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Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Birthday: 1916-06-14 | Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1990
Caroline?

as    Flora Atkins

1985
Between the Darkness and the Dawn

as    Beryl Foster

1985
Amos

as    Hester Farrell

1978
Little Women

as    Marmee March

1976
Rich Man, Poor Man

as    Mary Jordache

1975
The Runaways

as    Angela Lakey

1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

as    Mother (voice)

1972
Another Part of the Forest

as    Lavinia Hubbard

1972
She Waits

as    Sarah Wilson

1971
Flight of the Doves

as    Granny O'Flaherty

1963
Summer Magic

as    Mrs. Margaret Carey

1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

as    Cora Flood

1960
Swiss Family Robinson

as    Mother

1959
A Summer Place

as    Sylvia Hunter

1957
Old Yeller

as    Katie Coates

1956
Friendly Persuasion

as    Eliza Birdwell

1955
Trial

as    Abbe Nyle

1954
Make Haste to Live

as    Crystal Benson

1954
Three Coins in the Fountain

as    Miss Frances

1951
Callaway Went Thataway

as    Deborah Patterson

1950
Mister 880

as    Ann Winslow

1947
Gentleman's Agreement

as    Kathy Lacy

1946
The Spiral Staircase

as    Helen

1946
Till the End of Time

as    Pat Ruscomb

1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as    Katie Nolan

1945
The Enchanted Cottage

as    Laura Pennington