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