Sara Haden
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.
Filmography
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Milly Forrest
Andy Hardy Comes Home
as Milly Forrest
Betrayed Women
as Head Guard Darcy
Betrayed Women
as Head Guard Darcy
The Outlaw's Daughter
as Mrs. Merril
The Outlaw's Daughter
as Mrs. Merril
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Lula May McManamee
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Lula May McManamee
Wagons West
as Mrs. Cook
Wagons West
as Mrs. Cook
Rodeo
as Agatha Cartwright
Rodeo
as Agatha Cartwright
As We Forgive
As We Forgive
A Life of Her Own
as Smitty
A Life of Her Own
as Smitty
The Great Rupert
as Mrs. Katie Dingle
The Great Rupert
as Mrs. Katie Dingle
Roughshod
as Ma Wyatt
Roughshod
as Ma Wyatt
The Big Cat
as Mrs. Mary Cooper
The Big Cat
as Mrs. Mary Cooper
Rachel and the Stranger
as Mrs. Jackson
Rachel and the Stranger
as Mrs. Jackson
The Bishop's Wife
as Mildred Cassaway
The Bishop's Wife
as Mildred Cassaway
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Aunt Milly
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Aunt Milly
Mr. Ace
as Alma Rhodes
Mr. Ace
as Alma Rhodes
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Miss Dill
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
as Miss Dill
Bad Bascomb
as Tillie Lovejoy
Bad Bascomb
as Tillie Lovejoy
She-Wolf of London
as Martha Winthrop
She-Wolf of London
as Martha Winthrop
Strictly Personal
as Helen Matthews
Strictly Personal
as Helen Matthews
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Laura Pitts
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Laura Pitts
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Mrs. Bjornson
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
as Mrs. Bjornson
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Milly Forrest
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Milly Forrest
Broadway Rhythm
as Miss Wynn (uncredited)
Broadway Rhythm
as Miss Wynn (uncredited)
Lost Angel
as Rhoda Kitterick
Lost Angel
as Rhoda Kitterick
Best Foot Forward
as Miss Talbert
Best Foot Forward
as Miss Talbert
Thousands Cheer
as Nurse #2
Thousands Cheer
as Nurse #2
Above Suspicion
as Aunt Hattie
Above Suspicion
as Aunt Hattie
The Youngest Profession
as Sister Lassie
The Youngest Profession
as Sister Lassie
Andy Hardy's Double Life
as Milly Forrest
Andy Hardy's Double Life
as Milly Forrest
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Miss Coulter
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Miss Coulter
The Affairs of Martha
as Mrs. Justin I. Peacock
The Affairs of Martha
as Mrs. Justin I. Peacock
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Milly Forrest
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Milly Forrest
Woman of the Year
as Matron
Woman of the Year
as Matron
Flag of Mercy
as Clara Barton
Flag of Mercy
as Clara Barton
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Miss Rollo, Harry's Secretary
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Miss Rollo, Harry's Secretary
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Miss Pipps (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
as Miss Pipps (uncredited)
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
as Milly Forrest
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
as Milly Forrest
Love Crazy
as Miss Cecilia Landis
Love Crazy
as Miss Cecilia Landis
Washington Melodrama
as Harriet Harringan
Washington Melodrama
as Harriet Harringan
Barnacle Bill
as Aunt Letty
Barnacle Bill
as Aunt Letty
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Milly Forrest
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Milly Forrest
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Miss Matthews
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Miss Matthews
Keeping Company
as Mrs. Foster
Keeping Company
as Mrs. Foster
Hullabaloo
as 'Sue' Merriweather
Hullabaloo
as 'Sue' Merriweather
Boom Town
as Miss Barnes
Boom Town
as Miss Barnes
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Milly Forrest
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Milly Forrest
The Shop Around the Corner
as Flora
The Shop Around the Corner
as Flora
Judge Hardy and Son
as Milly Forrest
Judge Hardy and Son
as Milly Forrest
Remember?
as Miss Wilson
Remember?
as Miss Wilson
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Nora
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Nora
Think First
as Policewoman
Think First
as Policewoman
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Milly Forrest
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Milly Forrest
Tell No Tales
as Miss Brendon
Tell No Tales
as Miss Brendon
Angel of Mercy
as Clara Barton (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy
as Clara Barton (uncredited)
The Hardys Ride High
as Milly Forrest
The Hardys Ride High
as Milly Forrest
Four Girls in White
as Miss Bennett
Four Girls in White
as Miss Bennett
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
as Aunt Millie Forrest
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
as Aunt Millie Forrest
Out West with the Hardys
as Milly Forrest
Out West with the Hardys
as Milly Forrest
You're Only Young Once
as Milly Forrest
You're Only Young Once
as Milly Forrest
First Lady
as Mrs. Mason
First Lady
as Mrs. Mason
A Family Affair
as Milly Forrest
A Family Affair
as Milly Forrest
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Anna
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Anna
Under Cover of Night
as Janet Griswald
Under Cover of Night
as Janet Griswald
Laughing at Trouble
as Mrs. Jennie Nevins
Laughing at Trouble
as Mrs. Jennie Nevins
Reunion
as Ellie
Reunion
as Ellie
Can This Be Dixie?
as Miss Beauregard Peachtree
Can This Be Dixie?
as Miss Beauregard Peachtree
Poor Little Rich Girl
as Collins
Poor Little Rich Girl
as Collins
The Crime of Dr. Forbes
as Dr. Anna Burkhart
The Crime of Dr. Forbes
as Dr. Anna Burkhart
Little Miss Nobody
as Mrs. Lewis
Little Miss Nobody
as Mrs. Lewis
Half Angel
as Henrietta Hargraves
Half Angel
as Henrietta Hargraves
Captain January
as Agatha Morgan
Captain January
as Agatha Morgan
Everybody's Old Man
as Susan Franklin
Everybody's Old Man
as Susan Franklin
Magnificent Obsession
as Mrs. Nancy Ashford
Magnificent Obsession
as Mrs. Nancy Ashford
Way Down East
as Cordelia Peabody
Way Down East
as Cordelia Peabody
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Aunt Martha
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Aunt Martha
Mad Love
as Marie
Mad Love
as Marie
Music in the Air
as Martha
Music in the Air
as Martha
Anne of Green Gables
as Mrs. Barry
Anne of Green Gables
as Mrs. Barry
The White Parade
as Miss Harrington
The White Parade
as Miss Harrington
The Fountain
as Sophie Van Leyden
The Fountain
as Sophie Van Leyden
Hat, Coat and Glove
as The Secretary
Hat, Coat and Glove
as The Secretary
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Winnie Belle
The Life of Vergie Winters
as Winnie Belle
Finishing School
as Miss Fisher
Finishing School
as Miss Fisher
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Frances Bennett - Gresham's Secretary
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Frances Bennett - Gresham's Secretary
Spitfire
as Etta Dawson
Spitfire
as Etta Dawson