Dorothy McGuire
Biography
Dorothy Hackett McGuire, also known as Dorothy Hack, was an American actress who worked from the 1940s to 1990. She was born on June 14, 1916, in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. During her career, she appeared in a total of sixty known acting credits. Her film work included Gentleman's Agreement, for which she was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award, as well as The Enchanted Cottage, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Old Yeller, in which she played the role of the mother. She passed away on September 13, 2001, at the age of 85.
Career overview
Dorothy Hackett McGuire was an American actress who worked in film and television from the 1940s to 1990. Born on June 14, 1916, in Omaha, Nebraska, she established a notable screen career with sixty known acting credits on The Movie Database. She was also known under the alternate name Dorothy Hack.
During her extensive career, she appeared in a number of notable films. Her cinematic work included roles in Gentleman's Agreement, for which she was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award, as well as The Enchanted Cottage and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. She also appeared in Old Yeller, playing the role of the mother.
McGuire passed away at the age of 85 on September 13, 2001. Her professional legacy spans decades of performances in the American entertainment industry, leaving behind a recognized body of work in motion pictures.
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- Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making (2002) as Self (archive)
- Caroline? (1990) as Flora Atkins
- The Last Best Year (1990) as Anne
- I Never Sang for My Father (1988) as Margaret Garrison
- Summer Heat (1987) as Narrator
- Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (1986) as (archive footage)
- American Geisha (1986) as Ann Suzuki
- Amos (1985) as Hester Farrell
- Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985) as Beryl Foster
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Jane Thompson
- Ghost Dancing (1983) as Sarah Bowman
- American Playhouse (1982) as Margaret Garrison
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Augusta Endicott
- Hotel (1982)
- The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979) as Effie Webb
- Little Women (1978) as Marmee March
- The Love Boat (1977) as Hanna Hamilton
- Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) as Mary Jordache
- The Runaways (1975) as Angela Lakey
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) as Mother (voice)
- She Waits (1972) as Sarah Wilson
- Another Part of the Forest (1972) as Lavinia Hubbard
- Flight of the Doves (1971) as Granny O'Flaherty
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as The Virgin Mary
- Summer Magic (1963) as Mrs. Margaret Carey
- Susan Slade (1961) as Leah Slade
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961) as Self (uncredited)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960) as Mother
- The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) as Cora Flood
- Escape to Paradise/Water Birds (1960)
- A Summer Place (1959) as Sylvia Hunter
- This Earth Is Mine (1959) as Martha Fairon
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) as Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
- Old Yeller (1957) as Katie Coates
- The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957) as Self
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) as Eliza Birdwell
- MGM Parade (1955)
- Trial (1955) as Abbe Nyle
- Climax! (1954) as Janet Spence
- Climax! (1954) as Miranda
- Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) as Miss Frances
- Make Haste to Live (1954) as Crystal Benson
- Invitation (1952) as Ellen Pierce
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Flora Atkins
- I Want You (1951) as Nancy Greer
- Callaway Went Thataway (1951) as Deborah Patterson
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Judith Traherne
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Jody Norris
- Mister 880 (1950) as Ann Winslow
- Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) as Jane Morgan
- The Art Director (1949) as Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947) as Kathy Lacy
- Till the End of Time (1946) as Pat Ruscomb
- Claudia and David (1946) as Claudia Naughton
- The Spiral Staircase (1946) as Helen
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) as Katie Nolan
- The Enchanted Cottage (1945) as Laura Pennington
- Reward Unlimited (1944) as Peggy
- Claudia (1943) as Claudia