Dorothy McGuire
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
The Last Best Year
1990
as Anne
Caroline?
1990
as Flora Atkins
I Never Sang for My Father
1988
as Margaret Garrison
Summer Heat
1987
as Narrator
American Geisha
1986
as Ann Suzuki
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
1986
as (archive footage)
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
1985
as Beryl Foster
Amos
1985
as Hester Farrell
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Jane Thompson
Ghost Dancing
1983
as Sarah Bowman
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Augusta Endicott
Hotel
1982
American Playhouse
1982
as Margaret Garrison
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
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
as Mother (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Another Part of the Forest
1972
as Lavinia Hubbard
She Waits
1972
as Sarah Wilson
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
Trial
1955
as Abbe Nyle
MGM Parade
1955
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954
as Miss Frances
Make Haste to Live
1954
as Crystal Benson
Climax!
1954
as Janet Spence
Climax!
1954
as Miranda
Invitation
1952
as Ellen Pierce
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Deborah Patterson
I Want You
1951
as Nancy Greer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Flora Atkins
Mister 880
1950
as Ann Winslow
Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950
as Jane Morgan
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jody Norris
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Judith Traherne
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Art Director
1949
as Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gentleman's Agreement
1947
as Kathy Lacy
The Spiral Staircase
1946
as Helen
Till the End of Time
1946
as Pat Ruscomb
Claudia and David
1946
as Claudia Naughton
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