Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 14, 1916
Place of Birth:
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Dorothy McGuire
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making | Self (archive) |
| 1990 | The Last Best Year | Anne |
| 1990 | Caroline? | Flora Atkins |
| 1988 | I Never Sang for My Father | Margaret Garrison |
| 1987 | Summer Heat | Narrator |
| 1986 | American Geisha | Ann Suzuki |
| 1986 | Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 | (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Between the Darkness and the Dawn | Beryl Foster |
| 1985 | Amos | Hester Farrell |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Sarah Bowman |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Effie Webb |
| 1975 | The Runaways | Angela Lakey |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Mother (voice) |
| 1972 | Another Part of the Forest | Lavinia Hubbard |
| 1972 | She Waits | Sarah Wilson |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves | Granny O'Flaherty |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | The Virgin Mary |
| 1963 | Summer Magic | Mrs. Margaret Carey |
| 1961 | Susan Slade | Leah Slade |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Swiss Family Robinson | Mother |
| 1960 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs | Cora Flood |
| 1960 | Escape to Paradise/Water Birds | |
| 1959 | A Summer Place | Sylvia Hunter |
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | Martha Fairon |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker |
| 1957 | Old Yeller | Katie Coates |
| 1957 | The Best Doggoned Dog in the World | Self |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Eliza Birdwell |
| 1955 | Trial | Abbe Nyle |
| 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Miss Frances |
| 1954 | Make Haste to Live | Crystal Benson |
| 1952 | Invitation | Ellen Pierce |
| 1951 | Callaway Went Thataway | Deborah Patterson |
| 1951 | I Want You | Nancy Greer |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Ann Winslow |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell Me | Jane Morgan |
| 1949 | The Art Director | Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Kathy Lacy |
| 1946 | The Spiral Staircase | Helen |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | Pat Ruscomb |
| 1946 | Claudia and David | Claudia Naughton |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Katie Nolan |
| 1945 | The Enchanted Cottage | Laura Pennington |
| 1944 | Reward Unlimited | Peggy |
| 1943 | Claudia | Claudia |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Augusta Endicott |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1978 | Little Women | Marmee March |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Hanna Hamilton |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Mary Jordache |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self |
| 1954 | Climax! | Janet Spence |
| 1954 | Climax! | Miranda |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Flora Atkins |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Jody Norris |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Judith Traherne |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |