Claire McDowell

MGM Parade Self 1955

Adventure Woman in Library (uncredited) 1945

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble Dr. Standish's Servant (uncredited) 1944

Men on Her Mind Mother Goodwin 1944

Du Barry Was a Lady Subway Passenger (uncredited) 1943

This Land Is Mine Woman in Bathroom 1943

Presenting Lily Mars Dowager 1943

Keeper of the Flame 1943

Hangmen Also Die! Counterwoman (uncredited) 1943

Lady Scarface Mrs. Tuckerman 1941

Whispers Gossip (uncredited) 1941

Dr. Kildare Goes Home Nurse for Mr. Winslow (uncredited) 1940

The Golden Fleecing Pedestrian (uncredited) 1940

A Failure at Fifty Minor Role (uncredited) 1940

Young Tom Edison Woman at Station 1940

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Gossiper 1939

Thunder Afloat Nurse (uncredited) 1939

One Against the World Jane Todd Crawford (uncredited) 1939

Miracles for Sale Jack of Diamonds Woman 1939

Angel of Mercy Mother (uncredited) 1939

Idiot's Delight Crying Mother 1939

Stand Up and Fight Woman 1939

Boys Town Nun (uncredited) 1938

The Man on the Rock Napoleon's Mother (uncredited) 1938

They're Always Caught Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited) 1938

Three Comrades Landlady Frau Zalewski (uncredited) 1938

Test Pilot Funeral Home Associate (uncredited) 1938

A Night at the Movies Movie Patron (uncredited) 1937

Two-Fisted Sheriff Miss Herrick - Molly's Aunt 1937

Song of Revolt Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited) 1937

Small Town Girl Woman in Bed (uncredited) 1936

August Week End Alma Washburne 1936

Murder by Television Mrs. Houghland 1935

Imitation of Life Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited) 1934

Two Heads on a Pillow Mrs. Helen Gorman 1934

British Agent Woman Saying 'Lenin will Live' (uncredited) 1934

Dr. Monica Miss Bryerly (uncredited) 1934

Journal of a Crime Sister at Hospital (uncredited) 1934

It Happened One Night Mother on Bus (uncredited) 1934

Bedside Nurse 1934

Wild Boys of the Road Mrs. Smith 1933

By Appointment Only Mrs. Mary Carroll 1933

The Working Man Benjamin's Secretary 1933

Central Airport Mrs. Blaine 1933

Lawyer Man Gilmurry's Secretary (uncredited) 1932

A Successful Calamity Struthers' Secretary (uncredited) 1932

The Phantom Express Ma Nolan 1932

Cornered Jane's Aunt 1932

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain Ann Marie's Caregiver Mrs. Schiller (uncredited) 1932

The Famous Ferguson Case Brooks' Landlady (uncredited) 1932

Union Depot Little Boy's Mother (uncredited) 1932

Under Eighteen Seamstress (uncredited) 1932

Manhattan Parade Nancy - the Maid 1931

An American Tragedy Mrs. Samuel Griffiths 1931

Mothers Cry Mary's Mother 1930

Brothers Bess Naughton 1930

Wild Company Mrs. Laura Grayson 1930

The Big House Mrs. Marlowe 1930

Young Desire Mrs. Spencer 1930

The Second Floor Mystery Aunt Hattie 1930

Redemption Anna Pavlovna 1930

The Quitter Mrs. Abbott 1929

Silks and Saddles Mrs. Calhoun 1929

The Flying Fleet Mrs. Hastings (uncredited) 1929

When Dreams Come True Martha Shelby 1929

Marriage by Contract Mother 1928

The Viking Lady Editha (as Claire MacDowell) 1928

4 Devils Woman 1928

Don't Marry Aunt Abigail Bowen 1928

The Tragedy of Youth Mother 1928

Almost Human Mrs. Livingston 1927

The Shield of Honor Mrs. MacDowell 1927

Winds of the Pampas Doña Maria Casandos 1927

Tillie the Toiler Ma Jones 1927

The Black Diamond Express Martha Foster 1927

The Taxi Dancer Aunt Mary 1927

The Auctioneer Mrs. Tim Eagan 1927

A Little Journey Aunt Louise 1927

The Flaming Forest Mrs. McTavish 1926

The Show Off Mom Fisher 1926

The Unknown Soldier John Phillips' sister 1926

The Shamrock Handicap Molly O'Shea 1926

The Dixie Merchant Josephine Fippany 1926

The Devil's Circus Mrs. Peterson 1926

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Princess of Hur 1925

The Midnight Flyer Liza Slater 1925

The Big Parade Mrs. Apperson 1925

The Tower of Lies Katrina 1925

Dollar Down Mrs. Meadows 1925

The End of the World Mrs. Joyce 1925

The End of the World Mrs. Joyce 1925

Waking Up the Town Mrs. Joyce 1925

The Reckless Sex Concha 1925

Those Who Dare Mrs. Rollins 1924

Secrets Elizabeth Channing 1924

Thy Name Is Woman Juan's Mother 1924

Judgment of the Storm Mrs. Heath 1924

Black Oxen Agnes Trevor 1923

Enemies of Children Godfrey sister 1923

Ponjola Mrs. Hope 1923

Ashes of Vengeance Margot's Aunt 1923

Circus Days Martha 1923

Human Wreckage Mrs. Brown 1923

Michael O'Halloran Nancy Harding 1923

The West~Bound Limited Mrs. Bill Buckley 1923

Quincy Adams Sawyer Mrs. Putnam 1922

Heart's Haven May Caroline 1922

Nice People Margaret Rainsford 1922

The Ragged Heiress Sylvia Moreton 1922

Penrod Mrs. Schofield 1922

Rent Free Countess de Mourney 1922

Love Never Dies Liz Trott 1921

Wealth Mrs. Dominick 1921

Mother o' Mine Mrs. Sheldon 1921

What Every Woman Knows Comtesse de la Brière 1921

Midsummer Madness Mrs. Osborne 1921

Prisoners of Love Her Mother 1921

The Mark of Zorro Dona Catalina Pulido 1920

Something to Think About Housekeeper 1920

The Jack-Knife Man Lize Merdin 1920

Through Eyes of Men Mrs. Virginia All 1920

The Gift Supreme Lalia Graun 1920

Blind Youth Elizabeth Monnier 1920

The Devil's Riddle Mrs. Potts 1920

The Woman in the Suitcase Mrs. James B. Moreland 1920

The Feud Mary Lynch 1919

Heart o' the Hills Martha Hawn 1919

Chasing Rainbows Mrs. Walters 1919

Prudence on Broadway Miss Grayson 1919

The Follies Girl Nina 1919

Rosalind at Redgate 1919

The Return of Mary Mrs. John Denby Sr. 1918

You Can't Believe Everything Grace Dardley 1918

Captain of His Soul Annette 1918

The Storm Woman 1917

The Empty Gun Mary 1917

The Clean-Up Vera Vincent 1917

The Bronze Bride A-Che-Chee 1917

The Gates of Doom Indore / Agatha 1917

Avarice The Miserly Old Woman 1917

The White Raven Daisy 1917

The Right to Be Happy Mrs. Cratchit 1916

Mixed Blood Nita Valyez 1916

A Stranger from Somewhere Olga 1916

As It Happened The Ranchman's Daughter 1915

Old Offenders Joe's Wife 1915

Her Convert The Old Inventor's Daughter 1915

The Way Out The Young School Teacher 1915

Her Dormant Love The Discontented Wife 1915

Truth Stranger Than Fiction Crook 1915

The Canceled Mortgage The Widowed Mother 1915

A Day's Adventure Hogan's Moll 1915

The Gambler's I.O.U. Nell - Daddy Wilson's Daughter 1915

The Miser's Legacy The Crook's Wife 1915

The Sheriff's Dilemma Molly 1915

The Heart of a Bandit Claire 1915

Men and Women Mrs. Stephen Rodman 1914

The Cracksman's Gratitude 1914

Her Hand Olga 1914

Her Father's Silent Partner 1914

A Nest Unfeathered Kate 1914

His Fireman's Conscience Mrs. Daily 1914

The Fatal Wedding 1914

Waifs 1914

Concentration The Mother 1914

The Abandoned Well The Widow 1913

For Her Government 1913

The House of Discord The Sister-in-Law 1913

All for Science Detective 1913

The Detective's Stratagem Kate, the Bank Clerk's Sweetheart 1913

The Stopped Clock The Antique Dealer's Daughter 1913

The Van Nostrand Tiara Kate 1913

A Tender-Hearted Crook Edith 1913

The Law and His Son Marguerite, Manning's Sister 1913

The Stolen Treaty Olga 1913

The Strong Man's Burden Ida Glynn, The Nurse 1913

The Crook and the Girl The Uncle's Adopted Daughter 1913

The Work Habit The Daughter in the City 1913

Under the Shadow of the Law John Haywood's Sister 1913

I Was Meant for You Lavina 1913

The Vengeance of Galora Galora 1913

A Misappropriated Turkey Mrs. Fallon / Widow Logan 1913

The Mirror Daisy 1913

A Gambler's Honor Beth 1913

A Gamble with Death Kate 1913

The Switchtower The Switchman's Wife 1913

The Well The Farmer's Wife 1913

The Enemy's Baby Miller's Wife 1913

The Ranchero's Revenge The Schemer's Associate 1913

Olaf—An Atom A Parent 1913

The Stolen Loaf The Rich Woman 1913

The House of Darkness The Doctor's Wife 1913

The Tenderfoot's Money The Prospector's Wife 1913

The Wanderer The Female Lover 1913

The Stolen Bride The Wife 1913

The Unwelcome Guest The Wife 1913

The Wrong Bottle The Blind Sister 1913

The Telephone Girl and the Lady The Lady 1913

The God Within The Woodsman's Wife 1912

A Cry for Help The Thief's Wife - the Charity Patient 1912

The Massacre Stephen's Belle - In Prologue 1912

The New York Hat The Main Gossip 1912

A Sailor’s Heart The Sailor's Third Sweetheart 1912

In the Aisles of the Wild The Elder Daughter 1912

So Near, Yet So Far Rich Woman in Other Town 1912

Two Daughters of Eve The Mother 1912

Man's Genesis Cave Woman 1912

The School Teacher and the Waif The Street Fakir's Sweetheart 1912

Lena and the Geese Lena's Mother 1912

A Temporary Truce Mexican Jim's Wife 1912

When the Fire-Bells Rang An Actress 1912

The Old Actor At Audition 1912

The Female of the Species The Miner's Wife 1912

A String of Pearls The Italian Shoemaker's Wife 1912

The Sunbeam The Spinster 1912

The Sands of Dee Artist's fiancee 1912

Under Burning Skies The Friend 1912

Billy's Stratagem Billy's Mother 1912

The Baby and the Stork The Mother 1912

The Baby and the Stork The Workman 1912

A Woman Scorned The Doctor's Wife 1911

The Long Road Ned's Wife 1911

The Adventures of Billy Rich Woman 1911

The Unveiling 1911

The Squaw's Love Silver Fawn 1911

Swords and Hearts Irene Lambert 1911

The Sorrowful Example The Wife 1911

A Country Cupid The Half-Wit's Mother 1911

The Primal Call The Woman 1911

The Manicure Lady Lunchroom Hostess 1911

The Broken Cross Kate's Mother 1911

The Spanish Gypsy Paula 1911

A Decree of Destiny A Nun 1911

Fisher Folks At Fair 1911

What Shall We Do with Our Old? The Old Carpenter's Wife 1911

Fate's Turning At Hotel/At Wedding 1911

His Trust Fulfilled Mrs. Frazier 1911

His Trust Col. Frazier's wife 1911

The Golden Supper Lady-in-Waiting 1910

His New Lid 1910

Waiter No. 5 The Chief of Police's Wife 1910

The Message of the Violin The Other Woman's Servant 1910

The Iconoclast 1910

Rose o' Salem Town 1910

The Oath and the Man Rebel 1910

A Mohawk's Way 1910

Muggsy Becomes a Hero One of the Sisters Frost 1910

Wilful Peggy Housemaid 1910

The Usurer Despairing Mother / One of the Third Debtors 1910

A Flash of Light At First Party 1910

Love Among the Roses 1910

The Call of the Wild Party Guest 1908

The Planter's Wife Mrs. John Holland 1908

The Devil 1908