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.
Known For
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
The Virgin Mary
Old Yeller
(1957)
Katie Coates
Swiss Family Robinson
(1960)
Mother
Friendly Persuasion
(1956)
Eliza Birdwell
Gentleman's Agreement
(1947)
Kathy Lacy
The Spiral Staircase
(1946)
Helen
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Katie Nolan
Summer Heat
(1987)
Narrator
A Summer Place
(1959)
Sylvia Hunter
Mister 880
(1950)
Ann Winslow
Three Coins in the Fountain
(1954)
Miss Frances
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
(1973)
Mother (voice)
Susan Slade
(1961)
Leah Slade
Full Filmography
Acting
Claudia
(1943)
Claudia
Reward Unlimited
(1944)
Peggy
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Katie Nolan
The Enchanted Cottage
(1945)
Laura Pennington
The Spiral Staircase
(1946)
Helen
Till the End of Time
(1946)
Pat Ruscomb
Claudia and David
(1946)
Claudia Naughton
Gentleman's Agreement
(1947)
Kathy Lacy
The Art Director
(1949)
Self / Kathy Lacy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mister 880
(1950)
Ann Winslow
Mother Didn't Tell Me
(1950)
Jane Morgan
Callaway Went Thataway
(1951)
Deborah Patterson
I Want You
(1951)
Nancy Greer
Invitation
(1952)
Ellen Pierce
Three Coins in the Fountain
(1954)
Miss Frances
Make Haste to Live
(1954)
Crystal Benson
Trial
(1955)
Abbe Nyle
Friendly Persuasion
(1956)
Eliza Birdwell
Old Yeller
(1957)
Katie Coates
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
(1957)
Herself
A Summer Place
(1959)
Sylvia Hunter
This Earth Is Mine
(1959)
Martha Fairon
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
(1959)
Mrs. Emily 'Ma' Pennypacker
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
(1960)
Cora Flood
Swiss Family Robinson
(1960)
Mother
Susan Slade
(1961)
Leah Slade
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
(1961)
Self (uncredited)
Summer Magic
(1963)
Mrs. Margaret Carey
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
The Virgin Mary
Flight of the Doves
(1971)
Granny O'Flaherty
Another Part of the Forest
(1972)
Lavinia Hubbard
She Waits
(1972)
Sarah Wilson
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
(1973)
Mother (voice)
The Runaways
(1975)
Angela Lakey
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
(1979)
Effie Webb
Ghost Dancing
(1983)
Sarah Bowman
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
(1985)
Beryl Foster
Amos
(1985)
Hester Farrell
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
(1986)
(archive footage)
American Geisha
(1986)
Ann Suzuki
Summer Heat
(1987)
Narrator
I Never Sang for My Father
(1989)
Margaret Garrison
Caroline?
(1990)
Flora Atkins
The Last Best Year
(1990)
Anne