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Maureen O'Hara

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Maureen O'Hara

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Aug 17, 1920 (106 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.

Known For

Acting
2025John Candy: I Like MeSelf (archive footage)
2012John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet ManSelf
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelf
2002The Quiet Man: The Joy of IrelandSelf
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf
2001The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying BoatSelf
2001Richard & JudySelf
2000The Last DanceHelen Parker
2000Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'Self
2000John Wayne-A Life on FilmSelf (archive footage)
1998Cab to CanadaKatherine
1995The Christmas BoxMary Parkin
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf
1994Perry Como's Irish ChristmasSelf
1991Only the LonelyRose Muldoon
1991John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1977The Hollywood Greats
1973The Red PonyRuth Tiflin
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1971Big JakeMartha McCandles
1971Directed by John FordSelf (1992)
1970How Do I Love Thee?Elsie Waltz
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowSelf - Guest
1966The Rare BreedMartha Price
1965The Battle of the Villa FioritaMoira
1963McLintock!Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
1963Spencer's MountainOlivia Spencer
1963A Cry of Angels
1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationPeggy Hobbs
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Deadly CompanionsKit Tilden
1961The Parent TrapMargaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
1960Our Man in HavanaBeatrice Severn
1960Mrs. MiniverMrs. Miniver
1959The Bell Telephone Hour
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Hostess
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Host
1957The Wings of EaglesMin Wead
1957DuPont Show of the Month
1956LisbonSylvia Merrill
1956Everything But the TruthJoan Madison
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956Tony AwardsSelf - In Memoriam (archive footage)
1955The Long Gray LineMary O'Donnell
1955Lady Godiva of CoventryLady Godiva
1955The Magnificent MatadorKaren Harrison
1955The Red, White and Blue LineSelf
1954MalagaJoanna Dana
1954The George Gobel ShowSelf
1953War ArrowElaine Corwin
1953The Redhead from WyomingKate Maxwell
1952The Quiet ManMary Kate Danaher
1952Against All FlagsSpitfire Stevens
1952At Sword's PointClaire - daughter of Athos
1952KangarooDell McGuire
1951Flame of ArabyPrincess Tanya
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSusanna Cibber
1950Rio GrandeMrs. Kathleen Yorke
1950Comanche TerritoryKatie Howard
1950TripoliGräfin D'Arneau
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1949A Woman's SecretMarian Washburn
1949Father Was a FullbackElizabeth Cooper
1949The Forbidden StreetAdelaide 'Addie' Culver
1949BagdadPrincess Marjan
1948Sitting PrettyTacey King
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947Miracle on 34th StreetDoris Walker
1947Sinbad the SailorShireen
1947The Foxes of HarrowOdalie D'Arceneaux
1947The HomestretchLeslie Hale Wallace
1946Do You Love MeKatherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
1946Sentimental JourneyJulie Beck Weatherly
1945The Spanish MainContessa Francesca
1944Buffalo BillLouisa Frederici
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1943The Fallen SparrowToni Donne
1943This Land Is MineLouise Martin
1943Immortal SergeantValentine Lee
1942The Black SwanLady Margaret Denby
1942To the Shores of TripoliMary Carter
1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointCarolyn Bainbridge
1941How Green Was My ValleyAngharad Morgan
1941They Met in ArgentinaLolita O'Shea
1940Dance, Girl, DanceJudy O'Brien
1940A Bill of DivorcementSydney Fairfield
1939The Hunchback of Notre DameEsmeralda
1939Jamaica InnMary Yellan
1938Kicking the Moon AroundSecretary
1938My Irish MollyEileen O'Shea