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Dorothy McGuire (I) (1916–2001)


A genuine model of sincerity, practicality and dignity in most of the roles she inhabited, actress Dorothy McGuire offered Tinseltown more talent than it probably knew what to do with. A quiet, passive beauty, she had a soothing quality to her open-faced looks and voice. She was a natural when he came... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1990 The Last Best Year (TV movie)
Anne
 
1990 Caroline? (TV movie)
Flora Atkins
 
1988 American Playhouse (TV series)
Margaret Garrison
 
1986-1988 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Jane / Jane Thompson
We Have Forever: Part 2 (1988) … Jane
We Have Forever: Part 1 (1988) … Jane
Keep Smiling (1986) … Jane Thompson
 
1987 Summer Heat
Narrator (voice)
 
1986 American Geisha (TV movie)
Ann Suzuki
 
1986 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Augusta Endicott
Family Affair (1986) … Augusta Endicott
Family Feud (1986) … Augusta Endicott
Family Ties (1986) … Augusta Endicott
 
1985 Between the Darkness and the Dawn (TV movie)
Beryl Foster
 
1985 Glitter (TV series)
The Matriarch
The Matriarch (1985) … The Matriarch
 
1985 Amos (TV movie)
Hester Farrell
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Mrs. Christopher
Skeletons (1985) … Mrs. Christopher
 
1984 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Cora Miller
 
1982-1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Hanna Hamilton / Sarah Webster
Aerobic April/The Wager/Story of the Century (1984) … Sarah Webster
 
1983 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Joan Mallory
Three's a Crowd/Second Time Around (1983) … Joan Mallory
 
1983 Ghost Dancing (TV movie)
Sarah Bowman
 
1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (TV movie)
Effie Webb
 
1978 Little Women (TV series)
Marmee March
Pilot (1978) … Marmee March
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Mary Jordache
Part VII: Chapter 10 (1976) … Mary Jordache
Part VII: Chapter 9 (1976) … Mary Jordache
Part VI: Chapter 8 (1976) … Mary Jordache
Part V: Chapter 7 (1976) … Mary Jordache
Part III: Chapter 5 (1976) … Mary Jordache
 
1975 The Runaways (TV movie)
Angela Lakey
 
1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Mother (voice)
 
1972 She Waits (TV movie)
Sarah Wilson
 
1971 Flight of the Doves
Granny O'Flaherty
 
1964 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Guest Vocalist
A Man and His Money Are Soon Parted (1964) … Guest Vocalist
 
1963 Summer Magic
Margaret Carey
 
1961 Susan Slade
Leah Slade
 
1960 Swiss Family Robinson
Mother Robinson
 
1959 A Summer Place
Sylvia Hunter
 
1959 This Earth Is Mine
Martha Fairon
 
1959 The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
 
1954-1956 Climax! (TV series)
Janet Spence / Miranda
Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1956) … Miranda
 
1955 Trial
Abbe
 
1954 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Tracy Lord
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Jody Norris
To Each His Own (1954) … Jody Norris
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Tina
A Garden in the Sea (1954) … Tina
 
1954 Three Coins in the Fountain
Miss Frances
 
1954 Make Haste to Live
Crystal Benson
 
1952 Invitation
Ellen Bowker Pierce
 
1951 I Want You
Nancy Greer
 
1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Deborah Patterson
 
1951 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Judith Traherne
Dark Victory (1951) … Judith Traherne
 
1950 Mister 880
Ann Winslow
 
1950 Mother Didn't Tell Me
Jane Morgan
 
1946 Till the End of Time
Pat Ruscomb
 
1945 The Spiral Staircase
Helen
 
1944 Reward Unlimited (short)
Peggy
 
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1963 Summer Magic (performer: "Flitterin'" - uncredited, "Summer Magic" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1997 Biography (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment - 1 episode)
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997) (acknowledgment)
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1973 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Vincent Price (1973) … Herself
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
1957 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Herself
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957) … Herself
 
1954 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 25 July 1954 (1954) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2002 Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1960-1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Eliza Birdwell
 
1956 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Medicine Show (1940). Incidental music by Hanns Eisler. Written by Oscar Saul and H.R. Hays. Directed by Jules Dassin. New Yorker Theatre: 12 Apr 1940- 11 May 1940 (35 performances). Cast: Isabel Bonner (as "Mrs. Sullivan"), Philip Bourneuf (as "Jackson"), Perry Bruskin (as "Ben")... See more »

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Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Trivia:

Children: son, Mark Swope, and daughter, Topo Swope. See more »

Nickname:

Dottie See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini