Dorothy McGuire

Known for: Acting

Born: 1916-06-14 – 2001-09-13 (aged 85)

From: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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.

Filmography (60)

MOVIE
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making
2002
as Self (archive)
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Last Best Year
1990
as Anne
MOVIE★ 5.8
Caroline?
1990
as Flora Atkins
MOVIE★ 7.0
I Never Sang for My Father
1988
as Margaret Garrison
MOVIE★ 4.6
Summer Heat
1987
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.0
American Geisha
1986
as Ann Suzuki
MOVIE★ 10.0
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
1986
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
1985
as Beryl Foster
MOVIE★ 7.2
Amos
1985
as Hester Farrell
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Jane Thompson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Ghost Dancing
1983
as Sarah Bowman
TV★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Augusta Endicott
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Margaret Garrison
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979
as Effie Webb
TV★ 6.3
Little Women
1978
as Marmee March
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Hanna Hamilton
TV★ 7.9
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Mary Jordache
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Runaways
1975
as Angela Lakey
MOVIE★ 6.1
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
as Mother (voice)
TV★ 6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Another Part of the Forest
1972
as Lavinia Hubbard
MOVIE★ 5.9
She Waits
1972
as Sarah Wilson
MOVIE★ 5.9
Flight of the Doves
1971
as Granny O'Flaherty
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as The Virgin Mary
MOVIE★ 6.7
Summer Magic
1963
as Mrs. Margaret Carey
MOVIE★ 4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Susan Slade
1961
as Leah Slade
MOVIE★ 6.9
Swiss Family Robinson
1960
as Mother
MOVIE
Escape to Paradise/Water Birds
1960
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1960
as Cora Flood
MOVIE★ 6.6
A Summer Place
1959
as Sylvia Hunter
MOVIE★ 6.6
This Earth Is Mine
1959
as Martha Fairon
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
as Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
MOVIE★ 6.9
Old Yeller
1957
as Katie Coates
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
1957
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Eliza Birdwell
MOVIE★ 6.9
Trial
1955
as Abbe Nyle
TV★ 7.5
MGM Parade
1955
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Janet Spence
MOVIE★ 5.9
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954
as Miss Frances
MOVIE★ 6.0
Make Haste to Live
1954
as Crystal Benson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Invitation
1952
as Ellen Pierce
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Flora Atkins
MOVIE★ 5.3
I Want You
1951
as Nancy Greer
MOVIE★ 5.6
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Deborah Patterson
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jody Norris
MOVIE★ 7.1
Mister 880
1950
as Ann Winslow
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950
as Jane Morgan
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Judith Traherne
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Art Director
1949
as Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Gentleman's Agreement
1947
as Kathy Lacy
MOVIE★ 6.4
Till the End of Time
1946
as Pat Ruscomb
MOVIE★ 7.5
Claudia and David
1946
as Claudia Naughton
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Spiral Staircase
1946
as Helen
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Enchanted Cottage
1945
as Laura Pennington
MOVIE★ 7.5
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Katie Nolan
MOVIE★ 7.5
Reward Unlimited
1944
as Peggy
MOVIE★ 7.5
Claudia
1943
as Claudia