Occupation Actress Name Sarah Edwards | Years active (secured) 1916-1951 | |
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Born October 11, 1881 ( 1881-10-11 ) Glyn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales, U.K. Died January 7, 1965(1965-01-07) (aged 83)
Hollywood California, U.S. | ||
Sarah Edwards (October 11, 1881 - January 7, 1965) was a Welsh-born American film and stage actress. She often played dowagers or spinsters in numerous Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly in minor roles.
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Life and career
The Welsh-born Sarah Edwards started her acting career as a stage actress, she was described in 1916 by a newspaper article as a leading actress "very popular with West End theatre-goers". She eventually settled in the United States and appeared in six Broadway plays between 1919 and 1931, primarily in comedies like The Merry Malones by George M. Cohan. Among her first movies was the New York-filmed 1929 musical Glorifying the American Girl (1929), where she portrayed the mercenary mother of leading actress Mary Eaton. She came to Hollywood in the mid-1930s where she appeared in about 190 films until her retirement 1951, mostly in uncredited, small character roles. Sarah Edwards died in Hollywood in 1965, aged 83.
Edwards seemed older than she was and often portrayed a "kindly grandmother, imperious dowager, hardy pioneer wife, ill-tempered teacher and strict governess". She remains perhaps best-known to modern audiences as the imperious mother of Mary Hatch (Donna Reed) in Frank Capra's film classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946) who tries to keep her daughter away from George Bailey. Edwards also played a customer in Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Corner (1940) with James Stewart where she gets cheated and buys a cigarette box (while she thinks it's a candy box). She also appeared in another Christmas classic, The Bishop's Wife (1947) with Cary Grant, and as the wife of a doctor on the train in Hitchcock's thriller Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Edwards sometimes also portrayed more substantial roles, for instance in the Charlie Chan movie Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944).
Filmography
Actress
1952
Carson City as
Spinster on Stagecoach (uncredited)
1951
Honeychile as
Sarah
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid as
Woman in Home (uncredited)
1950
The Glass Menagerie as
Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl as
Mrs. East (uncredited)
1950
The Petty Girl as
Prof. Morrison (uncredited)
1949
Samson and Delilah as
Spectator (uncredited)
1949
Air Hostess as
Bertha Hallum
1948
Family Honeymoon as
Mrs. Carp (uncredited)
1948
Isn't It Romantic as
Bird-Like Woman (uncredited)
1948
California Firebrand as
Granny Hortense Mason
1948
The Main Street Kid as
Mrs. Clauson
1947
The Voice of the Turtle as
Woman Seeking Theater Tickets (uncredited)
1947
Good News as
Miss Pritchard - Librarian (uncredited)
1947
The Bishop's Wife as
Mrs. Duffy
1947
That Hagen Girl as
Charlotte Miller (uncredited)
1947
The Romance of Rosy Ridge as
Mrs. Dessark (uncredited)
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride as
Minnie (uncredited)
1947
That Way with Women as
Mrs. Irwin (uncredited)
1947
My Brother Talks to Horses as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1947
It's a Joke, Son! as
Annabelle (uncredited)
1946
It's a Wonderful Life as
Mrs. Hatch (as Sara Edwards)
1946
Cross My Heart as
Matron (uncredited)
1946
Undercurrent as
Cora - Dress Shop Proprietress (uncredited)
1946
The Verdict as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1946
No Leave, No Love as
Irate Woman (uncredited)
1946
Shadowed as
Tillie
1946
Easy to Wed as
Mrs. Dibson (uncredited)
1946
The Hoodlum Saint as
Apartment Seeker (uncredited)
1946
Renegades as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1946
Song of Arizona as
Dolly Finnuccin
1946
Girl on the Spot as
Mrs. Richards (uncredited)
1945
Mother-in-Law's Day (Short)
1945
Saratoga Trunk as
Miss Diggs (uncredited)
1945
Allotment Wives as
Sadie
1945
Girls of the Big House as
Dormitory Matron
1945
Lady on a Train as
Waring Cousin (uncredited)
1945
Two O'Clock Courage as
Mrs. Tuttle (Patty's Landlady) (uncredited)
1945
The Corn Is Green as
Mrs. Watty's Friend (uncredited)
1945
The Clock as
Clerk at Blood Lab (uncredited)
1945
Eadie Was a Lady as
Mrs. Meeker (uncredited)
1944
Music for Millions as
Lady in Train Station (uncredited)
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home as
Passenger on Train Asking 'Why Should I?' (uncredited)
1944
Storm Over Lisbon as
Maude Perry-Tonides
1944
Three Little Sisters as
Addie Pepperdine (uncredited)
1944
Bathing Beauty as
Faculty Member (uncredited)
1944
The Kitchen Cynic (Short) as
Florence's Mother
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret as
Mrs. Bradley
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid as
Mrs. Bradley (uncredited)
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell as
'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited)
1944
Rationing as
Mrs. Beachman (uncredited)
1944
You Can't Ration Love as
Miss Hawks (uncredited)
1944
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service as
Mrs. Hargue
1943
Where Are Your Children? as
Matron
1943
Nearly Eighteen as
Miss Perkins
1943
My Kingdom for a Cook as
Woman in Employment Office (uncredited)
1943
Let's Face It as
Woman in Court (uncredited)
1943
Hers to Hold as
Graduate Nurse (uncredited)
1943
All by Myself as
Mrs. Vincent
1943
Dixie Dugan as
Mrs. Kelly
1943
Calaboose as
The Colonel (uncredited)
1943
The Powers Girl as
School Board Membner (uncredited)
1943
Shadow of a Doubt as
Doctor's Wife on Train (uncredited)
1943
Happy Go Lucky as
Spinster (uncredited)
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder as
Selma Quentin
1942
Calling All Pa's (Short) as
Grandma Vanderscnooze (uncredited)
1942
The Forest Rangers as
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
1942
Apache Trail as
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
1942
The Gay Sisters as
Lady in Elevator (uncredited)
1942
Sons of the Pioneers as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942
Flight Lieutenant as
Customer (uncredited)
1942
Moonlight Masquerade as
Unknown Role (uncredited)
1942
My Favorite Blonde as
Mrs. Weatherwax (uncredited)
1942
Rings on Her Fingers as
Mrs. Clancy
1942
Reap the Wild Wind as
Dowager at Tea (uncredited)
1942
Dudes Are Pretty People (Short) as
Miss Priddle
1941
Bedtime Story as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1941
Glamour Boy as
Second Matron (uncredited)
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as
Mrs. Motford - Kay's Mother (uncredited)
1941
Miss Polly as
Angie Turner (as Sara Edwards)
1941
Birth of the Blues as
Dowager in Cafe (uncredited)
1941
I Wake Up Screaming as
Customer (uncredited)
1941
Three Girls About Town as
Clubwoman (uncredited)
1941
You Belong to Me as
Mrs. Snyder (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven as
Mrs. Spicer (uncredited)
1941
Private Nurse as
Nurse (uncredited)
1941
Sunset in Wyoming as
Susanna Hawkins Peabody
1941
Tom, Dick and Harry as
Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
1941
She Knew All the Answers as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1941
Mr. District Attorney as
Miss Petherby
1941
Meet John Doe as
Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
1941
Footsteps in the Dark as
Mrs. Belgarde (uncredited)
1941
Ride, Kelly, Ride as
Teacher (uncredited)
1941
The Face Behind the Mask as
Mrs. Perkins (uncredited)
1940
The Invisible Woman as
Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
1940
Little Men as
Landlady (uncredited)
1940
Arise, My Love as
Spinster (uncredited)
1940
Strike Up the Band as
Miss Hodges
1940
The Bride Wore Crutches as
Mrs. Hopkins - Landlady (uncredited)
1940
The Howards of Virginia as
Neighbor (uncredited)
1940
Young People as
Mrs. Stinchfield
1940
Anne of Windy Poplars (uncredited)
1940
New Moon as
Marquise della Rosa (uncredited)
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid as
Choir Leader (uncredited)
1940
Opened by Mistake as
Mrs. Karff (uncredited)
1940
Curtain Call as
Literary Committee Member (uncredited)
1940
Star Dust as
Woman in Dining Car (uncredited)
1940
Free, Blonde and 21 as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1940
The Shop Around the Corner as
Woman Customer
1939
Remember? as
Lady in Revolving Door (uncredited)
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams as
Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)
1939
Meet Dr. Christian as
Mrs. Minnows
1939
Too Busy to Work
1939
Drunk Driving (Short) as
Driver (uncredited)
1939
Sabotage as
Laura Austin - Judgmental Woman on Street (uncredited)
1939
Here I Am a Stranger as
Chaperone at Dance (uncredited)
1939
Espionage Agent as
Militant American Tourist (uncredited)
1939
Coast Guard as
Florence (uncredited)
1939
6,000 Enemies as
Fourth Lady (uncredited)
1939
Unmarried as
Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
1939
Inside Story as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss as
Saleswoman (uncredited)
1939
Persons in Hiding as
Beauty Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as
Mrs. Annie Rucker (uncredited)
1939
Boy Trouble as
Mrs. Moots
1938
The Shining Hour as
Chairman of Morals Society (uncredited)
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady as
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
A Man to Remember as
Clerk (uncredited)
1938
Touchdown, Army as
Mrs. Rawlings (uncredited)
1938
Sons of the Legion as
Mrs. Hynes
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy as
Autograph Session Chairwoman (uncredited)
1938
Keep Smiling as
Governess (uncredited)
1938
Woman Against Woman as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
A Trip to Paris as
Woman in Bank (uncredited)
1938
The Beloved Brat as
Miss Brundage (uncredited)
1938
Women Are Like That as
Mrs. Snell
1938
Judge Hardy's Children as
Miss Adams, Cotillion Hostess (uncredited)
1938
Fools for Scandal as
Tourist Buying Rug (uncredited)
1938
Merrily We Live as
Mrs. Fleming (uncredited)
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
A Doggone Mixup (Short)
1938
Love Is a Headache as
Mrs. Warden (uncredited)
1937
Second Honeymoon as
Woman in Airplane (uncredited)
1937
The Awful Truth as
Lucy's Attorney's Wife (uncredited)
1937
Partners in Crime as
Committee Woman (uncredited)
1937
Life Begins in College as
Teacher (uncredited)
1937
Varsity Show as
Mrs. Biddle (uncredited)
1937
It's Love I'm After as
Mrs. Hinkle
1937
Public Wedding as
Mrs. J.P. Van Drexel (uncredited)
1937
Big Business as
Miss Collins - School Principal (uncredited)
1937
Maytime as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1937
We're on the Jury as
Miss Evelyn Bottomley
1936
Theodora Goes Wild as
Mrs. Moffat (uncredited)
1936
Stage Struck as
Schoolteacher at Aquarium (uncredited)
1936
The General Died at Dawn as
American's Companion (uncredited)
1936
Two-Fisted Gentleman as
Mrs. O'Shea
1936
My American Wife as
Townswoman (uncredited)
1936
Early to Bed as
Miss Barton (uncredited)
1936
Palm Springs as
Miss Pinchon
1936
The Golden Arrow as
Mrs. Meyers
1936
The Great Ziegfeld as
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
1936
Moonlight Murder as
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
1936
Colleen as
First Society Woman (uncredited)
1936
The Walking Dead as
Female Doctor - Guest at Party (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Intrigue as
Superintendent of Nurses (uncredited)
1935
Miss Pacific Fleet as
Woman with Mrs. Freytag in Snuggle-Up Inn (uncredited)
1935
One-Way Ticket as
Miss Aldridge (uncredited)
1935
Stars Over Broadway as
Woman Dancing with Fat Man (uncredited)
1935
It's in the Air as
Old Maid (uncredited)
1935
I Live My Life as
Professor Douglas (uncredited)
1935
Two Fisted as
Abigail Adams
1935
The Dark Angel as
Josephine Bidley (uncredited)
1935
Anna Karenina as
Wife - Second Couple (uncredited)
1935
Welcome Home as
Mrs. Edwards
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze as
Motorcar Owner (uncredited)
1935
People Will Talk as
Martie Beemish
1935
Ruggles of Red Gap as
Mrs. Myron Carey (uncredited)
1935
Shadow of Doubt as
Dowager in Taxi (uncredited)
1935
Sweepstake Annie as
Friend of Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
1934
The World Accuses as
Lucille Weymouth
1934
My Grandfather's Clock (Short) as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1934
Side Streets as
Second Customer (uncredited)
1934
Smarty as
Mrs. Crosby's Mother (uncredited)
1932
American Madness as
Gossip on Phone (uncredited)
1932
Wayward as
Nurse (uncredited)
1929
Glorifying the American Girl as
Mrs. Hughes
1929
Two Americans (Short)
1929
Humorous Flights (Short) as
Dowager (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1966
The Invisible Woman (Short) as
Customer (uncredited)
References
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