Maureen O'Hara

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-08-17 (95 years old)

Deathday

2015-10-24

Place of Birth

Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

Maureen O'Hara

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

1952

The Quiet Man

as Mary Kate Danaher

1991

Only the Lonely

as Rose Muldoon

1971

Big Jake

as Martha McCandles

1950

Rio Grande

as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

as Doris Walker

1939

Jamaica Inn

as Mary Yellan

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

as Judy O'Brien

1960

Our Man in Havana

as Beatrice Severn

1943

The Fallen Sparrow

as Toni Donne

1962

1942

The Black Swan

as Lady Margaret Denby

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as Angharad Morgan

1953

War Arrow

as Elaine Corwin

1963

McLintock!

as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

1947

1944

Buffalo Bill

as Louisa Frederici

1955

The Long Gray Line

as Mary O'Donnell

1952

Against All Flags

as Spitfire Stevens

1963

Spencer's Mountain

as Olivia Spencer

1943

This Land Is Mine

as Louise Martin

1966

The Rare Breed

as Martha Price

1957

1961

1961

The Parent Trap

as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

1949

A Woman's Secret

as Marian Washburn

1995

The Christmas Box

as Mary Parkin

1948

Sitting Pretty

as Tacey King

1942

1943

Immortal Sergeant

as Valentine Lee

1953

1950

Comanche Territory

as Katie Howard

1945

The Spanish Main

as Contessa Francesca

1940

A Bill of Divorcement

as Sydney Fairfield

1946

Do You Love Me

as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard

1949

Father Was a Fullback

as Elizabeth Cooper

1954

Malaga

as Joanna Dana

1955

1949

The Forbidden Street

as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

1952

At Sword's Point

as Claire - daughter of Athos

1951

Flame of Araby

as Princess Tanya

1952

Kangaroo

as Dell McGuire

1949

Bagdad

as Princess Marjan

1947

The Foxes of Harrow

as Odalie D'Arceneaux

1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Carolyn Bainbridge

1947

The Homestretch

as Leslie Hale Wallace

1956

Lisbon

as Sylvia Merrill

1946

Sentimental Journey

as Julie Beck Weatherly

1956

1950

Tripoli

as Gräfin D'Arneau

1938

1973

The Red Pony

as Ruth Tiflin

1941

They Met in Argentina

as Lolita O'Shea

1955

The Magnificent Matador

as Karen Harrison

1970

How Do I Love Thee?

as Elsie Waltz

1938

My Irish Molly

as Eileen O'Shea

1971

Directed by John Ford

as Self (1992)

2000

The Last Dance

as Helen Parker

1998

Cab to Canada

as Katherine

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

1960

Mrs. Miniver

as Mrs. Miniver

2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film

as Self (archive footage)

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