Marie Lorraine | |
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| Born | Isabella (Isabel) Mercia McDonagh 3 January 1899 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 5 March 1982 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Phyllis McDonagh (sister), Paulette McDonagh (sister) |
Isabella Mercia McDonagh (3 January 1899 – 5 March 1982), also known as Marie Lorraine, was an Australian actress who often worked in collaboration with her sisters Paulette and Phyllis.[1][2] Isabella, alongside her two sisters made history by owning and running a film production company, therefore becoming the first Australian women to do so.[3]
She visited Hollywood in 1933 but did not elect to stay on and make a career there.[4]
- ^ "NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM". The Referee. Sydney. 25 August 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 28 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WHEN THREE DASHING SISTERS MADE A MOVIE". The Australian Women's Weekly. 21 April 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 28 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Encyclopedia Of Women & Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia".
- ^ "HOLLYWOOD". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 1934. p. 8 Supplement: Women's Supplement. Retrieved 28 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.