AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Claire McDowell

Also Known As: Claire MacDowell,
Clare McDowell

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TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
THE CALL OF THE WILD
1908
THE PLANTER'S WIFE
1908
THE DEVIL
1908
A MOHAWK'S WAY
1910
THE ICONOCLAST
1910
WAITER NO. 5
Wife of the police chief
1910
HIS NEW LID
A mourner at the funeral
1910
WILFUL PEGGY
1910
THE GOLDEN SUPPER
1910
A CHILD'S STRATAGEM
1910
HOW HUBBY GOT A RAISE
1910
HIS SISTER-IN-LAW
1910
LOVE AMONG THE ROSES
1910
THE USURER
1910
THE OATH AND THE MAN
1910
TWO LITTLE WAIFS
1910
SIMPLE CHARITY
1910
THE RECREATION OF AN HEIRESS
The heiress' maid
1910
IN THE DAYS OF '49
1911
THE SQUAW'S LOVE
Silver Fawn
1911
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
The miner's wife
1912
THE TELEPHONE GIRL AND THE LADY
The Lady
1913
MIXED BLOOD
Nita Valyez
1916
THE RIGHT TO BE HAPPY
Mrs. Cratchit
1916
A STRANGER FROM SOMEWHERE
Claire MacDowell
Olga Veloski
1916
THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
The blacksmith's widowed sister
1916
THE CLEAN-UP
Vera Vincent
1917
THE GATES OF DOOM
Agatha
1917
THE SHIP OF DOOM
Clara Gove
1917
THE GATES OF DOOM
Indore
1917
THE BRONZE BRIDE
A-Che-Chee
1917
FIGHTING BACK
The Fury
1917
CLOSIN' IN
1918
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING
Grace Darling
1918
CAPTAIN OF HIS SOUL
Annette De Searcy
1918
THE MAN ABOVE THE LAW
Natchah
1918
THE RETURN OF MARY
Mrs. John Denby, Sr.
1918
PRUDENCE ON BROADWAY
Miss Grayson
1919
CHASING RAINBOWS
Mrs. Walters
1919
THE FEUD
Mary Lynch
1919
HEART O' THE HILLS
Clare McDowell
Martha Hawn
1919
THE FOLLIES GIRL
Nina Leffingwell
1919
THE GIFT SUPREME
Lalia Graun
1920
THE JACK-KNIFE MAN
Claire MacDowell
Lize Merdin
1920
THE WOMAN IN THE SUITCASE
Mrs. Moreland
1920
THE MARK OF ZORRO
Doña Catalina, his wife
1920
THROUGH EYES OF MEN
Mrs. Virginia Allen
1920
THE DEVIL'S RIDDLE
Mrs. Potts
1920
BLIND YOUTH
Claire MacDowell
Elizabeth Monnier
1920
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Housekeeper
1920
LOVE NEVER DIES
Liz Trott
1921
WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS
Comtesse de la Brière
1921
MIDSUMMER MADNESS
Mrs. Osborn
1921
WEALTH
Mrs. Dominick
1921
MOTHER O' MINE
Mrs. Sheldon
1921
CHICKENS
Aunt Rebecca
1921
PRISONERS OF LOVE
Her mother
1921
QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER
Mrs. Putnam
1922
THE GRAY DAWN
Mrs. Bennett
1922
RENT FREE
Countess de Mourney
1922
THE LYING TRUTH
Mrs. Sam Clairborne
1922
IN THE NAME OF THE LAW
Mrs. O'Hara
1922
NICE PEOPLE
Margaret Rainsford
1922
THE RAGGED HEIRESS
Sylvia Moreton
1922
PENROD
Mrs. Schofield
1922
HEART'S HAVEN
May Caroline
1922
ENVIRONMENT
1922
PONJOLA
Mrs. Hope
1923
ASHES OF VENGEANCE
Margot's aunt
1923
MICHAEL O'HALLORAN
Nancy Harding
1923
HUMAN WRECKAGE
Mrs. Brown
1923
THE WESTBOUND LIMITED
Mrs. Buckley
1923
ENEMIES OF CHILDREN
1923
CIRCUS DAYS
Martha Holt
1923
BLACK OXEN
Agnes Trevor
1924
THY NAME IS WOMAN
Juan's mother
1924
SECRETS
Elizabeth Channing
1924
JUDGMENT OF THE STORM
Mrs. Heath
1924
A FIGHT FOR HONOR
Mrs. Hill
1924
LEAVE IT TO GERRY
Mrs. Brent
1924
THOSE WHO DARE
Mrs. Rollins
1924
THE MIDNIGHT FLYER
Liza Slater
1925
DOLLAR DOWN
Mrs. Meadows, Craig's sister
1925
BEN-HUR
[Miriam] Princess of Hur
1925
ONE OF THE BRAVEST
Mrs. Kelly
1925
WAKING UP THE TOWN
Mrs. Joyce
1925
THE RECKLESS SEX
Concha
1925
THE TOWER OF LIES
Katrina
1925
THE BIG PARADE
Mrs. Apperson
1925
THE SHOW OFF
Mom Fisher
1926
THE SHAMROCK HANDICAP
Molly O'Shea
1926
THE DEVIL'S CIRCUS
Mrs. Peterson
1926
THE DIXIE MERCHANT
Josephine Fippany
1926
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Mrs. Phillips
1926
THE FLAMING FOREST
Mrs. McTavish
1926
TILLIE THE TOILER
Maude Jones
1927
THE TAXI DANCER
Aunt Mary
1927
THE AUCTIONEER
Mrs. Tim Eagan
1927
WINDS OF THE PAMPAS
Doña María Casandos
1927
CHEATERS
Mrs. Robin Carter
1927
ALMOST HUMAN
Mrs. Livingston
1927
THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS
Martha, Dan's sister
1927
A LITTLE JOURNEY
Aunt Louise
1927
MARRIAGE BY CONTRACT
mother
1928
THE SHIELD OF HONOR
Mrs. MacDowell
1928
DON'T MARRY
Aunt Abigail Bowen
1928
THE TRAGEDY OF YOUTH
mother
1928
THE VIKING
Lady Editha
1929
SILKS AND SADDLES
Mrs. Calhoun
1929
THE QUITTER
Mrs. Abbott
1929
FOUR DEVILS
Woman
1929
WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE
Martha Shelby
1929
BEHIND THAT CURTAIN
Claire MacDowell
1929
THE BIG HOUSE
Mrs. Marlowe
1930
MOTHER'S CRY
Mary's mother
1930
BROTHERS
Mrs. Naughton
1930
YOUNG DESIRE
Mrs. Spencer
1930
WILD COMPANY
Mrs. Grayson
1930
REDEMPTION
Anna Pavlovna
1930
THE SECOND FLOOR MYSTERY
Aunt Hattie
1930
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
1931
REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM
Mrs. Randall
1932
MANHATTAN PARADE
Nancy
1932
IT'S TOUGH TO BE FAMOUS
Mrs. Porter
1932
THE PHANTOM EXPRESS
Mrs. Nolan
1932
CORNERED
Claire MacDowell
Aunt Caroline
1932
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MOLLY LOUVAIN
Mrs. Schiller
1932
UNION DEPOT
Mother leaving with family
1932
THE WORKING MAN
Benjamin's secretary
1933
WILD BOYS OF THE ROAD
Mrs. Smith
1933
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Mrs. [Mary] Carroll
1933
PADDY THE NEXT BEST THING
Miss Breen
1933
CENTRAL AIRPORT
Mrs. Blaine
1933
BRITISH AGENT
1934
IMITATION OF LIFE
Teacher
1934
TWO HEADS ON A PILLOW
Mrs. Gorman
1934
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
mother
1934
DR. MONICA
Miss Bryerly
1934
JOURNAL OF A CRIME
Sister
1934
BLACK FURY
Nurse
1935
MURDER BY TELEVISION
1935
AUGUST WEEK-END
Alma Washburne
1936
SMALL TOWN GIRL
Woman in bed
1936
CRIMINAL LAWYER
Judge
1937
TWO FISTED SHERIFF
Miss Herrick
1937
HIGH, WIDE AND HANDSOME
Claire MacDowell
Seamstress
1937
BOYS TOWN
Third sister
1938
THREE COMRADES
Frau Zalewska
1938
THUNDER AFLOAT
Nurse
1939
STAND UP AND FIGHT
1939
JOE AND ETHEL TURP CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
1939
MIRACLES FOR SALE
1939
THOSE HIGH GREY WALLS
mother
1939
HONOLULU
First passenger
1939
DR. KILDARE GOES HOME
Nurse
1940
YOUNG TOM EDISON
Woman at station
1940
LADY SCARFACE
Mrs. Tuckerman
1941
REAP THE WILD WIND
Ettie, ballroom sequence
1942
PRESENTING LILY MARS
1943
THE YOUNGEST PROFESSION
1943
THIS LAND IS MINE
Woman in bathroom
1943
GANGWAY FOR TOMORROW
Old woman on street
1943
TEEN AGE
Mary Abbott
1943
THE HUMAN COMEDY
Woman on street
1943
ARE THESE OUR PARENTS
Miss Winfield
1944
MEN ON HER MIND
Mrs. Goodwin
1944
ANDY HARDY'S BLONDE TROUBLE
Servant
1944
HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME
1945
ADVENTURE
Woman in library
1946
TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY
Ward woman
1947

HISTORY

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