Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Acting
Born 1881-10-11 - Died 1965-01-07Glyn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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".[1] 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. 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).

Movies (113)

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946Movie8.3
Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

1943Movie7.5
The Shop Around the Corner
8.1

The Shop Around the Corner

1940Movie8.1
Bathing Beauty
5.9

Bathing Beauty

1944Movie5.9
The Bishop's Wife
7.1

The Bishop's Wife

1947Movie7.1
The Walking Dead
6.3

The Walking Dead

1936Movie6.3
Undercurrent
5.9

Undercurrent

1946Movie5.9
Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938Movie4.2
The Awful Truth
7.2

The Awful Truth

1937Movie7.2
Carson City
6.2

Carson City

1952Movie6.2
The Corn Is Green
7.2

The Corn Is Green

1945Movie7.2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.7

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939Movie6.7
The Verdict
6.5

The Verdict

1946Movie6.5
Allotment Wives
6.7

Allotment Wives

1945Movie6.7
The Face Behind the Mask
6.5

The Face Behind the Mask

1941Movie6.5
Rings on Her Fingers
6.8

Rings on Her Fingers

1942Movie6.8
Arise, My Love
6.3

Arise, My Love

1940Movie6.3
The Amazing Mr. Williams
6.0

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939Movie6.0
Stars Over Broadway
5.6

Stars Over Broadway

1935Movie5.6
Theodora Goes Wild
6.6

Theodora Goes Wild

1936Movie6.6
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
7.1

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941Movie7.1
Sweepstake Annie
4.8

Sweepstake Annie

1935Movie4.8
Gold Is Where You Find It
7.0

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938Movie7.0
Merrily We Live
7.0

Merrily We Live

1938Movie7.0
One Foot in Heaven
6.9

One Foot in Heaven

1941Movie6.9
The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938Movie6.3
The Fuller Brush Girl
6.1

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950Movie6.1
Lady on a Train
6.7

Lady on a Train

1945Movie6.7
Unmarried
4.8

Unmarried

1939Movie4.8
American Madness
6.9

American Madness

1932Movie6.9
The Howards of Virginia
6.7

The Howards of Virginia

1940Movie6.7
Mr. District Attorney
5.8

Mr. District Attorney

1941Movie5.8
The Golden Arrow
6.3

The Golden Arrow

1936Movie6.3
Dixie Dugan
6.5

Dixie Dugan

1943Movie6.5
The Invisible Woman
5.7

The Invisible Woman

1940Movie5.7
My Favorite Blonde
6.4

My Favorite Blonde

1942Movie6.4
Little Men
5.5

Little Men

1940Movie5.5
The General Died at Dawn
6.5

The General Died at Dawn

1936Movie6.5
Opened by Mistake
7.0

Opened by Mistake

1940Movie7.0
Ruggles of Red Gap
7.1

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935Movie7.1
Family Honeymoon
6.3

Family Honeymoon

1948Movie6.3
Young People
5.3

Young People

1940Movie5.3
I Wake Up Screaming
6.9

I Wake Up Screaming

1941Movie6.9
A Doggone Mixup
7.0

A Doggone Mixup

1938Movie7.0
Two-Fisted
8.5

Two-Fisted

1935Movie8.5
The Forest Rangers
9.0

The Forest Rangers

1942Movie9.0
Coast Guard
6.0

Coast Guard

1939Movie6.0
The Sons of the Pioneers
9.0

The Sons of the Pioneers

1942Movie9.0
Colleen
5.8

Colleen

1936Movie5.8
The Shining Hour
6.7

The Shining Hour

1938Movie6.7
It's Love I'm After
7.1

It's Love I'm After

1937Movie7.1
New Moon
6.9

New Moon

1940Movie6.9
Saratoga Trunk
6.1

Saratoga Trunk

1945Movie6.1
Three Girls About Town
6.5

Three Girls About Town

1941Movie6.5
Two Americans
7.0

Two Americans

1929Movie7.0
Public Wedding
6.0

Public Wedding

1937Movie6.0
Miss Polly
4.9

Miss Polly

1941Movie4.9
Girls of the Big House
7.5

Girls of the Big House

1945Movie7.5
Girl on the Spot
10.0

Girl on the Spot

1946Movie10.0
Good News
6.5

Good News

1947Movie6.5
Early to Bed
8.0

Early to Bed

1936Movie8.0
Lucky Cisco Kid
6.0

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940Movie6.0
I Live My Life
6.6

I Live My Life

1935Movie6.6
Apache Trail
6.9

Apache Trail

1942Movie6.9
A Man to Remember
6.7

A Man to Remember

1938Movie6.7
The World Accuses
6.5

The World Accuses

1934Movie6.5
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.6

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

1947Movie6.6
Tom, Dick and Harry
6.0

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941Movie6.0
The Beloved Brat
6.5

The Beloved Brat

1938Movie6.5
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
6.1

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944Movie6.1
Dudes Are Pretty People
8.0

Dudes Are Pretty People

1942Movie8.0
Big Business
7.5

Big Business

1937Movie7.5
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
6.7

The Romance of Rosy Ridge

1947Movie6.7
Wayward
6.3

Wayward

1932Movie6.3
Sabotage
6.6

Sabotage

1939Movie6.6
It's in the Air
6.3

It's in the Air

1935Movie6.3
Espionage Agent
6.3

Espionage Agent

1939Movie6.3
Love Is a Headache
6.5

Love Is a Headache

1938Movie6.5
Woman Against Woman
7.0

Woman Against Woman

1938Movie7.0
Palm Springs
8.0

Palm Springs

1936Movie8.0
Varsity Show
6.8

Varsity Show

1937Movie6.8
Strike Up the Band
6.6

Strike Up the Band

1940Movie6.6
Judge Hardy's Children
6.8

Judge Hardy's Children

1938Movie6.8
Meet Dr. Christian
7.0

Meet Dr. Christian

1939Movie7.0
Boy Trouble
6.0

Boy Trouble

1939Movie6.0
People Will Talk
4.3

People Will Talk

1935Movie4.3
Sunset in Wyoming
7.0

Sunset in Wyoming

1941Movie7.0
Air Hostess
5.8

Air Hostess

1949Movie5.8
Shadow of Doubt
6.7

Shadow of Doubt

1935Movie6.7
Song of Arizona
4.6

Song of Arizona

1946Movie4.6
Glorifying the American Girl
5.6

Glorifying the American Girl

1929Movie5.6
Two O'Clock Courage
6.3

Two O'Clock Courage

1945Movie6.3
All by Myself
8.0

All by Myself

1943Movie8.0
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
7.0

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944Movie7.0
Too Busy to Work
10.0

Too Busy to Work

1939Movie10.0
Two-Fisted Gentleman
9.0

Two-Fisted Gentleman

1936Movie9.0
Remember?
6.0

Remember?

1939Movie6.0
Here I Am a Stranger
7.3

Here I Am a Stranger

1939Movie7.3
Blondie Meets the Boss
5.8

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939Movie5.8
Nearly Eighteen
6.5

Nearly Eighteen

1943Movie6.5
Women Are Like That
6.8

Women Are Like That

1938Movie6.8
Curtain Call
7.3

Curtain Call

1940Movie7.3
California Firebrand
5.5

California Firebrand

1948Movie5.5
Scattergood Survives a Murder
5.9

Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942Movie5.9
Persons in Hiding
3.8

Persons in Hiding

1939Movie3.8
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
10.0

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944Movie10.0
We're on the Jury
6.2

We're on the Jury

1937Movie6.2
Free, Blonde and 21
7.3

Free, Blonde and 21

1940Movie7.3
Storm Over Lisbon
5.4

Storm Over Lisbon

1944Movie5.4
My Grandfather's Clock
8.0

My Grandfather's Clock

1934Movie8.0
The Main Street Kid
10.0

The Main Street Kid

1948Movie10.0
Drunk Driving
5.8

Drunk Driving

1939Movie5.8
Calling All Pa's
6.7

Calling All Pa's

1942Movie6.7