Sara Allgood

Biography

Dublin-born Sara Allgood started her acting career in her native country with the famed Abbey Theatre. From there she traveled to the English stage, where she played for many years before making her film debut in 1918. Her warm, open Irish face meant that she spent a lot of time playing Irish mothers, landladies, neighborhood gossips and the like, although she is best remembered for playing Mrs. Morgan, the mother of a family of Welsh miners, in How Green Was My Valley (1941), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her sister Maire O'Neill was an actress in Ireland, and famed Irish poet William Butler Yeats was a family friend. Sara Allgood died of a heart attack shortly after making her last film, Sierra (1950).

69years old at death

Born October 30, 1880Dublin
Died September 13, 1950Woodland Hills
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Sarah Ellen Allgood, Sally Allgood and Sara Ellen Allgood

Movie Career

Films: 23
Career span: 21 years1929 to 1950

Genres

Drama61%, 14 films
Romance35%, 8 films
Comedy30%, 7 films
Thriller22%, 5 films
Crime17%, 4 films

First and latest

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Big break
Allgood's first major part came in December 1904, when Lady Gregory's Spreading the News opened. By 1905 she was acting full time and touring England and North America.

Sara Allgood movies on Netflix

Cheaper by the Dozen1950IMDb rating 7.0as Mrs. Monahan
Sierra1950IMDb rating 6.4as Mrs. Jonas
The Accused1949IMDb rating 6.8as Mrs. Conner
One Touch of Venus1948IMDb rating 6.6as Mrs. Gogerty - Landlady
Ivy1947IMDb rating 7.0as Martha Huntley
Mourning Becomes Electra1947IMDb rating 6.3as Landlady
The Fabulous Dorseys1947IMDb rating 5.6as Mrs. Dorsey
Cluny Brown1946IMDb rating 7.4as Mrs. Maile
The Spiral Staircase1946IMDb rating 7.3as Nurse Barker
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry1945IMDb rating 6.8as Nona
Between Two Worlds1944IMDb rating 7.1as Mrs. Midget
The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0as Ellen Bonting
City Without Men1943IMDb rating 5.3as Mrs. Maria Barton
Jane Eyre1943IMDb rating 7.4as Bessie
It Happened in Flatbush1942IMDb rating 6.0as Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy
Roxie Hart1942IMDb rating 6.9as Mrs. Morton
This Above All1942IMDb rating 6.6as Waitress
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941IMDb rating 6.8as Mrs. Higgins
How Green Was My Valley1941IMDb rating 7.7as Mrs. Morgan
That Hamilton Woman1941IMDb rating 7.2as Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
Storm in a Teacup1937IMDb rating 6.5as Honoria Hegarty
Juno and the Paycock1930IMDb rating 4.6as Mrs. Boyle ('Juno')
Blackmail1929IMDb rating 6.9as Mrs. White

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Blackmail1929 Crime, Thrilleras Mrs. White
IMDb rating 6.914K votes
How Green Was My Valley1941 Drama, Familyas Mrs. Morgan
IMDb rating 7.730K votes
Jane Eyre1943as Bessie
IMDb rating 7.410K votes
That Hamilton Woman1941as Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon
IMDb rating 7.25.6K votes
The Spiral Staircase1946as Nurse Barker
IMDb rating 7.313K votes
The Lodger1944as Ellen Bonting
IMDb rating 7.04.5K votes
Juno and the Paycock1930as Mrs. Boyle ('Juno')
IMDb rating 4.62.9K votes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941as Mrs. Higgins
IMDb rating 6.811K votes

Most often with

Alfred Hitchcock directed two of these films, Robert Siodmak two and Alfred E. Green two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Billy Bevan

Joan Fontaine

Arthur Shields

Queenie Leonard

Bess Flowers

George Sanders

Alfred HitchcockDirector, 2 films

Robert SiodmakDirector, 2 films

Alfred E. GreenDirector, 2 films

Films together

Billy Bevan3 films together, 1941 to 1946
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- Cluny Brown1946IMDb rating 7.4Allgood as Mrs. MaileBevan as Uncle Arn Porritt
- Jane Eyre1943IMDb rating 7.4Allgood as BessieBevan as Bookie
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1941IMDb rating 6.8Allgood as Mrs. HigginsBevan as Mr. Weller
Joan Fontaine3 films together, 1942 to 1947
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- Ivy1947IMDb rating 7.0Allgood as Martha HuntleyFontaine as Ivy
- Jane Eyre1943IMDb rating 7.4Allgood as BessieFontaine as Jane Eyre
- This Above All1942IMDb rating 6.6Allgood as WaitressFontaine as Prudence Cathaway
Arthur Shields3 films together, 1941 to 1947
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- The Fabulous Dorseys1947IMDb rating 5.6Allgood as Mrs. DorseyShields as Mr. Dorsey
- This Above All1942IMDb rating 6.6Allgood as WaitressShields as Hospital Chaplain
- How Green Was My Valley1941IMDb rating 7.7Allgood as Mrs. MorganShields as Mr. Parry
Queenie Leonard3 films together, 1942 to 1946
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- Cluny Brown1946IMDb rating 7.4Allgood as Mrs. MaileLeonard as Weller
- The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0Allgood as Ellen BontingLeonard as Daisy the Maid
- This Above All1942IMDb rating 6.6Allgood as WaitressLeonard as Violet Worthing
Bess Flowers2 films together, 1947 to 1948
Bess Flowers's page
- One Touch of Venus1948IMDb rating 6.6Allgood as Mrs. Gogerty - LandladyFlowers as Department Store Shopper
- The Fabulous Dorseys1947IMDb rating 5.6Allgood as Mrs. DorseyFlowers as Audience Lady
George Sanders2 films together, 1944 to 1945
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- The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry1945IMDb rating 6.8Allgood as NonaSanders as Harry Melville Quincey
- The Lodger1944IMDb rating 7.0Allgood as Ellen BontingSanders as Inspector John Warwick
Alfred HitchcockDirector, 2 films, 1929 to 1930
All films by Alfred Hitchcock
- Juno and the Paycock1930IMDb rating 4.6Allgood as Mrs. Boyle ('Juno')
- Blackmail1929IMDb rating 6.9Allgood as Mrs. White
Robert SiodmakDirector, 2 films, 1945 to 1946
All films by Robert Siodmak
- The Spiral Staircase1946IMDb rating 7.3Allgood as Nurse Barker
- The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry1945IMDb rating 6.8Allgood as Nona
Alfred E. GreenDirector, 2 films, 1947 to 1950
All films by Alfred E. Green
- Sierra1950IMDb rating 6.4Allgood as Mrs. Jonas
- The Fabulous Dorseys1947IMDb rating 5.6Allgood as Mrs. Dorsey
Also two films together27 more actors
- Donald CrispDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) and How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- Edgar BuchananCheaper by the Dozen (1950) and City Without Men (1943)
- Cedric HardwickeIvy (1947) and The Lodger (1944)
- James FlavinOne Touch of Venus (1948) and The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
- C. Aubrey SmithCluny Brown (1946) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Nigel BruceRoxie Hart (1942) and This Above All (1942)
- Walter BaldwinCheaper by the Dozen (1950) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
- Rhys WilliamsThe Spiral Staircase (1946) and How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- Elisabeth RisdonSierra (1950) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
- Gladys CooperThis Above All (1942) and That Hamilton Woman (1941)
- Henry StephensonIvy (1947) and This Above All (1942)
- Patric KnowlesIvy (1947) and How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- William FrawleyIt Happened in Flatbush (1942) and Roxie Hart (1942)
- Una O'ConnorIvy (1947) and Cluny Brown (1946)
- Isobel ElsomIvy (1947) and Between Two Worlds (1944)
- Hillary BrookeJane Eyre (1943) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Aubrey MatherThe Lodger (1944) and Jane Eyre (1943)
- Frederick WorlockDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) and How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- Gilbert EmeryBetween Two Worlds (1944) and That Hamilton Woman (1941)
- Barry FitzgeraldHow Green Was My Valley (1941) and Juno and the Paycock (1930)
- Ruth CliffordThe Lodger (1944) and It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
- Tom DuganThe Fabulous Dorseys (1947) and City Without Men (1943)
- Vivien LeighThat Hamilton Woman (1941) and Storm in a Teacup (1937)
- Erskine SanfordSierra (1950) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
- Donald CalthropJuno and the Paycock (1930) and Blackmail (1929)
- John LongdenJuno and the Paycock (1930) and Blackmail (1929)
- George HolmesThe Spiral Staircase (1946) and It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
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