Person
Mary Clare
Acting · 1892–1970 · Lambeth, London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Clare (17 July 1892 – 29 August 1970) was a British actress of stage, film and television. In films, she was mainly a character actress, in later life often portraying mature ladies who had strength of character or were autocratic. She appeared in two of the British-made Alfred Hitchcock films, Young and Innocent (1937) and The Lady Vanishes (1938).
Known for
Oliver Twist
Mrs. Corney
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Mrs. Wrigley
Mambo
La contessa Luisa Marisoni
The Lady Vanishes
Baroness Isabel Nisatona
Young and Innocent
Erica's Aunt Margaret
The Citadel
Mrs. Orlando
The Guv'nor
Mme. Barsac
Gipsy Blood
Factory Girl
The Patient Vanishes
Matron
The Black Rose
Countess Eleanor of Lessford
Filmography
- 1959The Price of SilenceMrs. West
- 1956Colonel March of Scotland YardMrs. Wrigley
- 1954MamboLa contessa Luisa Marisoni
- 1953The Beggar's OperaMrs. Peachum
- 1952Hindle WakesMrs. Martha Jeffcote
- 1952Moulin RougeMadame Loubet
- 1952Penny PrincessMaria
- 1950Portrait of ClareLady Hingston
- 1950The Black RoseCountess Eleanor of Lessford
- 1949Cardboard CavalierMilady Doverhouse
- 1948Esther WatersMrs. Latch
- 1948Oliver TwistMrs. Corney
- 1948The Three Weird SistersMaude Morgan-Vaughan
- 1948My Brother JonathanMrs. Dakers
- 1947Mrs. FitzherbertDuchess of Devonshire
- 1946London TownMrs. Gates
- 1944One Exciting NightMrs. Trout
- 1944Fiddlers ThreeVolumnia
- 1944The Hundred Pound WindowMillie Draper
- 1942The Next of KinMrs. Webster
- 1942The Night Has EyesMrs. Ranger
- 1941The Patient VanishesMatron
- 1941Old Bill and SonMaggie
- 1940The Briggs FamilyMrs. Briggs
- 1940Miss Grant Goes to the DoorCaroline
- 1940Mrs Pym of Scotland YardMrs Pym
- 1939On the Night of the FireLizzie Crane
- 1939A Girl Must LiveMrs. Wallis
- 1939There Ain't No JusticeMa Mutch
- 1938Climbing HighLady Emily Westaker
- 1938The CitadelMrs. Orlando
- 1938The Lady VanishesBaroness Isabel Nisatona
- 1938The ChallengeHis Mother
- 1937The RatMere Colline
- 1937Young and InnocentErica's Aunt Margaret
- 1937The Mill on the FlossMrs. Moss
- 1935The Guv'norMme. Barsac
- 1935The Passing of the Third Floor BackMrs. Sharpe
- 1935The ClairvoyantMother
- 1934Lorna DooneMistress Sara Ridd
- 1934Say It with FlowersKate Bishop
- 1933The Constant NymphLinda Sanger
- 1931Keepers of YouthMrs. Venner
- 1931Bill's LegacyMrs. Smithers
- 1931Many WatersMrs. Rosel
- 1931Gipsy BloodFactory Girl
- 1931Hindle WakesMrs. Jeffcote
- 1931The OutsiderMrs. Coates
- 1931ShadowsLily
- 1929The FeatherMrs Dalton
- 1928The Constant NymphLinda Sanger
- 1924BecketQueen Eleanor of Aquitaine
- 1924Lights of LondonHetty Preene
- 1922A Gipsy CavalierJanet
- 1922A Prince of LoversLady Caroline Lamb
- 1921The Skin GameChloe Hornblower
- 1920The Black SpiderAngela Brentwood
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