Sara Allgood: Sara Allgood. Actress: How Green Was My Valley. Dublin-born Sara Allgood started her acting career in her native country with the famed Abbey Theatre. From there she traveled to the English stage, where she played for many years before making her film debut in 1918. Her warm, open Irish face meant that she spent a lot of time playing Irish mothers, landladies, neighborhood gossips and the like, although she is...
Known For: How Green Was My Valley (Mrs. Beth Morgan), That Hamilton Woman (Mrs. Cadogan-Lyon), Between Two Worlds (Mrs. Midget), The Lodger (Ellen Bonting)