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Sara Haden

Sara Haden

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 16, 1898
Died Sep 15, 1981 (82)
Birthplace Galveston, Texas, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 02, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Andy Hardy Comes Home

Andy Hardy Comes Home

1958

as Milly Forrest

Betrayed Women

Betrayed Women

1955

as Head Guard Darcy

The Outlaw's Daughter

The Outlaw's Daughter

1954

as Mrs. Merril

A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953

as Lula May McManamee

Rodeo

Rodeo

1952

as Agatha Cartwright

Wagons West

Wagons West

1952

as Mrs. Cook

The Great Rupert

The Great Rupert

1950

as Mrs.Katie Dingle

A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

1950

as Smitty

Roughshod

Roughshod

1949

as Ma Wyatt

Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948

as Mrs. Jackson

The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947

as Mildred Cassaway

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

1946

as Milly Forrest

She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946

as Martha Winthrop

Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

1946

as Alma Rhodes

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

as Miss Dill

Bad Bascomb

Bad Bascomb

1946

as Tillie Lovejoy

She Wouldn't Say Yes

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

as Laura Pitts

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

1945

as Mrs. Bjornson

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944

as Milly Forrest

Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

1944

as Miss Wynn (uncredited)

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943

as Aunt Hattie

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943

as Rhoda Kitterick

Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

1943

as Miss Talbert

The Youngest Profession

The Youngest Profession

1943

as Sister Lassie

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943

as Second Nurse in Frank Morgan Skit

Flag of Mercy

Flag of Mercy

1942

as Clara Barton

Andy Hardy's Double Life

Andy Hardy's Double Life

1942

as Milly Forrest

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942

as Milly Forrest

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

as Mrs. Justin I. Peacock

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

1942

as Matron

Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

as Miss Coulter

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

as Milly Forrest

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

1941

as Milly Forrest

The Trial of Mary Dugan

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941

as Miss Matthews

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1941

as Aunt Letty

Washington Melodrama

Washington Melodrama

1941

as Harriet Harringan

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Miss Cecilia Landis

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Come Back, Miss Pipps

1941

as Miss Pipps (uncredited)

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

as Miss Rollo, Harry's Secretary

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

as Milly Forrest

Keeping Company

Keeping Company

1940

as Mrs. Foster

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1940

as 'Sue' Merriweather

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

as Miss Barnes

Angel of Mercy

Angel of Mercy

1939

as Clara Barton (uncredited)

Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)

Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)

1939

as Aunt Millie Forrest

Think First

Think First

1939

as Policewoman

Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son

1939

as Milly Forrest

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

as Milly Forrest

The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High

1939

as Milly Forrest

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

as Miss Brendon

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

1939

as Miss Bennett

Remember?

Remember?

1939

as Miss Wilson

Out West with the Hardys

Out West with the Hardys

1938

as Milly Forrest

Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

1937

as Janet Griswald

A Family Affair

A Family Affair

1937

as Milly Forrest

You're Only Young Once

You're Only Young Once

1937

as Milly Forrest

First Lady

First Lady

1937

as Mrs. Mason

Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Mrs. Jennie Nevins

Half Angel

Half Angel

1936

as Henrietta Hargraves

Can This Be Dixie?

Can This Be Dixie?

1936

as Miss Beauregard Peachtree

Captain January

Captain January

1936

as Agatha Morgan

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

1936

as Dr. Anna Burkhart

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Mrs. Lewis

Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936

as Collins

Reunion

Reunion

1936

as Ellie

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935

as Aunt Martha

Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1935

as Mrs. Nancy Ashford

Mad Love

Mad Love

1935

as Marie

Way Down East

Way Down East

1935

as Cordelia Peabody

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1934

as Mrs. Barry

Spitfire

Spitfire

1934

as Etta Dawson

Hat, Coat and Glove

Hat, Coat and Glove

1934

as The Secretary

The Fountain

The Fountain

1934

as Sophie Van Leyden

Finishing School

Finishing School

1934

as Miss Fisher

The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934

as Winnie Belle

The White Parade

The White Parade

1934

as Miss Harrington

Music in the Air

Music in the Air

1934

as Martha

Affairs of a Gentleman

Affairs of a Gentleman

1934

as Frances Bennett - Gresham's Secretary

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Television Credits

Perry Mason

as Florence Harvey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Wife

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Millionaire

as Miss Kendis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Vacation Playhouse

as Emma Madison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Mother Superior

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Mrs. Bronson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 1952

December Bride

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1954

Bourbon Street Beat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1959

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

Lock-Up

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1959

Breaking Point

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

State Trooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

Mr. & Mrs. North

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

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