a Lady (1940) (uncredited) .... Old Lady
23. Young Tom Edison (1940) (uncredited) .... Woman at Station
    
    
24. Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) (uncredited)
25. Those High Grey Walls (1939) (uncredited) .... Mother
    ... aka The Gates of Alcatraz (UK)
    ... aka Those High Gray Walls
26. Thunder Afloat (1939) (uncredited) .... Nurse
27. One Against the World (1939) (uncredited) .... Jane Todd Crawford
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 9: One Against the World (USA: series title)
28. Miracles for Sale (1939) (uncredited) .... Jack of Diamonds Woman
29. Angel of Mercy (1939) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 5: Angel of Mercy (USA: series title)
30. Idiot's Delight (1939) (uncredited) .... Crying mother
31. Stand Up and Fight (1939) (uncredited) .... Woman
32. Boys Town (1938) (uncredited) .... Catholic Nun
    ... aka Boys' Town (USA: poster title)
33. The Man on the Rock (1938) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
34. A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: They're Always Caught (1938) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Fletcher
    ... aka They're Always Caught (USA: short title)
35. Three Comrades (1938) (uncredited) .... Frau Zalewski, Landlady
36. Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris (1937) (uncredited) .... Mother
    ... aka Decathlon Champion (USA: short title)
37. A Night at the Movies (1937) (uncredited) .... Movie patron
38. Give Till It Hurts (1937) (uncredited) .... Door-to-Door Saleswoman
    ... aka Crime Does Not Pay No. 12: Give Till It Hurts (USA: series title)
39. High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) .... Seamstress
40. West Bound Limited (1937) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
41. Two Fisted Sheriff (1937) .... Miss Herrick, Jane's Aunt
42. Song of Revolt (1937) (uncredited) .... Artistocratic Dowager
43. Criminal Lawyer (1937) (uncredited) .... Night Court Judge
44. Small Town Girl (1936) (uncredited) .... Woman in Bed
    ... aka One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
45. August Weekend (1936) .... Alma Washburne
    ... aka Weekend Madness
46. Murder by Television (1935) .... Mrs. Houghland
47. Black Fury (1935) (uncredited) .... Nurse
48. Imitation of Life (1934) (uncredited) .... Teacher Outside Classroom
49. Two Heads on a Pillow (1934) .... Mrs. Gorman
    ... aka Love Can't Lose (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Love Can't Wait (USA: reissue title)
50. British Agent (1934) (uncredited) .... Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live'
    ... aka Brutal Agent
51. Dr. Monica (1934) (uncredited) .... Miss Bryerly
52. Journal of a Crime (1934) (uncredited) .... Sister at Hospital
53. It Happened One Night (1934) (uncredited) .... Mother on Bus
54. Bedside (1934) (uncredited) .... Nurse
55. Wild Boys of the Road (1933) .... Mrs. Smith
    ... aka Dangerous Days (UK)
56. Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) (uncredited) .... Miss Breen
57. By Appointment Only (1933) .... Mrs. Mary Carroll
58. The Working Man (1933) .... Benjamin's Secretary
59. Central Airport (1933) .... Mrs. Blaine
60. Lawyer Man (1932) (uncredited) .... Gilmurry's Secretary
61. A Successful Calamity (1932) (uncredited) .... Struthers' Secretary
62. The Phantom Express (1932) .... Ma Nolan
63. Cornered (1932) .... Jane's Aunt
64. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Randall
65. The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Schiller
    ... aka Molly Louvain
66. The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) (uncredited) .... Landlady
67. It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) .... Mrs. Porter
68. Union Depot (1932) (uncredited) .... Little Boy's Mother
    ... aka Gentleman for a Day (UK)
69. Manhattan Parade (1931) (uncredited) .... Nancy - the Maid
70. Under 18 (1931) (uncredited) .... Seamstress
71. An American Tragedy (1931) .... Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
72. Mothers Cry (1930) (uncredited) .... Mary's mother
    ... aka Mother's Cry (USA: review title)
73. Brothers (1930) .... Mrs. Naughton
74. Wild Company (1930) .... Mrs. Grayson
75. The Big House (1930) .... Mrs. Marlowe
76. Young Desire (1930) .... Mrs. Spencer
77. The Second Floor Mystery (1930) .... Aunt Hattie
    ... aka The Second-Story Murder
78. Redemption (1930) .... Anna Pavlovna
    
    
79. Whispering Winds (1929)
80. The Quitter (1929) .... Mrs. Abbott
81. Silks and Saddles (1929) .... Mrs. Calhoun
    ... aka Thoroughbreds (UK)
82. The Flying Fleet (1929) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hastings, Anita's mother
83. When Dreams Come True (1929) .... Martha Shelby
84. Marriage by Contract (1928) .... Mother
85. The Viking (1928) .... Lady Editha, Alwin's Mother
86. 4 Devils (1928) .... Woman
87. Don't Marry (1928) .... Aunt Abigail Bowen
88. The Tragedy of Youth (1928) .... Mother
89. Almost Human (1927/I) .... Mrs. Livingston
90. The Shield of Honor (1927) .... Mrs. MacDowell
91. Winds of the Pampas (1927) .... Doña Maria Casandos
92. Tillie the Toiler (1927) .... Ma Jones
93. The Black Diamond Express (1927) .... Martha (Dan's sister)
94. The Taxi Dancer (1927) .... Aunt Mary
95. Cheaters (1927) .... Mrs. Robin Carter
96. The Auctioneer (1927) .... Mrs. Tim Eagan
97. A Little Journey (1927) .... Aunt Louise
98. The Flaming Forest (1926) .... Mrs. McTavish
99. The Show Off (1926) .... Mom Fisher
100. The Unknown Soldier (1926) .... John Phillips' sister
101. The Shamrock Handicap (1926) .... Molly O'Shea
     ... aka 1732
102. The Dixie Merchant (1926) .... Josephine Fippany
103. The Devil's Circus (1926) .... Mrs. Peterson
104. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) .... Princess of Hur
     ... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
105. The Midnight Flyer (1925) .... Liza Slater
106. The Big Parade (1925) .... Mrs. Apperson
107. One of the Bravest (1925) .... Mrs. Kelly
108. The Tower of Lies (1925) .... Katrina
109. Dollar Down (1925) .... Mrs. Meadows (Craig's sister)
110. Waking Up the Town (1925) .... Mrs. Joyce
111. The Reckless Sex (1925) .... Concha
112. Those Who Dare (1924) .... Mrs. Rollins
113. A Fight for Honor (1924) .... Mrs. Hill
114. Secrets (1924) .... Elizabeth Channing
115. Thy Name Is Woman (1924) .... Juan's mother
116. The Judgment of the Storm (1924) .... Mrs. Heath
117. Leave It to Gerry (1924) .... Mrs. Brent
118. Black Oxen (1923) .... Agnes Trevor
119. Enemies of Children (1923)
120. Ponjola (1923) .... Mrs. Hope
121. Ashes of Vengeance (1923) .... Margot's Aunt
122. Circus Days (1923) .... Martha
123. Human Wreckage (1923) .... Mrs. Brown
124. Michael O'Halloran (1923) .... Nancy Harding
125. The West~Bound Limited (1923)
126. Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922) .... Mrs. Putnam
127. Heart's Haven (1922) .... May Caroline
128. Nice People (1922) .... Margaret Rainsford
129. In the Name of the Law (1922) .... Mrs. O'Hara
130. The Lying Truth (1922) .... Mrs. Sam Clairborne
131. The Ragged Heiress (1922) .... Sylvia Moreton
132. Penrod (1922) .... Mrs. Schofield
133. The Gray Dawn (1922) .... Mrs. Bennett
134. Rent Free (1922)
135. Love Never Dies (1921) .... Liz Trott
136. Wealth (1921) .... Mrs. Dominick
137. Mother o' Mine (1921) .... Mrs. Sheldon
138. What Every Woman Knows (1921) .... Comtesse de la Brière
139. Chickens (1921) .... Aunt Rebecca
140. Prisoners of Love (1921) .... Her Mother
141. Midsummer Madness (1920) .... Mrs. Osborne
142. The Mark of Zorro (1920) .... Dona Catalina Pulido
143. Something to Think About (1920) .... Housekeeper
144. The Jack-Knife Man (1920) (as Claire MacDowell) .... Lize Merdin
145. Through Eyes of Men (1920) .... Mrs. Virginia All
     ... aka Thru Eyes of Men (USA: promotional title)
146. Blind Youth (1920) (as Claire MacDowell) .... Elizabeth Monnier
147. The Devil's Riddle (1920) .... Mrs. Potts
148. The Gift Supreme (1920) .... Lalia Graun
149. The Woman in the Suitcase (1920) .... Mrs. James B. Moreland
     
     
150. The Feud (1919) .... Mary Lynch
151. Heart o' the Hills (1919) .... Martha Hawn
     ... aka Heart of the Hills
152. Chasing Rainbows (1919) .... Mrs. Walters
153. Prudence on Broadway (1919) .... Miss Grayson
154. The Follies Girl (1919) .... Nina
155. Rosalind at Redgate (1919)
     ... aka Rosalind at the Gate (USA: alternative title)
156. The Return of Mary (1918) .... Mrs. John Denby Sr.
157. Closin' In (1918)
158. You Can't Believe Everything (1918) .... Grace Dardley
159. Isn't It Warm? (1918)
160. Captain of His Soul (1918) .... Annette De Searcy
161. The Man Above the Law (1918) .... Natchah
162. The Ship of Doom (1917) .... Clara Gove
163. Fighting Back (1917) .... The Fury
164. The Storm Woman (1917)
165. A Romany Rose (1917)
166. A Dream of Egypt (1917)
167. The Empty Gun (1917) .... Mary
168. The Clean-Up (1917) .... Vera Vincent
169. The Black Mantilla (1917)
170. Doomed (1917)
171. The Pace That Kills (1917)
172. The Bronze Bride (1917) .... A-Che-Chee
173. The Gates of Doom (1917) .... Indore/Agatha
174. The Rented Man (1917)
175. Avarice (1917) .... The Miserly Old Woman
176. The Right to Be Happy (1916) .... Mrs. Cratchit
     ... aka Scrooge the Skinflint (UK)
177. Mixed Blood (1916) .... Nita Valyez
178. A Stranger from Somewhere (1916)
179. Sea Mates (1916)
180. Somewhere on the Battle Field (1916)
181. Husks of Love (1916)
182. The Caravan (1916)
183. The Lady from the Sea (1916)
184. Merry Mary (1916)
185. Celeste (1916)
186. Paths That Crossed (1916)
187. A Grip of Gold (1916)
188. What Happened to Peggy (1916)
189. His White Lie (1916)
190. The Chain of Evidence (1916)
191. Cupid Entangled (1915) .... The Actress
192. Love's Enduring Flame (1915)
193. Eyes of the Soul (1915)
194. The Passing Storm (1915)
195. Bad Money (1915)
196. The Inevitable (1915)
197. Her Renunciation (1915)
198. Behind the Mask (1915)
199. A Lasting Lesson (1915)
200. The Stranger in the Valley (1915)
201. Ashes of Inspiration (1915)
202. Mrs. Randolph's New Secretary (1915)
203. His Singular Lesson (1915) .... The wife
204. As It Happened (1915) .... The ranchman's daughter
205. Old Offenders (1915) .... His wife
206. Her Convert (1915) .... His assistant
207. The Way Out (1915) .... The Young School Teacher
208. Her Dormant Love (1915) .... The Discontented Wife
209. Truth Stranger Than Fiction (1915) .... Crook
210. The Canceled Mortgage (1915) .... The Widowed Mother
211. A Day's Adventure (1915) .... Hogan's Moll
212. The Gambler's I.O.U. (1915) .... Wilson's daughter
213. The Miser's Legacy (1915) .... The Crook's Wife
214. The Sheriff's Dilemma (1915) .... Molly
215. The Heart of a Bandit (1915) (unconfirmed)
216. The Box of Chocolates (1915) .... His daughter
217. The Borrowed Necklace (1915) .... Florence Barlow
218. The Dancer's Ruse (1915) .... Lydia
219. The Inevitable Retribution (1915) .... His wife
220. From the Shadow (1915)
221. The Bond Sinister (1914)
222. Just a Kid (1914)
223. His Old Pal's Sacrifice (1914)
224. The Child Thou Gavest Me (1914)
225. The Dole of Destiny (1914)
226. The Tides of Sorrow (1914)
227. Their Soldier Boy (1914)
228. The Guiding Fate (1914)
229. The Gold Thief (1914)
230. The Indian (1914)
231. The Peddler's Bag (1914)
232. The New Reporter (1914)
233. Men and Women (1914) .... Mrs. Stephen Rodman
234. The Scar (1914)
235. Her Hand (1914)
236. The Massacre (1914) .... Stephen's Belle, In Prologue
237. Her Father's Silent Partner (1914)
238. A Nest Unfeathered (1914)
239. The Fatal Wedding (1914/II)
240. Concentration (1914)
241. All for Science (1913) .... In Detective Agency
242. The Detective's Stratagem (1913) .... Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart
243. Diversion (1913) .... Mrs. Wilson
244. The Stopped Clock (1913) .... The Antique Dealer's Daughter
     ... aka The Clock Stopped (USA: alternative title)
245. The Van Nostrand Tiara (1913) .... Kate
246. A Tender-Hearted Crook (1913) .... Edith
247. The Law and His Son (1913) .... Marguerite, Manning's Sister
248. The Stolen Treaty (1913) .... Olga
249. The Strong Man's Burden (1913) .... The Nurse
250. The Crook and the Girl (1913) .... The Uncle's Adopted Daughter
251. The Work Habit (1913) .... The Daughter in the City
252. I Was Meant for You (1913) .... Lavina
253. Under the Shadow of the Law (1913) .... John Haywood's Sister
254. The Vengeance of Galora (1913) .... Galora
255. The Mirror (1913) .... Daisy
256. A Gambler's Honor (1913) .... Beth
257. The Enemy's Baby (1913) .... Miller's Wife
258. A Gamble with Death (1913) .... Kate
259. The Switch Tower (1913) .... The Switchman's Wife
260. The Well (1913) .... The Farmer's Wife
261. The Ranchero's Revenge (1913) .... The Schemer's Associate
262. Olaf-An Atom (1913) .... A Parent
263. The House of Darkness (1913) .... The Doctor's Wife
264. The Stolen Loaf (1913) .... The Rich Woman
265. The Tenderfoot's Money (1913) .... The Prospector's Wife
266. The Wanderer (1913/II) .... The Female Lover
267. The Stolen Bride (1913) .... The Wife
268. A Welcome Intruder (1913) .... A Widow
269. The Unwelcome Guest (1913) .... The Wife
     ... aka An Unwelcome Guest (USA: alternative title)
270. The Wrong Bottle (1913) .... The Blind Sister
271. Drink's Lure (1913) .... The Neglected Wife
272. A Father's Lesson (1913) .... The Wife
273. A Misappropriated Turkey (1913) .... Mrs. Fallon
274. The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913) .... The Lady
275. The God Within (1912) .... The Woodsman's Wife
276. A Cry for Help (1912) .... Charity Patient
277. The New York Hat (1912) .... First Gossip
278. A Sailor's Heart (1912) .... The Second Wife
279. In the Aisles of the Wild (1912) .... The Elder Daughter
280. So Near, Yet So Far (1912) .... Rich Woman in Other Town
281. Two Daughters of Eve (1912) .... The Mother
282. In the North Woods (1912) .... The Trapper's Wife
283. A Child's Remorse (1912) .... The Child's Mother
284. The Sands of Dee (1912) .... The Artist's Fiancée
285. Man's Genesis (1912) (unconfirmed) .... Cave Woman
     ... aka Man's Genesis: A Psychological Comedy Founded on Darwin's Theory of the Genesis of Man (USA: complete title)
286. Trying to Fool Uncle (1912) .... Dick's Wife
287. The School Teacher and the Waif (1912) .... The Street Fakir's Sweetheart
288. Lena and the Geese (1912) .... Lena's Mother
289. A Temporary Truce (1912) .... Mexican Jim's Wife
290. When Kings Were the Law (1912) .... A Lady-in-Waiting
291. When the Fire-Bells Rang (1912) .... An Actress
292. The Old Actor (1912) .... At Audition
293. The Fickle Spaniard (1912) .... Margot
294. The Leading Man (1912) .... A Boarder
295. The Female of the Species (1912) .... The Miner's Wife
296. Iola's Promise (1912)
297. A String of Pearls (1912) .... In Tenement
298. The Sunbeam (1912) .... Spinster
299. Under Burning Skies (1912) .... A Friend
300. Billy's Stratagem (1912) .... Billy's Mother
301. A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (1912) .... A Lady
302. The Baby and the Stork (1912) .... Bobby's Mother
303. As in a Looking Glass (1911/I) .... The Wife
304. The Failure (1911)
305. A Woman Scorned (1911) .... The Doctor's Wife
306. The Long Road (1911) .... Ned's Wife
     ... aka Destiny's Roadway with Its Many Turns (USA: subtitle)
307. The Adventures of Billy (1911) .... Rich Woman
308. The Unveiling (1911)
309. The Making of a Man (1911) .... Actress
310. The Squaw's Love (1911) .... Silver Fawn
311. Swords and Hearts (1911) .... Irene Lambert
312. The Sorrowful Example (1911) .... The Wife
313. The Ruling Passion (1911) .... Billy's Mother
314. A Country Cupid (1911) .... The Half-Wit's Mother
315. The Primal Call (1911) .... The Woman
316. A Romany Tragedy (1911) .... Elder Sister
317. The Crooked Road (1911) .... A Neighbor
318. The Manicure Lady (1911) .... Lunchroom Hostess
319. In the Days of '49 (1911) .... Edith Weston, Bill's Wife
320. Misplaced Jealousy (1911) .... The Manicurist
321. The Chief's Daughter (1911/I) .... Susan, Frank's Fiancée
322. The Broken Cross (1911) .... Kate's Mother
323. The Spanish Gypsy (1911) .... Paula
324. Cured (1911) .... Old Woman
325. Conscience (1911) .... A Maid
326. A Decree of Destiny (1911) .... A Nun
327. Fisher Folks (1911) .... At Fair
328. What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911) .... The Old Carpenter's Wife
329. Three Sisters (1911) .... Investigating Committee
330. Fate's Turning (1911) .... At Hotel/At Wedding
331. His Trust Fulfilled (1911) .... Mrs. Frazier (the dying mother)
332. His Trust (1911) .... Col. Frazier's wife
333. The Italian Barber (1911) .... At Ball
334. The Recreation of an Heiress (1910) .... The Heiress' Maid
335. His Sister-In-Law (1910) .... Maiden Aunt
336. The Golden Supper (1910) .... Lady-in-Waiting
337. Happy Jack, a Hero (1910) .... The Maid
338. A Child's Stratagem (1910) .... The Designing Woman
339. His New Lid (1910) .... Mourner
340. Simple Charity (1910) .... Charity Worker
341. The Fugitive (1910) .... Woman in Farewell Crowd
342. Waiter No. 5 (1910) .... The Chief of Police's Wife
343. Two Little Waifs (1910) .... Nun
344. The Message of the Violin (1910) .... The Other Woman's Servant
345. A Lucky Toothache (1910) .... A Cousin
346. How Hubby Got a Raise (1910) .... Neighbor
347. The Iconoclast (1910) .... The Worker's Wife
348. Rose O'Salem Town (1910) .... Indian/Puritan
349. The Oath and the Man (1910) .... Rebel
350. A Mohawk's Way (1910) .... Indian Mother
351. A Summer Idyll (1910) .... At Party
352. Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910) .... One of the Sisters Frost
353. Wilful Peggy (1910) .... The maid
354. The Usurer (1910/I) .... Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors
355. A Flash of Light (1910) .... At First Party
356. Love Among the Roses (1910)
357. His Last Burglary (1910)
     
     
358. The Call of the Wild (1908) .... Party Guest
359. The Planter's Wife (1908) .... Mrs. John Holland
360. The Devil (1908) .... Mrs. Thornton