Background
She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Daniel and Anne MacDonald in 1895.
She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Daniel and Anne MacDonald in 1895.
Her younger sister was screen actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald. She later performed in films, credited as Marie Blake, appearing opposite Joan Crawford in her uncredited debut. Her first credited major part was Love Finds Andy Hardy.
She became better known, however, as Sally, the hospital switchboard operator in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Doctor Kildare movie series.
She died on January 14, 1978, in Los Angeles, California at age eighty-two.