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]

Marie Lorraine (née Isabella Mercia McDonagh), (1899-1982), Australian actress

She visited Hollywood in 1934 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

Partial filmography

References
  1. "NEW AUSTRALIAN FILM". The Referee. Sydney. 25 August 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 28 October 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "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.
  3. "The Encyclopedia Of Women & Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia".
  4. "HOLLYWOOD". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 March 1934. p. 8 Supplement: Women's Supplement. Retrieved 28 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Wright, Andrée, "McDonagh, Isabella Mercia (Isabel) (1899–1982)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 20 March 2019
  6. "The McDonagh Sisters – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  7. "Victorian Honour Roll of Women" (PDF).
  8. "Biography - Isabella Mercia".


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