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.
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Movies (46)
Sierra
as Mrs. Jonas
1950
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Monahan
1950
Challenge to Lassie
as Mrs. MacFarland
1949
The Accused
as Mrs. Conner
1949
The Girl from Manhattan
as Mrs. Beeler
1948
One Touch of Venus
as Landlady
1948
The Man from Texas
as Aunt Belle
1948
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
1947
Cluny Brown
as Mrs. Maile
1946
The Spiral Staircase
as Nurse Barker
1946
Kitty
as Old Meg
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Nona
1945
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Sister Martha
1944
Between Two Worlds
as Mrs. Midget
1944
The Lodger
as Ellen Bonting
1944
Jane Eyre
as Bessie
1943
City Without Men
as Mrs. Maria Barton
1943
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
1942
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
1941
On the Night of the Fire
as Bridget O'Brien
1939
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
1937
Southern Roses
as Miss Florence
1936
It's Love Again
as Mrs. Hopkins
1936
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
1935
Lily of Killarney
as Mrs O'Connor
1934
The Fortunate Fool
as Rose
1933
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
as Emme Stanger
1932
Juno and the Paycock
as Mrs Boyle, "Juno"
1930
Blackmail
as Mrs. White
1929