Maureen O'Hara
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1920-08-17
Day of Death
2015-10-24 (95 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(2012)
(2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
The Last Dance
as Helen Parker
(2000)
(2000)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Cab to Canada
as Katherine
(1995)
The Christmas Box
as Mary Parkin
(1994)
Perry Como's Irish Christmas
as Self
(1991)
Only the Lonely
as Rose Muldoon
(1991)
(1973)
The Red Pony
as Ruth Tiflin
(1971)
Big Jake
as Martha McCandles
(1971)
Directed by John Ford
as Self (1992)
(1970)
How Do I Love Thee?
as Elsie Waltz
(1966)
The Rare Breed
as Martha Price
(1965)
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as Moira
(1963)
McLintock!
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
(1963)
Spencer's Mountain
as Olivia Spencer
(1963)
(1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Peggy Hobbs
(1961)
The Parent Trap
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
(1961)
The Deadly Companions
as Kit Tilden
(1960)
Our Man in Havana
as Beatrice Severn
(1960)
Mrs. Miniver
as Mrs. Miniver
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
as Min Wead
(1956)
Lisbon
as Sylvia Merrill
(1956)
Everything But the Truth
as Joan Madison
(1955)
The Long Gray Line
as Mary O'Donnell
(1955)
Lady Godiva of Coventry
as Lady Godiva
(1955)
The Magnificent Matador
as Karen Harrison
(1955)
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
(1954)
Malaga
as Joanna Dana
(1953)
War Arrow
as Elaine Corwin
(1953)
The Redhead from Wyoming
as Kate Maxwell
(1952)
The Quiet Man
as Mary Kate Danaher
(1952)
Kangaroo
as Dell McGuire
(1952)
Against All Flags
as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens
(1952)
At Sword's Point
as Claire - daughter of Athos
(1951)
Flame of Araby
as Princess Tanya
(1950)
Rio Grande
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
(1950)
Comanche Territory
as Katie Howard
(1950)
Tripoli
as Gräfin D'Arneau
(1949)
Bagdad
as Princess Marjan
(1949)
A Woman's Secret
as Marian Washburn
(1949)
Father Was a Fullback
as Elizabeth Cooper
(1949)
The Forbidden Street
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
(1948)
Sitting Pretty
as Tacey King
(1947)
Miracle on 34th Street
as Doris Walker
(1947)
Sinbad the Sailor
as Shireen
(1947)
The Homestretch
as Leslie Hale Wallace
(1947)
The Foxes of Harrow
as Odalie D'Arceneaux
(1946)
Sentimental Journey
as Julie Beck Weatherly
(1946)
Do You Love Me
as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
(1945)
The Spanish Main
as Contessa Francesca
(1944)
Buffalo Bill
as Louisa Frederici
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
as Louise Martin
(1943)
The Fallen Sparrow
as Toni Donne
(1943)
Immortal Sergeant
as Valentine Lee
(1942)
The Black Swan
as Lady Margaret Denby
(1942)
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Mary Carter
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Carolyn Bainbridge
(1941)
How Green Was My Valley
as Angharad Morgan
(1941)
They Met in Argentina
as Lolita O'Shea
(1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Judy O'Brien
(1940)
A Bill of Divorcement
as Sydney Fairfield
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Esmeralda
(1939)
Jamaica Inn
as Mary Yellan
(1938)
My Irish Molly
as Eileen O'Shea
(1938)
Kicking the Moon Around
as Secretary