Sara Allgood
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1879-11-28
Day of Death
1950-09-13 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now Dublin, Republic of Ireland]
Sara Allgood
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Monahan
(1950)
Sierra
as Mrs. Jonas
(1949)
The Accused
as Mrs. Conner
(1949)
Challenge to Lassie
as Mrs. MacFarland
(1948)
One Touch of Venus
as Landlady
(1948)
The Girl from Manhattan
as Mrs. Beeler
(1948)
The Man from Texas
as Aunt Belle
(1947)
Ivy
as Martha Huntley
(1947)
Mother Wore Tights
as Grandmother McKinley
(1947)
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Landlady
(1947)
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Mrs. Dorsey
(1947)
My Wild Irish Rose
as Mrs. Brennan
(1946)
The Spiral Staircase
as Nurse Barker
(1946)
Cluny Brown
as Mrs. Maile
(1945)
Kitty
as Old Meg
(1945)
(1944)
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Sister Martha
(1944)
The Lodger
as Ellen Bonting
(1944)
Between Two Worlds
as Mrs. Midget
(1943)
City Without Men
as Mrs. Maria Barton
(1943)
Jane Eyre
as Bessie
(1942)
Roxie Hart
as Mrs. Morton
(1942)
It Happened in Flatbush
as Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy
(1942)
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt
(1942)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick
(1942)
This Above All
as Waitress
(1941)
How Green Was My Valley
as Beth Morgan
(1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mrs. Higgins
(1941)
Lydia
as Mary
(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)
Lazybones
as Bridget
(1935)
Crime Unlimited
as Jewel Thief
(1935)
Riders to the Sea
as Maurya
(1935)
Peg of Old Drury
as Irish Woman on Boat (uncredited)
(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