
Sara Allgood
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Sierra

Cheaper by the Dozen

Challenge to Lassie

The Accused

The Girl from Manhattan

One Touch of Venus

The Man from Texas

My Wild Irish Rose

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mother Wore Tights

Ivy

The Fabulous Dorseys

Cluny Brown

The Spiral Staircase

Kitty

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Keys of the Kingdom

Between Two Worlds

The Lodger

Jane Eyre

City Without Men

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

It Happened in Flatbush

This Above All

Roxie Hart

How Green Was My Valley

Lydia

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

That Hamilton Woman

On the Night of the Fire

Storm in a Teacup

Kathleen Mavourneen

The Sky’s the Limit

Southern Roses

It's Love Again

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

Peg of Old Drury

Crime Unlimited

Lazybones

Riders to the Sea

Lily of Killarney

The Fortunate Fool

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

Juno and the Paycock
