Sara Haden

Sara Haden (born Catherine Haden, November 17, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was an American actress 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 14 of the 16 entries in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Andy Hardy film series.

Early life Some sources say she was born in 1898 in Center Point, Texas, while others claim she was born in Galveston, Texas.

Career

Haden first appeared on the stage as a maid in a play that starred her mother and was written by her then-stepfather, Eugene Walter. As early as October 1920, she was appearing with Walter Hampden's acting troupe. She performed in stock theater for several years before she began acting on Broadway. Her Broadway theatre debut came in Trigger (1927) or in Macbeth (1921). Her other Broadway credits included Lawful Larceny (1922), Out of Step (1925), The Wrecker (1928), Girl Trouble (1928), Hot Water (1929), First Mortgage (1929), and The Hill Between Us (1938).

A part in the play Sunup took Haden to London in the 1920s. It ran for 32 weeks, and the cast gave a command performance for King George and Queen Mary.

She made her film debut in 1934 (one year after her mother's retirement) in the Katharine Hepburn vehicle Spitfire.

Haden made her last film, Andy Hardy Comes Home, in 1958, at age 82.

Selected filmography

The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) as Winnie Belle Music in the Air (1934) as Martha Anne of Green Gables (1934) as Mrs. Barry The White Parade (1934) as Miss Harrington The Fountain (1934) as Susie Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934) as The Secretary Finishing School (1934) as Miss Fisher - Teacher Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) as Frances Bennett - Grisham's secretary Spitfire (1934) as Etta Dawson Black Fury (1935) as Sophie Shemanski Magnificent Obsession (1935) as Mrs. Nancy Ashford Way Down East (1935) as Cordelia Peabody O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935) as Aunt Martha Shields Mad Love (1935) as Marie Reunion (1936) as Ellie Laughing at Trouble (1936) as Mrs. Jennie Nevins Can This Be Dixie? (1936) as Miss Beauregard Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) as Collins Little Miss Nobody (1936) as Teresa Lewis Half Angel (1936) as Henrietta Hargraves Captain January (1936) as Agatha Morgan Everybody's Old Man (1936) as Susan Franklin The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) as Dr. Anna Burkhart Under Cover of Night (1937) as Janet Griswald A Family Affair (1937) as Aunt Milly Forrest You're Only Young Once (1937) as Aunt Milly Forrest First Lady (1937) as Mrs. Mason The Barrier (1937) as Mrs. John "Allunia" Gale The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) as Anna Out West with the Hardys (1938) as Aunt Milly Forrest Judge Hardy and Son (1939) as Aunt Milly Forrest Remember? (1939) as Miss Wilson The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) as Nora Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) as Aunt Milly Forrest Tell No Tales (1939) as Miss Bennett The Hardys Ride High (1939) as Aunt Milly Forrest Four Girls in White (1939) as Miss Bennett The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Flora Kaczek Boom Town (1940) as Miss Barnes Hullabaloo (1940) as "Sue" Merriweather Keeping Company (1940) as Mrs. Forrest Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) as Aunt Milly Forrest H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) as Miss Rollo - Harry's secretary Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941 - Our Gang short) as Miss Pipps Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) as Aunt Milly Forrest Love Crazy (1941) as Cecila Landis Washington Melodrama (1941) as Mrs. Harrington Barnacle Bill (1941) as Aunt Letty Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) as Aunt Milly Forrest The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) as Miss Mathews Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) as Aunt Milly Forrest Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) as Miss Coultier The Affairs of Martha (1942) as Mrs. Justin I. Peacock The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) as Aunt Milly Forrest Woman of the Year (1942) as Matron Thousands Cheer (1943) as Second Nurse Best Foot Forward (1943) as Miss Talbert Pilot No. 5 (1943) as Landlady Above Suspecion (1943) as Aunt Hattie The Youngest Profession (1943) as Sister Lassie Lost Angel (1943) as Rhoda Kitterick Broadway Rhythm (1944) as Miss Wynn Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) as Aunt Milly Forrest She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) as Laura Pitts Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) as Mrs. Bjorn Bjornson Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946) as Aunt Milly Forrest Mr. Ace (1946) as Alma Rhodes Our Hearts Were Growing Up (1946) as Miss Dill Bad Bascomb (1946) as Tillie Lovejoy She-Wolf of London (1946) as Martha Winthrop The Bishop's Wife (1947) as Mildred Cassaway Rachel and the Stranger (1948) as Mrs. Jackson Roughshod (1949) as Ma Wyatt The Big Cat (1949) as Mrs. Mary Cooper A Life of Her Own (1950) as Smitty The Great Rupert (1950) as Mrs. Katie Dingle Wagons West (1952) as Elizabeth Cook Rodeo (1952) as Agatha Cartwright A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) as Lula May McManamee The Outlaw's Daughter (1954) as Mrs. Merril Betrayed Women (1955) as Head Guard Darcy Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) as Aunt Milly Forest