ACTOR · FROM OMAHA, USA
Dorothy McGuire
1916–200153 credits since 1943
FamilyBittersweetHeartwarmingFeel goodMelancholic
ABOUT DOROTHY
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born14 June 1916
Died13 September 2001
BirthplaceOmaha, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora29 of 53 titles
Known for
The titles people know Dorothy from.
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SeriesCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 29
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- Rich Man, Poor ManIMDb 8.2
- Working since
- 1943
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
2 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
as Anne
Movieas Flora Atkins
The 1980s
11 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as Margaret Garrison
Movieas Narrator
as Ann Suzuki
as (archive footage)
as Beryl Foster
Movieas Hester Farrell
Seriesas Jane Thompson · 3 episodes
Ghost Dancing
Not on Cineoraas Sarah Bowman
The 1970s
9 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as Effie Webb
as Marmee March · 2 episodes
Seriesas Hanna Hamilton · 1 episode
Seriesas Mary Jordache · 12 episodes
as Angela Lakey
Movieas Mother (voice)
as Lavinia Hubbard
as Sarah Wilson
The 1960s
5 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas The Virgin Mary
Movieas Mrs. Margaret Carey
Movieas Leah Slade
Movieas Mother
Movieas Cora Flood
The 1950s
18 titles · IMDb 6.7 on averageMovieas Sylvia Hunter
as Martha Fairon
as Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
Movieas Katie Coates
Movieas Eliza Birdwell
Movieas Abbe Nyle
3 episodes
Seriesas Janet Spence · 1 episode
The 1940s
8 titles · IMDb 7.3 on averageMovieas Kathy Lacy
Movieas Pat Ruscomb
as Claudia Naughton
Movieas Helen
Movieas Laura Pennington
Movieas Katie Nolan
as Peggy
as Claudia
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Dorothy’s titles.
Max SteinerComposer · A Summer Place, Susan Slade and 1 more
Alfred NewmanComposer · Gentleman's Agreement, The Greatest Story Ever Told and 1 more
Elia KazanDirector · Gentleman's Agreement and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Lloyd NolanA Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Susan Slade
Arthur KennedyA Summer Place and Trial
Troy DonahueA Summer Place and Susan Slade
Aaron SpellingCreator · The Love Boat and Hotel
