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Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Acting1920Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons, August 17, 1920 - died October 24, 2015) was a native Irish and naturalized American actress and singer, and a natural redhead, who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was known for playing fiercely passionate heroines with a highly sensible attitude. She often worked with director John Ford and longtime friend John Wayne. She was one of the longest-lived stars from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood.

Acting History

2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage)
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2004
2000
1998
Cab to Canada
as Katherine
1973
The Red Pony
as Ruth Tiflin
1971
Directed by John Ford
as Self (1992)
Big Jake
as Martha McCandles
1970
How Do I Love Thee?
as Elsie Waltz
1966
The Rare Breed
as Martha Price
1963
McLintock!
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Spencer's Mountain
as Olivia Spencer
1961
The Parent Trap
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter1 eps
1960
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
TVas Self - Hostess / Self - Host
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest1 eps
1957
1956
Lisbon
as Sylvia Merrill
1954
Malaga
as Joanna Dana
1953
War Arrow
as Elaine Corwin
1952
Kangaroo
as Dell McGuire
The Quiet Man
as Mary Kate Danaher
At Sword's Point
as Claire - daughter of Athos
Against All Flags
as Spitfire Stevens
1951
Flame of Araby
as Princess Tanya
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Susanna Cibber
1950
Comanche Territory
as Katie Howard
Tripoli
as Gräfin D'Arneau
Rio Grande
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
1949
Bagdad
as Princess Marjan
A Woman's Secret
as Marian Washburn
Father Was a Fullback
as Elizabeth Cooper
The Forbidden Street
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
1948
1947
The Foxes of Harrow
as Odalie D'Arceneaux
Miracle on 34th Street
as Doris Walker
The Homestretch
as Leslie Hale Wallace
1946
Do You Love Me
as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
Sentimental Journey
as Julie Beck Weatherly
1945
The Spanish Main
as Contessa Francesca
1944
Buffalo Bill
as Louisa Frederici
1943
The Fallen Sparrow
as Toni Donne
This Land Is Mine
as Louise Martin
Immortal Sergeant
as Valentine Lee
1942
The Black Swan
as Lady Margaret Denby
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Carolyn Bainbridge
1941
How Green Was My Valley
as Angharad Morgan
They Met in Argentina
as Lolita O'Shea
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Judy O'Brien
A Bill of Divorcement
as Sydney Fairfield
1939
Jamaica Inn
as Mary Yellan
1938
My Irish Molly
as Eileen O'Shea

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
8/17/1920
Day of Death
10/24/2015
Place of Birth
Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland