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Sara Allgood (1879–1950)

Actress

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:

in Dublin, Ireland

Died:

(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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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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The Passing of the Third Floor Back -- The tenants of an old boarding house are terrorized by an evil slumlord. One day a strange man arrives at the house and begins to help them with their problems. Cheaper by the Dozen -- Trailer for this comedy about a very large family Jane Eyre -- Trailer for this romance drama
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Personal Details

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

While touring Australia and New Zealand in the acclaimed stage play "Peg o' My Heart", she married her leading man, Gerald Henson, in Melbourne in September of 1916. She gave birth to a daughter who lived only 1 hour, a victim of the 1917 influenza epidemic that raged through Melbourne. Her husband became a victim as well, shortly after. See more »

Trademark:

Played housekeepers and warm hearted motherly roles See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio