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Mary Clare
Acting
Born July 16, 1892 · Lambeth, London, England, UK
Died August 29, 1970
Also known as Mary Clare Absalom
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).
Filmography10 titles

Say It with Flowers
1934as Kate Bishop
1934as Kate Bishop

Oliver Twist
1948as Mrs. Corney
1948as Mrs. Corney

Colonel March of Scotland Yard
as Mrs. Wrigley
as Mrs. Wrigley

The Lady Vanishes
1938as Baroness Isabel Nisatona
1938as Baroness Isabel Nisatona

The Black Rose
1950as Countess Eleanor of Lessford
1950as Countess Eleanor of Lessford

Moulin Rouge
1952as Madame Loubet
1952as Madame Loubet

Young and Innocent
1937as Erica's Aunt Margaret
1937as Erica's Aunt Margaret

The Citadel
1938as Mrs. Orlando
1938as Mrs. Orlando

The Challenge
1938as His Mother
1938as His Mother

The Beggar's Opera
1953as Mrs. Peachum
1953as Mrs. Peachum