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Dorothy McGuire

Acting Born Jun 14, 1916 Omaha, Nebraska, USA 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

St. Elsewhere

as Augusta Endicott

Climax!

as Janet Spence

Climax!

as Miranda
Film

Joint Security Area

as Jane Thompson

Full filmography

  • The Love Boat (1977) as Hanna Hamilton
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Judith Traherne
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) as Augusta Endicott
  • Hotel (1982)
  • Climax! (1954) as Janet Spence
  • Climax! (1954) as Miranda
  • Highway to Heaven (1984) as Jane Thompson
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • MGM Parade (1955)
  • Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) as Mary Jordache
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Jody Norris
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Flora Atkins
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as The Virgin Mary
  • Old Yeller (1957) as Katie Coates
  • Swiss Family Robinson (1960) as Mother
  • Little Women (1978) as Marmee March
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) as Katie Nolan
  • A Summer Place (1959) as Sylvia Hunter
  • Gentleman's Agreement (1947) as Kathy Lacy
  • Friendly Persuasion (1956) as Eliza Birdwell
  • Mister 880 (1950) as Ann Winslow
  • Summer Heat (1987) as Narrator
  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) as Mother (voice)