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name: "Mary Clare"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-clare"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 July 1892"
died: "29 August 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:47.312258+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Mary Clare

Actor. Born 16 July 1892 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. Died 29 August 1970.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 July 1892, Lambeth, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 August 1970
- **Also known as:** Mary Clare Absalom

## Biography

Mary Clare, born Mary Clare Absalom, was a British actress of stage, film and television. She made her London stage debut in 1910 and her West End debut in 1913 in *Turandot* at the St James's Theatre. She appeared in numerous West End productions and became one of Noël Coward's leading ladies, notably in *Cavalcade* (1931).

In films she was primarily a character actress. Her credits include *Young and Innocent* (1937) as Erica's Aunt Margaret, *The Lady Vanishes* (1938) as Baroness Isabel Nisatona, *Oliver Twist* (1948) as Mrs Corney and *Moulin Rouge* (1952) as Madame Loubet. She also appeared in several silent films, beginning with *The Black Spider* (1920).

Clare continued acting into the late 1950s, dividing her time between stage and screen. She died in 1970.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Lady Vanishes* (1938), Fi1m 88, as Baroness Isabel Nisatona — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-vanishes.md)

## Also known for

- *Oliver Twist* (1948), Mrs. Corney
- *Young and Innocent* (1937), Erica's Aunt Margaret
- *Moulin Rouge* (1952), Madame Loubet

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