Sara Allgood

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Dublin-born Sara Allgood started her acting career in her native country with the famed Abbey Theatre. From there she traveled to he English stage, where she played for many years before making her film debut in 1918. Her warm, open Irish face meant that she spent a lot of time playing Irish mothers... See full bio »

Born:

October 31, 1879 in Dublin, Ireland

Died:

September 13, 1950 (age 70) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Still of Roddy McDowall, Sara Allgood and Donald Crisp in How Green Was My Valley

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Known For

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Blackmail (1929)

That Hamilton Woman (1941)

Jane Eyre (1943)

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Actress (54 titles)

1950 Sierra
Mrs. Jonas

1950 Cheaper by the Dozen
Mrs. Monahan

1949 Challenge to Lassie
Mrs. MacFarland

1949 The Accused
Mrs. Conner

1948 The Girl from Manhattan
Mrs. Beeler

1948 One Touch of Venus
Mrs. Fogarty

1948 Man from Texas
Aunt Belle

1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Mrs. Brennan

1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
Landlady

1947 Mother Wore Tights
Grandmother McKinley

1947 Ivy
Martha Huntley

1947 The Fabulous Dorseys
Mrs. Dorsey

1946 Cluny Brown
Mrs. Maile

1945 The Spiral Staircase
Nurse Barker

1945 Kitty
Old Meg

1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Nona

1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
Sister Martha

1944 Between Two Worlds
Mrs. Midget

1944 The Lodger
Ellen Bonting

1943 Jane Eyre
Bessie

1943 Forever and a Day
Cook (1917) (scenes deleted)

1943 City Without Men
Maria Barton

1942 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt

1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick

1942 It Happened in Flatbush
Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy

1942 This Above All
Waitress

1942 Roxie Hart
Mrs. Morton

1941 How Green Was My Valley
Mrs. Morgan

1941 Lydia
Mary

1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Mrs. Higgins

1941 That Hamilton Woman
Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon

1939 The Fugitive
Charwoman

1938 Kathleen
Mary Ellen O'Dwyer

1938 The Londonderry Air
Widow Rafferty

1938 The Sky's the Limit
Mrs. O'Reilly

1937 The Coiner (TV movie)
Mrs. Cannatt

1937 Workhouse Ward (TV movie)
Mrs. Donohoe

1937 Storm in a Teacup
Honoria Hegarty

1936 Southern Roses
Miss Florence

1936 It's Love Again
Mrs. Hopkins

1936 Pot Luck
Mrs. Kelly

1935 Crime Unlimited
Jewel Thief (uncredited)

1935 The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Mrs. de Hooley

1935 Peg of Old Drury
Irish Woman on Boat

1935 Lazybones
Bridget

1935 Riders to the Sea (short)
Maurya

1934 Norah O'Neale
Mrs. Gogarthy

1934 The Bride of the Lake
Mrs. O'Connor

1933 The Fortunate Fool
Rose

1932 The World, the Flesh, the Devil
Emme Stanger

1929 The Shame of Mary Boyle
Mrs. Boyle ('Juno')

1929 To What Red Hell

1929 Blackmail
Mrs. White

1918 Just Peggy
Peggy

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Other Works:

Storm Over Patsy (1937). Written by Bruno Frank. Book adapted by James Bridie. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 8 Mar 1937- Apr 1937 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Sara Allgood, J.W. Austin, Carrie Bridewell, Jack Burley, Jack Byrne, Leo G. Carroll (as "The Judge")... See more »

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)

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After the death of her father she was raised in a Dublin orphanage. She later apprenticed as an upholsterer, which was her father's profession. See more »

Trademark:

Played housekeepers and warm hearted motherly roles See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio

Sara Allgood (1879–1950)

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