Dorothy McGuire

Dorothy McGuire

Acting
Born Jun 14, 1916
From Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died Sep 13, 2001

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

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Virgin Mary
Old Yeller
6.9

Old Yeller

Katie Coates
Swiss Family Robinson
6.9

Swiss Family Robinson

Mother
A Summer Place
6.5

A Summer Place

Sylvia Hunter
Friendly Persuasion
6.7

Friendly Persuasion

Eliza Birdwell
Gentleman's Agreement
7.0

Gentleman's Agreement

Kathy Lacy
Three Coins in the Fountain
5.9

Three Coins in the Fountain

Miss Frances
Susan Slade
5.8

Susan Slade

Leah Slade
Mister 880
7.1

Mister 880

Ann Winslow
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
6.0

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Mother (voice)

Filmography — Acting

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Virgin Mary
Old Yeller
6.9
1957

Old Yeller

Katie Coates
Swiss Family Robinson
6.9
1960

Swiss Family Robinson

Mother
A Summer Place
6.5
1959

A Summer Place

Sylvia Hunter
Friendly Persuasion
6.7
1956

Friendly Persuasion

Eliza Birdwell
Gentleman's Agreement
7.0
1947

Gentleman's Agreement

Kathy Lacy
Three Coins in the Fountain
5.9
1954

Three Coins in the Fountain

Miss Frances
Susan Slade
5.8
1961

Susan Slade

Leah Slade
Mister 880
7.1
1950

Mister 880

Ann Winslow
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
6.0
1973

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Mother (voice)
The Spiral Staircase
7.0
1946

The Spiral Staircase

Helen
Trial
6.8
1955

Trial

Abbe Nyle
Summer Magic
6.6
1963

Summer Magic

Mrs. Margaret Carey
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.5
1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Katie Nolan
The Enchanted Cottage
7.4
1945

The Enchanted Cottage

Laura Pennington
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
6.4
1960

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

Cora Flood
Till the End of Time
6.4
1946

Till the End of Time

Pat Ruscomb
Caroline?
5.6
1990

Caroline?

Flora Atkins
The Last Best Year
7.0
1990

The Last Best Year

Anne
Callaway Went Thataway
5.3
1951

Callaway Went Thataway

Deborah Patterson
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.5
1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Self (uncredited)
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
6.0
1979

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

Effie Webb
Flight of the Doves
5.8
1971

Flight of the Doves

Granny O'Flaherty
Mother Didn't Tell Me
5.6
1950

Mother Didn't Tell Me

Jane Morgan
Invitation
6.5
1952

Invitation

Ellen Pierce
Amos
7.0
1985

Amos

Hester Farrell
Summer Heat
4.4
1987

Summer Heat

Narrator
Make Haste to Live
5.8
1954

Make Haste to Live

Crystal Benson
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
6.8
1959

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
I Want You
4.7
1951

I Want You

Nancy Greer
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
10.0
1986

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

(archive footage)
American Geisha
6.0
1986

American Geisha

Ann Suzuki
The Art Director
6.0
1949

The Art Director

Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Another Part of the Forest
1972

Another Part of the Forest

Lavinia Hubbard
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
6.2
1985

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Beryl Foster
Claudia and David
7.0
1946

Claudia and David

Claudia Naughton
This Earth Is Mine
6.1
1959

This Earth Is Mine

Martha Fairon
I Never Sang for My Father
1988

I Never Sang for My Father

Margaret Garrison
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
7.0
1957

The Best Doggoned Dog in the World

Self
Claudia
7.2
1943

Claudia

Claudia
The Runaways
1975

The Runaways

Angela Lakey
She Waits
5.7
1972

She Waits

Sarah Wilson
2.0
1983

Ghost Dancing

Sarah Bowman
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960

Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Self (archive)
Reward Unlimited
6.0
1944

Reward Unlimited

Peggy