Dorothy McGuire

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 14, 1916 (85 years old)
Died
September 13, 2001
Place of Birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance TV Movie
Career Span
1943 – 2002

Dorothy McGuire

9 wins
55 nominations
6 Oscars
46 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Jun 14, 1916
From
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1943 – 2002

Award Recognition

9
Wins
55
Nominations
6
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2002

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making as Self (archive)

1990

Caroline? as Flora Atkins Award
The Last Best Year as Anne

1988

I Never Sang for My Father as Margaret Garrison

1987

Summer Heat as Narrator

1986

American Geisha as Ann Suzuki
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 as (archive footage)

1985

Amos as Hester Farrell Award
Between the Darkness and the Dawn as Beryl Foster

1983

Ghost Dancing as Sarah Bowman

1979

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel as Effie Webb Award

1975

The Runaways as Angela Lakey

1973

Jonathan Livingston Seagull as Mother (voice) Award

1972

She Waits as Sarah Wilson
Another Part of the Forest as Lavinia Hubbard

1971

Flight of the Doves as Granny O'Flaherty

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told as The Virgin Mary Award

1963

Summer Magic as Mrs. Margaret Carey Award

1961

Susan Slade as Leah Slade Award
Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (uncredited)

1960

Swiss Family Robinson as Mother Award
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs as Cora Flood
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds

1959

A Summer Place as Sylvia Hunter Award
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker as Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker Award
This Earth Is Mine as Martha Fairon

1957

Old Yeller as Katie Coates Award
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World as Self

1956

Friendly Persuasion as Eliza Birdwell Award

1955

Trial as Abbe Nyle Award

1954

Three Coins in the Fountain as Miss Frances Award
Make Haste to Live as Crystal Benson

1952

Invitation as Ellen Pierce

1951

Callaway Went Thataway as Deborah Patterson Award
I Want You as Nancy Greer

1950

Mister 880 as Ann Winslow
Mother Didn't Tell Me as Jane Morgan

1949

The Art Director as Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited)

1947

Gentleman's Agreement as Kathy Lacy Award

1946

The Spiral Staircase as Helen Award
Till the End of Time as Pat Ruscomb Award
Claudia and David as Claudia Naughton

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as Katie Nolan Award
The Enchanted Cottage as Laura Pennington

1944

Reward Unlimited as Peggy

1943

Claudia as Claudia

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Friendly Persuasion
The Spiral Staircase
The Greatest Story Ever Told
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Gentleman's Agreement
A Summer Place
Swiss Family Robinson
Three Coins in the Fountain

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