Mary Clare
Acting
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).
Born: July 16, 1892
Place of Birth: Lambeth, London, England, UK
Known For
Fiddlers Three
Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.
Oliver Twist
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.
The Rat
Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "reform" him. A complication is his lovely young ward Odile... murder and a grand courtoom scene ensue.
The Lady Vanishes
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.
The Three Weird Sisters
Three older sisters live on their family estate in Wales. This household once proudly reigned over a mining town, but the mines dried up and the estate and the town have fallen on hard times. When the land crumbles and a number of homes in the town are destroyed the sisters promise to rebuild the homes.
Moulin Rouge
In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.
The Black Rose
In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in intrigues in the court of Kublai Khan.
Filmography
as Mrs. West
as Mrs. Wrigley
as La contessa Luisa Marisoni
as Mrs. Peachum
as Madame Loubet
as Mrs. Martha Jeffcote
as Maria
as Lady Hingston
as Countess Eleanor of Lessford
as Milady Doverhouse
as Mrs. Latch
as Mrs. Corney
as Maude Morgan-Vaughan
as Mrs. Dakers
as Duchess of Devonshire
as Mrs. Gates
as Mrs. Trout
as Volumnia
as Mrs. Webster
as Mrs. Ranger
as Matron
as Maggie
as Mrs. Briggs
as Caroline
as Mrs Pym
as Lizzie Crane
as Mrs. Wallis
as Ma Mutch
as Lady Emily Westaker
as Mrs. Orlando
as Baroness Isabel Nisatona
as His Mother
as Mere Colline
as Erica's Aunt Margaret
as Mrs. Moss
as Mme. Barsac
as Mrs. Sharpe
as Mother
as Mistress Sara Ridd
as Mrs. Smithers
as Mrs. Rosel
as Factory Girl
as Mrs. Jeffcote
as Mrs. Coates
as Lily
as Mrs Dalton
as Linda Sanger
as Hetty Preene
as Chloe Hornblower