Helen MacKellar

Helen MacKellar (February 13, 1895 – August 5, 1966)[1] was an American actress.

Helen MacKellar
MacKellar in 1919
Born(1895-02-13)February 13, 1895
Detroit, Michigan
DiedAugust 5, 1966(1966-08-05) (aged 71)
New York City, New York
OccupationActress
SpouseGeorge McQuarrie

Born in Detroit, Michigan,[1] MacKeller's ancestry was Scottish and French-Canadian. She studied acting in Chicago and Spokane. Her stage debut came in Spokane in The Whirl of the Town, a musical comedy, when she was 14. She went on to perform in vaudeville and in repertory theatre with the Valencia Stock Company in Los Angeles. Her first acting in the eastern United States was with the Poli Stock Company in New Haven.[2]

MacKellar's film debut came in The Past of Mary Holmes.[3] She also appeared in Two Against the World, Draegerman Courage, The Case of the Stuttering Bishop, Crime School, Little Tough Guy, Barefoot Boy, Valley of the Giants, Disbarred, Boy Slaves, Bad Boy, Northwest Passage, Dark Command, Cheers for Miss Bishop, The Great Mr. Nobody, The Great Train Robbery, Gangs of Sonora, Down Mexico Way, The Man Who Returned to Life, Street of Chance, The Sundown Kid, The Powers Girl and Silver Spurs, among others.[4]

MacKellar's Broadway credits included Dear Ruth (1944), Bloody Laughter (1931), Through the Night (1930), Romancin' Round (1927), Open House (1925), The Mud Turtle (1925), A Good Bad Woman (1925), The Desert Flower (1924), The Masked Woman (1922), The Shadow (1922), Bought and Paid For (1921), Back Pay (1921), The Storm (1919), The Unknown Purple (1918), Major Pendennis (1916), and Seven Chances (1916).[1]

MacKellar was married to George McQuarrie.[5] She died in New York City.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1933The Past of Mary HolmesMary Holmes
1934High School GirlJane Andrews
1934FlirtationMrs. Smith
1936Two Against the WorldMartha Carstairs
1936Silver SpursTownswomanUncredited
1937Draegerman CourageMrs. Mary Haslett
1937The Case of the Stuttering BishopStella Kenwood
1937Federal BulletsMrs. Thompson
1938Crime SchoolMrs. Burke
1938Delinquent ParentsJudge Edith Ellis
1938Little Tough GuyMrs. Wanaker
1938Barefoot BoyMartha Whittaker
1938Valley of the GiantsMrs. Lorimer
1939DisbarredAbbey Tennant
1939Boy SlavesJesse's MotherUncredited
1939HonoluluMiddle Telephone OperatorUncredited
1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseSecretaryUncredited
1939Bad BoyMrs. Fraser
1939When Tomorrow ComesWaitress Who is a GrandmotherUncredited
1940Northwest PassageSarah HaddenUncredited
1940Women Without NamesJurorUncredited
1940Dark CommandMrs. Hale
1940Three Faces WestMrs. Welles
1940Life with HenrySattherwaite's SecretaryUncredited
1941Cheers for Miss BishopMiss Patton
1941The Great Mr. NobodyMrs. Barnes
1941The Great Train RobberyMrs. Logan
1941Gangs of SonoraKansas Kate Conners
1941Down Mexico WayMiss AbbyUncredited
1942The Man Who Returned to LifeMa Beebe
1942Street of ChanceMrs. Webb, the LandladyUncredited
1942The Sundown KidLucy Randall
1943The Powers GirlMrs. Hendricks
1943Silver SpursMrs. DavisUncredited
1944Lady in the Death HousePrison MatronUncredited

References
  1. "Helen MacKellar". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. Cline, Louis (March 27, 1920). "Helen MacKellar Wins Huge Success in 'The Storm'". Brooklyn Life. New York, Brooklyn. p. 15. Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Capitol Film, 'The Past Of Mary Holmes'". Hartford Courant. Connecticut, Hartford. February 11, 1933. p. 20. Retrieved November 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Helen MacKellar". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. "The Story of Helen MacKellar". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. October 6, 1929. p. 4 E. Retrieved November 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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