Sara Allgood
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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.
Acting
Movie
How Green Was My Valley
as Beth Morgan
1941
Movie
Blackmail
as Mrs. White
1929
Movie
The Spiral Staircase
as Nurse Barker
1946
Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mrs. Higgins
1941
Movie
Jane Eyre
as Bessie
1943
Movie
Cluny Brown
as Mrs. Maile
1946
Movie
The Lodger
as Ellen Bonting
1944
Movie
That Hamilton Woman
as Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
1941
Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Monahan
1950
Movie
Juno and the Paycock
as Mrs Boyle, "Juno"
1930
Movie
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Nona
1945
Movie
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Sister Martha
1944
Movie
Between Two Worlds
as Mrs. Midget
1944
Movie
One Touch of Venus
as Landlady
1948
Movie
Storm in a Teacup
as Honoria Hegarty
1937
Movie
Ivy
as Martha Huntley
1947
Movie
Roxie Hart
as Mrs. Morton
1942
Movie
The Accused
as Mrs. Conner
1949
Movie
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Landlady
1947
Movie
This Above All
as Waitress
1942
Movie
Sierra
as Mrs. Jonas
1950
Movie
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Mrs. Dorsey
1947
Movie
Lydia
as Mary
1941
Movie
Kitty
as Old Meg
1945