Sara Allgood
Actor
Biography
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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.
Filmography
Blackmail
as Mrs. White 1929
The Spiral Staircase
as Nurse Barker 1946
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mrs. Higgins 1941
Jane Eyre
as Bessie 1943
Cluny Brown
as Mrs. Maile 1946
The Lodger
as Ellen Bonting 1944
That Hamilton Woman
as Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon 1941
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Monahan 1950
Juno and the Paycock
as Mrs Boyle, "Juno" 1930
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
One Touch of Venus
as Landlady 1948
Storm in a Teacup
as Honoria Hegarty 1937
Roxie Hart
as Mrs. Morton 1942
Ivy
as Martha Huntley 1947