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.
Acted in 97
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Milly Forrest
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
Betrayed Women
Head Guard Darcy
- 1954
The Outlaw's Daughter
Mrs. Merril
- 1953
A Lion Is in the Streets
Lula May McManamee
- 1952
Rodeo
Agatha Cartwright
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Wife · 1 episode
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Aunt Milly
Mr. Ace
Alma Rhodes
Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Miss Dill
She-Wolf of London
Martha Winthrop
- 1945
Strictly Personal
Helen Matthews
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Laura Pitts
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Mrs. Bjornson
- 1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Milly Forrest
Broadway Rhythm
Miss Wynn (uncredited)
- 1943
Lost Angel
Rhoda Kitterick
Best Foot Forward
Miss Talbert
Thousands Cheer
Nurse #2
Above Suspicion
Aunt Hattie
The Youngest Profession
Sister Lassie
- 1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
Miss Coulter
The Affairs of Martha
Mrs. Justin I. Peacock
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Milly Forrest
Woman of the Year
Matron
Flag of Mercy
Clara Barton
- 1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Miss Rollo, Harry's Secretary
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Miss Pipps (uncredited)
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Milly Forrest
Washington Melodrama
Harriet Harringan
Barnacle Bill
Aunt Letty
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Milly Forrest
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Miss Matthews
- 1940
Keeping Company
Mrs. Foster
Hullabaloo
'Sue' Merriweather
1930s
- 1939
Judge Hardy and Son
Milly Forrest
Remember?
Miss Wilson
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Nora
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Milly Forrest
Tell No Tales
Miss Brendon
Angel of Mercy
Clara Barton (uncredited)
The Hardys Ride High
Milly Forrest
Four Girls in White
Miss Bennett
- 1938
Out West with the Hardys
Milly Forrest
- 1937
You're Only Young Once
Milly Forrest
First Lady
Mrs. Mason
A Family Affair
Milly Forrest
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Anna
Under Cover of Night
Janet Griswald
- 1936
Laughing at Trouble
Mrs. Jennie Nevins
Reunion
Ellie
Can This Be Dixie?
Miss Beauregard Peachtree
Poor Little Rich Girl
Collins
The Crime of Dr. Forbes
Dr. Anna Burkhart
Little Miss Nobody
Mrs. Lewis
Half Angel
Henrietta Hargraves
Captain January
Agatha Morgan
Everybody's Old Man
Susan Franklin
- 1935
Magnificent Obsession
Mrs. Nancy Ashford
Way Down East
Cordelia Peabody
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Aunt Martha
Mad Love
Marie
- 1934
Music in the Air
Martha
Anne of Green Gables
Mrs. Barry
The White Parade
Miss Harrington
The Fountain
Sophie Van Leyden
Hat, Coat and Glove
The Secretary
The Life of Vergie Winters
Winnie Belle
Affairs of a Gentleman
Frances Bennett - Gresham's Secretary
Spitfire
Etta Dawson
