Dorothy McGuire: movies and TV shows
Dorothy McGuire has 61 credits in the archive: 46 films and 15 TV series, from 1943 to 2002. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1943 – 2002 · busiest year: 1950 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making | Self (archive) | Film | — | 86 |
| 1990 | Caroline? | Flora Atkins | Film | 5.8 | 74 |
| 1990 | The Last Best Year | Anne | Film | 7.7 | 74 |
| 1988 | I Never Sang for My Father | Margaret Garrison | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1987 | Summer Heat | Narrator | Film | 4.6 | 71 |
| 1986 | Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 | (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 70 |
| 1986 | American Geisha | Ann Suzuki | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1985 | Amos | Hester Farrell | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1985 | Between the Darkness and the Dawn | Beryl Foster | Film | 6.6 | 69 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Jane Thompson | TV | 7.4 | 68 |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Sarah Bowman | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Margaret Garrison | TV | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Augusta Endicott | TV | 5.7 | 66 |
| 1982 | Hotel | TV | 6.8 | 66 | |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Effie Webb | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1978 | Little Women | Marmee March | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Hanna Hamilton | TV | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Mary Jordache | TV | 7.9 | 60 |
| 1975 | The Runaways | Angela Lakey | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Mother (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1972 | She Waits | Sarah Wilson | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1972 | Another Part of the Forest | Lavinia Hubbard | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves | Granny O'Flaherty | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | The Virgin Mary | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1963 | Summer Magic | Mrs. Margaret Carey | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1961 | Susan Slade | Leah Slade | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | Film | 4.4 | 45 |
| 1960 | Swiss Family Robinson | Mother | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1960 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | Cora Flood | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1960 | Escape to Paradise/Water Birds | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1959 | A Summer Place | Sylvia Hunter | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | Martha Fairon | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker | Film | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1957 | Old Yeller | Katie Coates | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1957 | The Best Doggoned Dog in the World | Self | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Eliza Birdwell | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1955 | Trial | Abbe Nyle | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Janet Spence | TV | 3.8 | 38 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Miranda | TV | 3.8 | 38 |
| 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Miss Frances | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1954 | Make Haste to Live | Crystal Benson | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1952 | Invitation | Ellen Pierce | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Flora Atkins | TV | 8.8 | 35 |
| 1951 | I Want You | Nancy Greer | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1951 | Callaway Went Thataway | Deborah Patterson | Film | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Judith Traherne | TV | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Jody Norris | TV | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Ann Winslow | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell Me | Jane Morgan | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1949 | The Art Director | Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Kathy Lacy | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | Pat Ruscomb | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1946 | Claudia and David | Claudia Naughton | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1946 | The Spiral Staircase | Helen | Film | 7.1 | 30 |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Katie Nolan | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1945 | The Enchanted Cottage | Laura Pennington | Film | 7.4 | 29 |
| 1944 | Reward Unlimited | Peggy | Film | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1943 | Claudia | Claudia | Film | 7.5 | 27 |