Name
Sara Allgood
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1879-11-28
Deathday
1950-09-13 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now Dublin, Republic of Ireland]
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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- 1929 Blackmail as Mrs. White
- 1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mrs. Higgins
- 1943 Jane Eyre as Bessie
- 1946 The Spiral Staircase as Nurse Barker
- 1944 Between Two Worlds as Mrs. Midget
- 1944 The Lodger as Ellen Bonting
- 1941 How Green Was My Valley as Beth Morgan
- 1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry as Nona
- 1947 The Fabulous Dorseys as Mrs. Dorsey
- 1941 That Hamilton Woman as Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
- 1947 Ivy as Martha Huntley
- 1949 Challenge to Lassie as Mrs. MacFarland
- 1930 Juno and the Paycock as Mrs Boyle, "Juno"
- 1944 The Keys of the Kingdom as Sister Martha
- 1946 Cluny Brown as Mrs. Maile
- 1941 Lydia as Mary
- 1937 Storm in a Teacup as Honoria Hegarty
- 1942 Roxie Hart as Mrs. Morton
- 1936 It's Love Again as Mrs. Hopkins
- 1947 Mother Wore Tights as Grandmother McKinley
- 1942 This Above All as Waitress
- 1950 Sierra as Mrs. Jonas
- 1948 The Man from Texas as Aunt Belle
- 1942 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty as Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt
- 1950 Cheaper by the Dozen as Mrs. Monahan
- 1947 My Wild Irish Rose as Mrs. Brennan
- 1943 City Without Men as Mrs. Maria Barton
- 1949 The Accused as Mrs. Conner
- 1935 Crime Unlimited as Jewel Thief
- 1935 Lazybones as Bridget
- 1939 On the Night of the Fire as Bridget O'Brien
- 1935 Riders to the Sea as Maurya
- 1935 The Passing of the Third Floor Back as Mrs. de Hooley
- 1937 Kathleen Mavourneen as Mary Ellen O'Dwyer
- 1933 The Fortunate Fool as Rose
- 1942 It Happened in Flatbush as Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy
- 1937 The Sky’s the Limit as Mrs O'Reilly
- 1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley as Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick
- 1948 One Touch of Venus as Landlady
- 1934 Lily of Killarney as Mrs O'Connor
- 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra as Landlady
- 1932 The World, the Flesh and the Devil as Emme Stanger
- 1935 Peg of Old Drury as Irish Woman on Boat (uncredited)
- 1945 Kitty as Old Meg
- 1948 The Girl from Manhattan as Mrs. Beeler
- 1936 Southern Roses as Miss Florence
- 1918 Just Peggy as Peggy
