Name
Maureen O'Hara
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1920-08-17
Deathday
2015-10-24 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Ranelagh, 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.
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- 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
- 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Esmeralda
- 1947 Miracle on 34th Street as Doris Walker
- 1939 Jamaica Inn as Mary Yellan
- 1940 Dance, Girl, Dance as Judy
- 1960 Our Man in Havana as Beatrice Severn
- 1943 The Fallen Sparrow as Toni Donne
- 1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation as Peggy Hobbs
- 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 Sinbad the Sailor as Shireen
- 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 The Wings of Eagles as Min Wead
- 1961 The Deadly Companions as Kit Tilden
- 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 To the Shores of Tripoli as Mary Carter
- 1943 Immortal Sergeant as Valentine Lee
- 1953 The Redhead from Wyoming as Kate Maxwell
- 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
- 2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self
- 1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry as Lady Godiva
- 1949 The Forbidden Street as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
- 1952 At Sword's Point as Claire - daughter of Athos
- 2012 John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man as Self
- 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
- 1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita as Moira
- 1956 Lisbon as Sylvia Merrill
- 1946 Sentimental Journey as Julie Beck Weatherly
- 1956 Everything But the Truth as Joan Madison
- 1950 Tripoli as Gräfin D'Arneau
- 1938 Kicking the Moon Around as Secretary
- 2001 The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat as Self
- 1973 The Red Pony as Ruth Tiflin
- 1991 John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
- 1941 They Met in Argentina as Lolita O'Shea
- 1955 The Magnificent Matador as Karen Harrison
- 1994 Perry Como's Irish Christmas as Self
- 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
- 1963 A Cry of Angels
- 2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 1960 Mrs. Miniver as Mrs. Miniver
- 2000 Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' as Self
- 1955 The Red, White and Blue Line as Self
- 2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 John Wayne-A Life on Film as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
- 2002 The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland as Self
- 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025 John Candy: I Like Me as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady as Self
- 1977 Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast as Self
- 2001 Richard & Judy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Susanna Cibber
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 The Bell Telephone Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1977 The Hollywood Greats ( 1 episode )
- 1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1957 DuPont Show of the Month ( 1 episode )
- 1995 The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1954 The George Gobel Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1959 The Bell Telephone Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self - Hostess
- 1959 The Bell Telephone Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
- 1959 Startime ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
