Dorothy McGuire
Biography
Dorothy Hackett McGuire was an American actress from the 1940s to 1990. Some of her movies include: Gentleman's Agreement (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), The Enchanted Cottage, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Old Yeller (as the mother). She passed away in 2001 at the age of 85.
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Movies (37)
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
as Self (archive)
2002
The Last Best Year
as Anne
1990
Caroline?
as Flora Atkins
1990
I Never Sang for My Father
as Margaret Garrison
1988
Summer Heat
as Narrator
1987
American Geisha
as Ann Suzuki
1986
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
as (archive footage)
1986
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
as Beryl Foster
1985
Amos
as Hester Farrell
1985
Ghost Dancing
as Sarah Bowman
1983
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Effie Webb
1979
The Runaways
as Angela Lakey
1975
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
as Mother (voice)
1973
Another Part of the Forest
as Lavinia Hubbard
1972
She Waits
as Sarah Wilson
1972
Flight of the Doves
as Granny O'Flaherty
1971
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as The Virgin Mary
1965
Summer Magic
as Mrs. Margaret Carey
1963
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
1961
Susan Slade
as Leah Slade
1961
Swiss Family Robinson
as Mother
1960
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Cora Flood
1960
A Summer Place
as Sylvia Hunter
1959
This Earth Is Mine
as Martha Fairon
1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
1959
Old Yeller
as Katie Coates
1957
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
as Self
1957
Friendly Persuasion
as Eliza Birdwell
1956
Trial
as Abbe Nyle
1955
Three Coins in the Fountain
as Miss Frances
1954
Make Haste to Live
as Crystal Benson
1954
Invitation
as Ellen Pierce
1952
I Want You
as Nancy Greer
1951
Callaway Went Thataway
as Deborah Patterson
1951
Mister 880
as Ann Winslow
1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me
as Jane Morgan
1950
TV Shows (13)
Highway to Heaven
1984
St. Elsewhere
as Augusta Endicott
1982
Hotel
1982
Little Women
as Marmee March
1978
The Love Boat
as Hanna Hamilton
1977
Rich Man, Poor Man
as Mary Jordache
1976
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
MGM Parade
1955
Climax!
as Janet Spence
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Flora Atkins
1951
Lux Video Theatre
as Jody Norris
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Judith Traherne
1950