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Sara Ellen Allgood was an Irish–American actress. She was born in Dublin, Ireland to a Catholic mother and Protestant father. She first studied drama in Inghinidhe na hÉireann and was in the opening of the Irish National Theatre Society. In 1904, she had her first big role in Spreading the News and the following year was a full-time actress. In 1915 she toured Australia and New Zealand as the lead in Peg o' My Heart. On that tour, she married her leading man and they had a daughter 2 years later. Both her daughter and husband died in 1918. Her acting career continued in Dublin, London and on tour, including to the USA. She also appeared in a number of films and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1941. She moved to Hollywood to live in 1940 and became an American citizen in 1945.
Birth Name
Sarah Ellen Allgood
Born
Saturday, 30 October 1880
Died
Wednesday, 13 September 1950
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Mrs. Morgan (clip from How Green Was My Valley (1941)) | 2011 |
| Sierra | Mrs. Jonas | 1950 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Mrs. Monahan | 1950 |
| Challenge to Lassie | Mrs. MacFarland | 1949 |
| The Accused | Mrs. Conner | 1949 |
| One Touch of Venus | Landlady | 1948 |
| The Girl from Manhattan | Mrs. Beeler | 1948 |
| The Man from Texas | Aunt Belle | 1948 |
| My Wild Irish Rose | Mrs. Brennan | 1947 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Mrs. Morgan (clip from How Green Was My Valley (1941)) | 2011 |
| Sierra | Mrs. Jonas | 1950 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Mrs. Monahan | 1950 |
| Challenge to Lassie | Mrs. MacFarland | 1949 |
| The Accused | Mrs. Conner | 1949 |
| One Touch of Venus | Landlady | 1948 |
| The Girl from Manhattan | Mrs. Beeler | 1948 |
| The Man from Texas | Aunt Belle | 1948 |
| My Wild Irish Rose | Mrs. Brennan | 1947 |
| Mourning Becomes Electra | Landlady | 1947 |
| Mother Wore Tights | Grandmother McKinley | 1947 |
| Ivy | Martha Huntley | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Dorseys | Mrs. Dorsey | 1947 |
| Cluny Brown | Mrs. Maile | 1946 |
| The Spiral Staircase | Nurse Barker | 1946 |
| Kitty | Old Meg | 1946 |
| The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Nona | 1945 |
| The Keys of the Kingdom | Sister Martha | 1944 |
| Between Two Worlds | Mrs. Midget | 1944 |
| The Lodger | Ellen Bonting | 1944 |
| Jane Eyre | Bessie | 1943 |
| Forever and a Day | Cook (1917) | 1943 |
| City Without Men | Mrs. Maria Barton | 1943 |
| Life Begins at Eight-Thirty | Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt | 1942 |
| The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick | 1942 |
| It Happened in Flatbush | Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy | 1942 |
| This Above All | Waitress | 1942 |
| Roxie Hart | Mrs. Morton | 1942 |
| How Green Was My Valley | Mrs. Morgan | 1941 |
| Lydia | Mary | 1941 |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Mrs. Higgins | 1941 |
| That Hamilton Woman | Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon | 1941 |
| The Fugitive | Charwoman / Bridget O'Brien | 1939 |
| The Londonderry Air | Widow Rafferty | 1938 |
| Storm in a Teacup | Honoria Hegarty | 1937 |
| Kathleen | Mary Ellen O'Dwyer | 1937 |
| The Workhouse Ward | Mrs. Donohoe | 1936 |
| Southern Roses | Miss Florence | 1936 |
| It's Love Again | Mrs. Hopkins | 1936 |
| Pot Luck | Mrs. Kelly | 1936 |
| The Passing of the Third Floor Back | Mrs. de Hooley | 1935 |
| Crime Unlimited | Jewel Thief | 1935 |
| Peg of Old Drury | Irish Woman on Boat | 1935 |
| Riders to the Sea | Maurya | 1935 |
| Lazybones | Bridget | 1935 |
| Norah O'Neale | Mrs. Gogarthy | 1934 |
| The Bride of the Lake | Mrs O'Connor | 1934 |
| The Fortunate Fool | Rose | 1933 |
| Juno and the Paycock | Mrs. Boyle ('Juno') / Mrs Boyle, "Juno" | 1929 |
| To What Red Hell | 1929 | |
| Blackmail | Mrs. White | 1929 |
| Just Peggy | Peggy | 1918 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
