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Sara Allgood

Irish actress (1880-1950)

Sara Allgood was an Irish-American actress who studied drama with the Daughters of Ireland and was at the opening of the Irish National Theatre Society. After her first big role in Spreading the News in 1904, she worked in Dublin, London, Australia and the United States. On film she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress as Beth Morgan in How Green Was My Valley.

Sara Allgood appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1929 to 1950. Most of that work is in comedy, thriller and family. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Alfred Hitchcock (2).

Known for

  • How Green Was My Valley (1941), Beth Morgan. Earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
  • Blackmail (1929). Part of the cast of the 1929 film.
  • The Spiral Staircase (1946). Part of the cast of the 1946 film.
  • Cheaper by the Dozen (1950). Part of the cast of the 1950 film.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Sara Allgood been in?
Sara Allgood appears in Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), Cluny Brown (1946), The Spiral Staircase (1946) and Blackmail (1929) on The Remote.
When was Sara Allgood born?
Sara Allgood was born on 30 October 1880.

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