Acting
Dorothy McGuire
- Titles
- 45movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1943 to 1990, busiest in 1946 and 1959 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 31top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.7
- Wholesome5.5average 3.3
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.8
- Coming of Age4.8average 3.0
- Romance5.5average 3.8
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.4
- Adrenaline2.9, average 4.9
- Dark Humor1.4, average 2.8
- Violence2.8, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Coming-of-Age 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Nostalgic 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Romantic Drama 2
- Family Drama 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Gentle Humor 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Friendship 2
- Coming-of-Age Tale 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert YoungActorLittle Women, Claudia and David, The Enchanted Cottage, Claudia
Kent SmithActorThe Spiral Staircase, Susan Slade, This Earth Is Mine
Alfred NewmanComposerGentleman's Agreement, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Claudia
Leigh HarlineComposerTill the End of Time, I Want You, The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Max SteinerComposerA Summer Place, Susan Slade, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs- JJoseph LaShelleCinematographerMister 880, Claudia and David, Mother Didn't Tell Me
- HHarry Stradling Sr.CinematographerA Summer Place, I Want You, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Kevin CorcoranActorOld Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson
Beulah BondiActorA Summer Place, She Waits
Tommy KirkActorOld Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson
Tom TullyActorTill the End of Time, Reward Unlimited
Lloyd NolanActorA Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Susan Slade
Movies and TV shows
531990s
2 titles · average score 63
as Flora Atkins
as Anne
1980s
11 titles · average score 66
as Margaret Garrison
as Narrator
as Ann Suzuki
as (archive footage)
as Hester Farrell
as Beryl Foster
TV show · as Jane Thompson
as Sarah Bowman
TV show · as Augusta Endicott
TV show
TV show · as Margaret Garrison
1970s
9 titles · average score 58
as Effie Webb
TV show · as Marmee March
TV show · as Hanna Hamilton
TV show · as Mary Jordache
as Angela Lakey
as Mother (voice)
as Sarah Wilson
as Lavinia Hubbard
as Granny O'Flaherty
1960s
5 titles · average score 66
as The Virgin Mary
as Mrs. Margaret Carey
as Leah Slade
as Mother
as Cora Flood
1950s
18 titles · average score 67
as Sylvia Hunter
as Martha Fairon
as Katie Coates
as Eliza Birdwell
as Abbe Nyle
as Miss Frances
as Crystal Benson
as Ellen Pierce
as Nancy Greer
as Deborah Patterson
as Ann Winslow
as Jane Morgan
1940s
8 titles · average score 73
as Kathy Lacy
as Helen
as Pat Ruscomb
as Claudia Naughton
as Katie Nolan
as Laura Pennington
as Peggy
as Claudia