Sara Allgood
47 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 28, 1879
- Died
- Sep 13, 1950 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now Dublin, Republic of Ireland]
- Also known as
- Sara Ellen Allgood · Sarah Allgood
Biography
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Sara Ellen Allgood (29 November 1879 – 13 September 1950) was an Irish actress who held both Irish and American citizenship. She first studied drama with the Irish nationalist Daughters of Ireland and was in the opening of the Irish National Theatre Society.
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In 1904, she had her first big role in Spreading the News and was a full-time actress the following year. In 1915, she toured Australia and New Zealand as the lead in Peg o' My Heart. Her acting career continued in Dublin, London, and the U.S. She appeared in a number of films, most notably being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Beth Morgan in the 1941 film How Green Was My Valley. She became an American citizen in 1945 and died of a heart attack in 1950.
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Known for
Sara Allgood: movies and TV shows
Acting (47)
- 1950 Sierra
as Mrs. Jonas
- 1950 Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Monahan
- 1949 Challenge to Lassie
as Mrs. MacFarland
- 1949 The Accused
as Mrs. Conner
- 1948 The Girl from Manhattan
as Mrs. Beeler
- 1948 One Touch of Venus
as Landlady
- 1948 The Man from Texas
as Aunt Belle
- 1947 My Wild Irish Rose
as Mrs. Brennan
- 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra
as Landlady
- 1947 Mother Wore Tights
as Grandmother McKinley
- 1947 Ivy
as Martha Huntley
- 1947 The Fabulous Dorseys
as Mrs. Dorsey
- 1946 Cluny Brown
as Mrs. Maile
- 1946 The Spiral Staircase
as Nurse Barker
- 1945 Kitty
as Old Meg
- 1945
- 1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
as Sister Martha
- 1944 Between Two Worlds
as Mrs. Midget
- 1944 The Lodger
as Ellen Bonting
- 1943 Jane Eyre
as Bessie
- 1943 City Without Men
as Mrs. Maria Barton
- 1942 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt
- 1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick
- 1942 It Happened in Flatbush
as Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy
- 1942 This Above All
as Waitress
- 1942 Roxie Hart
as Mrs. Morton
- 1941 How Green Was My Valley
as Beth Morgan
- 1941 Lydia
as Mary
- 1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mrs. Higgins
- 1941 That Hamilton Woman
as Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
- 1939 On the Night of the Fire
as Bridget O'Brien
- 1937 Storm in a Teacup
as Honoria Hegarty
- 1937 Kathleen Mavourneen
as Mary Ellen O'Dwyer
- 1937 The Sky’s the Limit
as Mrs O'Reilly
- 1936 Southern Roses
as Miss Florence
- 1936 It's Love Again
as Mrs. Hopkins
- 1935 The Passing of the Third Floor Back
as Mrs. de Hooley
- 1935 Peg of Old Drury
as Irish Woman on Boat (uncredited)
- 1935 Crime Unlimited
as Jewel Thief
- 1935 Lazybones
as Bridget
- 1935 Riders to the Sea
as Maurya
- 1934 Lily of Killarney
as Mrs O'Connor
- 1933 The Fortunate Fool
as Rose
- 1932 The World, the Flesh and the Devil
as Emme Stanger
- 1930 Juno and the Paycock
as Mrs Boyle, "Juno"
- 1929 Blackmail
as Mrs. White
- 1918 Just Peggy
as Peggy