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.
Blackmail
(Mrs. White)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Mrs. Higgins)
Jane Eyre
(Bessie)
The Spiral Staircase
(Nurse Barker)
Between Two Worlds
(Mrs. Midget)
The Lodger
(Ellen Bonting)
How Green Was My Valley
(Beth Morgan)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
(Nona)
The Fabulous Dorseys
(Mrs. Dorsey)
That Hamilton Woman
(Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon)
Ivy
(Martha Huntley)
Challenge to Lassie
(Mrs. MacFarland)
Juno and the Paycock
(Mrs Boyle, "Juno")
The Keys of the Kingdom
(Sister Martha)
Cluny Brown
(Mrs. Maile)
Lydia
(Mary)
Storm in a Teacup
(Honoria Hegarty)
Roxie Hart
(Mrs. Morton)
It's Love Again
(Mrs. Hopkins)
Mother Wore Tights
(Grandmother McKinley)
This Above All
(Waitress)
Sierra
(Mrs. Jonas)
The Man from Texas
(Aunt Belle)
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
(Alma Lothian, Robert's Aunt)
Cheaper by the Dozen
(Mrs. Monahan)
My Wild Irish Rose
(Mrs. Brennan)
City Without Men
(Mrs. Maria Barton)
The Accused
(Mrs. Conner)
Crime Unlimited
(Jewel Thief)
Lazybones
(Bridget)
On the Night of the Fire
(Bridget O'Brien)
Riders to the Sea
(Maurya)
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
(Mrs. de Hooley)
Kathleen Mavourneen
(Mary Ellen O'Dwyer)
The Fortunate Fool
(Rose)
It Happened in Flatbush
(Mrs. 'Mac' McAvoy)
The Sky’s the Limit
(Mrs O'Reilly)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick)
One Touch of Venus
(Landlady)
Lily of Killarney
(Mrs O'Connor)
Mourning Becomes Electra
(Landlady)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
(Emme Stanger)
Peg of Old Drury
(Irish Woman on Boat (uncredited))
Kitty
(Old Meg)
The Girl from Manhattan
(Mrs. Beeler)
Southern Roses
(Miss Florence)