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 the 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, landladies, neighborhood gossips and the like,... See full bio »

Born:

October 31, 1879 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]

Died:

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

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How Green Was My Valley Mrs. Morgan

(1941)

Between Two Worlds Mrs. Midget

(1944)

The Lodger Ellen Bonting

(1944)

That Hamilton Woman Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon

(1941)

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Actress (54 credits)

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
Landlady

1948 The Man from Texas
Aunt Belle (as Sarah Allgood)

1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Mrs. Brennan

1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
Adam Brant's Landlady

1947 Mother Wore Tights
Grandmother McKinley

1947 Ivy
Martha Huntley

1947 The Fabulous Dorseys
Mrs. Dorsey

1946 Cluny Brown
Mrs. Maile

1946 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
Mrs. 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 The Londonderry Air
Widow Rafferty

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

1937 The Coiner (TV Short)
Mrs. Cannatt

1937 Storm in a Teacup
Honoria Hegarty

1937 Kathleen
Mary Ellen O'Dwyer

1936 The Workhouse Ward (TV Short)
Mrs. Donohoe

1936 Southern Roses
Miss Florence

1936 It's Love Again
Mrs. Hopkins

1936 Pot Luck
Mrs. Kelly

1935 Riders to the Sea (Short)
Maurya

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 (uncredited)

1935 Lazybones
Bridget

1934 Norah O'Neale
Mrs. Gogarthy

1934 The Bride of the Lake
Mrs O'Connor

1933 The Fortunate Fool
Rose (as Sarah Allgood)

1932 The World, the Flesh, the Devil
Emme Stanger

1930 Juno and the Paycock
Mrs. Boyle ('Juno')

1929 To What Red Hell

1929 Blackmail
Mrs. White

1918 Just Peggy
Peggy

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Storm Over Patsy. Comedy. Written by Bruno Frankadapted from "Storm in a Teacup Sturm im Wasserglas]". Book adapted by James Bridie. Scenic Design by Aline Bernstein. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 8 Mar 1937- Apr 1937 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Sara Allgood (as "Mrs. Honoria Flanagan"), J.W. ... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Sarah Allgood

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 »