Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1881-10-11
Deathday: 1965-01-07 (83 years old)

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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". 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).

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Filmography

all 106

Movies 106

Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
Carson City

Carson City (1952)

Movie
Mrs. East (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)

Movie
Bertha Hallum
Air Hostess

Air Hostess (1949)

Movie
Mrs. Carp (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon (1948)

Movie
Granny Hortense Mason
California Firebrand

California Firebrand (1948)

Movie
Mrs. Clauson
The Main Street Kid

The Main Street Kid (1948)

Movie
Mrs. Duffy
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Movie
6
Miss Pritchard (uncredited)
Good News

Good News (1947)

Movie
Mrs. Hatch
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Movie
5.45
Cora (uncredited)
Undercurrent

Undercurrent (1946)

Movie
Dolly Finnuccin
Song of Arizona

Song of Arizona (1946)

Movie
Miss Diggs (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk (1945)

Movie
Sadie
Allotment Wives

Allotment Wives (1945)

Movie
Dormitory Matron
Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House (1945)

Movie
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train (1945)

Movie
Mrs. Watty's Friend (uncredited)
The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green (1945)

Movie
Maude Perry-Tonides
Storm Over Lisbon

Storm Over Lisbon (1944)

Movie
Faculty Member (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Movie
Mrs. Bradley
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)

Movie
Mrs. Bradley
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)

Movie
Mrs. Hargue
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)

Movie
3.88
Miss Perkins
Nearly Eighteen

Nearly Eighteen (1943)

Movie
Mrs. Vincent
All by Myself

All by Myself (1943)

Movie
Mrs. Kelly
Dixie Dugan

Dixie Dugan (1943)

Movie
Doctor's Wife on Train (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Movie
3.17
Grandma Vanderscnooze
Calling All Pa's

Calling All Pa's (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
The Forest Rangers

The Forest Rangers (1942)

Movie
Selma Quentin
Scattergood Survives a Murder

Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)

Movie
Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
Apache Trail

Apache Trail (1942)

Movie
Housekeeper
Sons of the Pioneers

Sons of the Pioneers (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Weatherwax (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde (1942)

Movie
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

Movie
Miss Priddle
Dudes Are Pretty People

Dudes Are Pretty People (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Motford - Kay's Mother (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)

Movie
Angie Turner
Miss Polly

Miss Polly (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Spicer (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

Movie
Customer (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Movie
Clubwoman
Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town (1941)

Movie
Susanna Hawkins Peabody
Sunset in Wyoming

Sunset in Wyoming (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)

Movie
4
Miss Petherby
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney (1941)

Movie
Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman (1940)

Movie
5.24
Landlady
Little Men

Little Men (1940)

Movie
Spinster (Uncredited)
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love (1940)

Movie
Miss Hodges
Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band (1940)

Movie
Neighbor Girl
The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Stinchfield
Young People

Young People (1940)

Movie
Marquise della Rosa
New Moon

New Moon (1940)

Movie
Spinster
Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Karff (uncredited)
Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake (1940)

Movie
Literary Committee Member
Curtain Call

Curtain Call (1940)

Movie
Undetermined Role
Free, Blonde and 21

Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)

Movie
Woman Customer
The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Movie
2.25
Lady in Revolving Door
Remember?

Remember? (1939)

Movie
Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Minnows
Meet Dr. Christian

Meet Dr. Christian (1939)

Movie
Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work (1939)

Movie
Driver (uncredited)
Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving (1939)

Movie
(uncredited)
Sabotage

Sabotage (1939)

Movie
Militant American Tourist
Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent (1939)

Movie
Chaperone at Dance
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger (1939)

Movie
Florence (uncredited)
Coast Guard

Coast Guard (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Jones
Unmarried

Unmarried (1939)

Movie
Saleswoman (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)

Movie
Beauty Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Persons in Hiding

Persons in Hiding (1939)

Movie
Annie Rucker
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Moots
Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble (1939)

Movie
A Doggone Mixup

A Doggone Mixup (1938)

Movie
Chairwoman of Morals Society (uncredited)
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour (1938)

Movie
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

Movie
Clerk (uncredited)
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember (1938)

Movie
Autograph Session Chairwoman (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

Movie
Party Guest
Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman (1938)

Movie
School Board Member Miss Brundage
The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Snell
Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That (1938)

Movie
Miss Adams (uncredited)
Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Fleming
Merrily We Live

Merrily We Live (1938)

Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Warden, Fan from New Jersey (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache (1938)

Movie
Lucy's Attorney's Wife (uncredited)
The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth (1937)

Movie
5.88
Mrs. Hinkle
It's Love I'm After

It's Love I'm After (1937)

Movie
4
Mrs. Biddle
Varsity Show

Varsity Show (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Van Drexel
Public Wedding

Public Wedding (1937)

Movie
Miss Collins - School Principal
Big Business

Big Business (1937)

Movie
Evelyn Bottomley
We're on the Jury

We're on the Jury (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Moffat (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

Movie
6
Mrs. O'Shea
Two-Fisted Gentleman

Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936)

Movie
Miss Barton
Early to Bed

Early to Bed (1936)

Movie
Miss Pinchon
Palm Springs

Palm Springs (1936)

Movie
Mrs. Lizzie Burke-Meyers
The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow (1936)

Movie
First Society Woman (uncredited)
Colleen

Colleen (1936)

Movie
Woman Dancing with Fat Man
Stars Over Broadway

Stars Over Broadway (1935)

Movie
Old Maid (uncredited)
It's in the Air

It's in the Air (1935)

Movie
Professor Douglas (Uncredited)
I Live My Life

I Live My Life (1935)

Movie
Abigail Adams
Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted (1935)

Movie
Martie Beemish
People Will Talk

People Will Talk (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Myron Carey
Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Movie
Dowager in Taxi
Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt (1935)

Movie
Friend of Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
Sweepstake Annie

Sweepstake Annie (1935)

Movie
Lucille Weymouth
The World Accuses

The World Accuses (1934)

Movie
Housekeeper
My Grandfather's Clock

My Grandfather's Clock (1934)

Movie
Gossip on Phone (uncredited)
American Madness

American Madness (1932)

Movie
6
Nurse (uncredited)
Wayward

Wayward (1932)

Movie
Mrs. Hughes
Glorifying the American Girl

Glorifying the American Girl (1929)

Movie
Actress
Two Americans

Two Americans (1929)

Movie
Dowager
Humorous Flights

Humorous Flights (1929)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.57
Based on 729 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1929
1938
1940
1938
1952
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1881-10-11

Deathday
1965-01-07 (83 years old)

Birth Place
Glyntraian, United Kingdom

Citizenships
Wales, United States of America

Also Known As
Sara Edwards


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