Marie Lorraine
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]
Early life[]
Isabella Mercia McDonagh was born 3 January 1899 at Macquaire Street in Sydney Australia, becoming one of seven children born to John McDonagh, a medical practitioner, and Annie Jane (née Amora).[5] Since her father was a surgeon to a theatrical company, she was familiar with the entertainment industry and as a young girl, showed an interest in acting. She entered the film industry with her sisters Paulette , writer and director of all their films, and Phyllis who became the art director, publicist and producer.[6]
Awards[]
- Isabella Mercia McDonagh was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001.[7]
- Isabella and her sisters Paulette and Phyllis were recipients of the 1978 Raymond Longford award (Australian Film Institute)[8]
Partial filmography[]
- Joe (1924)
- Those Who Love (1926)
- The Far Paradise (1928)
- The Cheaters (1930)
- Two Minutes Silence (1933)
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wright, Andrée, "McDonagh, Isabella Mercia (Isabel) (1899–1982)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 20 March 2019
- ^ "The McDonagh Sisters – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Victorian Honour Roll of Women" (PDF).
- ^ "Biography - Isabella Mercia".
External links[]
- Marie Lorraine at IMDb
- Marie Lorraine at Australian Dictionary of Biography
- The McDonagh Sisters in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia
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