Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sara Haden (born Catherine Haden, November 17, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was a character actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s through the 1950s and in television into the mid-1960s. She may be best remembered for appearing as Aunt Milly Forrest in thirteen entries in MGM's Andy Hardy film series. Haden first appeared on the stage in the early 1920s. As early as October 1920, she was appearing with Walter Hampden's acting troupe. Her Broadway debut came in Trigger (1927). She made her film debut in 1934 (one year after her mother's retirement) in the Katharine Hepburn vehicle Spitfire. Haden later became a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the late 1930s and had smallish roles in many of the studio's films, most notably in the Andy Hardy series starring Mickey Rooney, cast as the spinsterish Aunt Milly Forrest. Haden made her last film, Andy Hardy Comes Home, in 1958, but was active on television until a 1965 guest spot on Dr. Kildare. She was most notable for her stern, humorless characterisations such as a truant officer in Shirley Temple's Captain January (1936), but she also played the much-loved teacher Miss Pipps, who is unjustly fired in the Our Gang comedy Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941). Other films in which she appeared include Poor Little Rich Girl (1936), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Woman of the Year (1942), and The Bishop's Wife (1947). Her television appearances include episodes of Climax!, Bourbon Street Beat, and Bonanza. She had a guest appearance on Perry Mason as Florence Harvey in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Romantic Rogue". Haden played Dora Darling in My Favorite Martian, season 2 episode 28, "Once Upon a Martian's Mother's Day" in 1965. She was married to film actor Richard Abbott (born Seamon Vandenberg; 1899-1986) from 1921 until their divorce in 1948. Sara Haden died on September 15, 1981 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, at age 82.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: November 16, 1898

Deathday: September 15, 1981

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Known For

Come Back, Miss Pipps
Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941-10-24

The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around the Corner

1940-01-12

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year

1942-02-05

Love Crazy
Love Crazy

1941-05-23

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion

1943-05-31

Mad Love
Mad Love

1935-07-12

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

1946-12-25

Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer

1943-09-13

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941-02-21

Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Life Begins for Andy Hardy

1941-08-15

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940-07-05

Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables

1934-11-23

She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London

1946-05-17

The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife

1947-12-25

The Great Rupert
The Great Rupert

1950-03-01

The White Parade
The White Parade

1934-11-16

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944-05-04

Captain January
Captain January

1936-04-17

Out West with the Hardys
Out West with the Hardys

1938-11-25

Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy and Son

1939-12-22

Betrayed Women
Betrayed Women

1955-07-17

She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945-11-29

The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession

1943-02-26

First Lady
First Lady

1937-12-04

A Lion Is in the Streets
A Lion Is in the Streets

1953-09-23

Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night

1937-01-08

A Family Affair
A Family Affair

1937-03-12

Andy Hardy Comes Home
Andy Hardy Comes Home

1958-12-22

Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)

1939-01-09

Hat, Coat and Glove
Hat, Coat and Glove

1934-07-26

The Big Cat
The Big Cat

1949-04-01

Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill

1941-04-07

A Life of Her Own
A Life of Her Own

1950-09-01

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935-09-27

Remember?
Remember?

1939-12-19

Wagons West
Wagons West

1952-07-06

Way Down East
Way Down East

1935-10-25

Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody

1936-06-05

Andy Hardy's Double Life
Andy Hardy's Double Life

1942-12-01

The Fountain
The Fountain

1934-08-22

The Courtship of Andy Hardy
The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942-03-03

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941-12-04

Boom Town
Boom Town

1940-08-30

The Life of Vergie Winters
The Life of Vergie Winters

1934-06-14

Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You

1942-08-27

Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama

1941-04-17

Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession

1935-12-30

Rodeo
Rodeo

1952-03-09

Half Angel
Half Angel

1936-05-22

Poor Little Rich Girl
Poor Little Rich Girl

1936-07-18

Reunion
Reunion

1936-11-20

You're Only Young Once
You're Only Young Once

1937-12-10

Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales

1939-06-12

Keeping Company
Keeping Company

1940-12-27

Finishing School
Finishing School

1934-05-04

Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White

1939-01-27

Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble

1936-12-11

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939-07-21

Affairs of a Gentleman
Affairs of a Gentleman

1934-05-01

Spitfire
Spitfire

1934-03-08

Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace

1946-08-02

The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High

1939-04-21

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939-11-24

Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946-06-14

Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward

1943-10-08

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

1945-09-06

The Outlaw's Daughter
The Outlaw's Daughter

1954-11-01

The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941-02-14

The Crime of Dr. Forbes
The Crime of Dr. Forbes

1936-07-05

Music in the Air
Music in the Air

1934-12-13

Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb

1946-05-26

Rachel and the Stranger
Rachel and the Stranger

1948-09-18

Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo

1940-10-25

Broadway Rhythm
Broadway Rhythm

1944-01-19

Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy

1939-05-20

Think First
Think First

1939-09-08

Lost Angel
Lost Angel

1943-12-23

The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha

1942-06-21

Roughshod
Roughshod

1949-05-11

Flag of Mercy
Flag of Mercy

1942-01-31

Strictly Personal
Strictly Personal

1945-12-12

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

1937-02-19

Can This Be Dixie?
Can This Be Dixie?

1936-11-13

Everybody's Old Man
Everybody's Old Man

1936-03-20