Sara Allgood
Acting
Born November 28, 1879, Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now Dublin, Republic of Ireland]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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.
Filmography
- 1950Cheaper by the Dozen — Mrs. Monahan
- 1950Sierra — Mrs. Jonas
- 1949Challenge to Lassie — Mrs. MacFarland
- 1949The Accused — Mrs. Conner
- 1948One Touch of Venus — Landlady
- 1948The Girl from Manhattan — Mrs. Beeler
- 1948The Man from Texas — Aunt Belle
- 1947Ivy — Martha Huntley
- 1947Mother Wore Tights — Grandmother McKinley
- 1947Mourning Becomes Electra — Landlady
- 1947My Wild Irish Rose — Mrs. Brennan
- 1947The Fabulous Dorseys — Mrs. Dorsey
- 1946Cluny Brown — Mrs. Maile
- 1946The Spiral Staircase — Nurse Barker
- 1945Kitty — Old Meg
- 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry — Nona
- 1944Between Two Worlds — Mrs. Midget
- 1944The Keys of the Kingdom — Sister Martha
- 1944The Lodger — Ellen Bonting
- 1943City Without Men — Mrs. Maria Barton
- 1943Jane Eyre — Bessie
- 1942It Happened in Flatbush — Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy
- 1942Life Begins at Eight-Thirty — Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt
- 1942Roxie Hart — Mrs. Morton
- 1942The War Against Mrs. Hadley — Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick
- 1942This Above All — Waitress
- 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Mrs. Higgins
- 1941How Green Was My Valley — Beth Morgan
- 1941Lydia — Mary
- 1941That Hamilton Woman — Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
- 1939On the Night of the Fire — Bridget O'Brien
- 1937Kathleen Mavourneen — Mary Ellen O'Dwyer
- 1937Storm in a Teacup — Honoria Hegarty
- 1937The Sky’s the Limit — Mrs O'Reilly
- 1936It's Love Again — Mrs. Hopkins
- 1936Southern Roses — Miss Florence
- 1935Crime Unlimited — Jewel Thief
- 1935Lazybones — Bridget
- 1935Peg of Old Drury — Irish Woman on Boat (uncredited)
- 1935Riders to the Sea — Maurya
- 1935The Passing of the Third Floor Back — Mrs. de Hooley
- 1934Lily of Killarney — Mrs O'Connor
- 1933The Fortunate Fool — Rose
- 1932The World, the Flesh and the Devil — Emme Stanger
- 1930Juno and the Paycock — Mrs Boyle, "Juno"
- 1929Blackmail — Mrs. White
- 1918Just Peggy — Peggy