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Dorothy McGuire
Actor· Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Dorothy Hackett McGuire was an American actress from the 1940s to 1990. Some of her movies include: Gentleman's Agreement (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), The Enchanted Cottage, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Old Yeller (as the mother). She passed away in 2001 at the age of 85.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Swiss Family Robinson
Mother · 1960
Old Yeller
Katie Coates · 1957
The Spiral Staircase
Helen · 1946
Gentleman's Agreement
Kathy Lacy · 1947
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Virgin Mary · 1965
Friendly Persuasion
Eliza Birdwell · 1956
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Katie Nolan · 1945
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Mother (voice) · 1973
Filmography
34 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Caroline? | Flora Atkins | Film |
| 1990 | The Last Best Year | Anne | Film |
| 1987 | Summer Heat | Narrator | Film |
| 1985 | Between the Darkness and the Dawn | Beryl Foster | Film |
| 1985 | Amos | Hester Farrell | Film |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Effie Webb | Film |
| 1975 | The Runaways | Angela Lakey | Film |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Mother (voice) | Film |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves | Granny O'Flaherty | Film |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | The Virgin Mary | Film |
| 1963 | Summer Magic | Mrs. Margaret Carey | Film |
| 1961 | Susan Slade | Leah Slade | Film |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 1960 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | Cora Flood | Film |
| 1960 | Swiss Family Robinson | Mother | Film |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker | Film |
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | Martha Fairon | Film |
| 1959 | A Summer Place | Sylvia Hunter | Film |
| 1957 | Old Yeller | Katie Coates | Film |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Eliza Birdwell | Film |
| 1955 | Trial | Abbe Nyle | Film |
| 1954 | Make Haste to Live | Crystal Benson | Film |
| 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Miss Frances | Film |
| 1952 | Invitation | Ellen Pierce | Film |
| 1951 | I Want You | Nancy Greer | Film |
| 1951 | Callaway Went Thataway | Deborah Patterson | Film |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Ann Winslow | Film |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell Me | Jane Morgan | Film |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Kathy Lacy | Film |
| 1946 | The Spiral Staircase | Helen | Film |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | Pat Ruscomb | Film |
| 1945 | The Enchanted Cottage | Laura Pennington | Film |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Katie Nolan | Film |
| 1943 | Claudia | Claudia | Film |
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