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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-08-17 (104 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

2002

2001

2000

The Last Dance as Helen Parker
John Wayne-A Life on Film as Self (archive footage)

1998

Cab to Canada as Katherine

1995

The Christmas Box as Mary Parkin

1994

1991

Only the Lonely as Rose Muldoon

1984

1977

1973

The Red Pony as Ruth Tiflin

1971

Big Jake as Martha McCandles
Directed by John Ford as Self (1992)

1970

How Do I Love Thee? as Elsie Waltz

1969

1968

1966

The Rare Breed as Martha Price

1965

1963

McLintock! as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Spencer's Mountain as Olivia Spencer

1962

1961

The Deadly Companions as Kit Tilden
The Parent Trap as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

1960

Our Man in Havana as Beatrice Severn
Mrs. Miniver as Mrs. Miniver

1959

The Bell Telephone Hour as Self - Hostess

1957

1956

Lisbon as Sylvia Merrill
Everything But the Truth as Joan Madison
Tony Awards as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)

1955

The Long Gray Line as Mary O'Donnell
The Magnificent Matador as Karen Harrison

1954

Malaga as Joanna Dana

1953

War Arrow as Elaine Corwin
The Redhead from Wyoming as Kate Maxwell

1952

The Quiet Man as Mary Kate Danaher
Against All Flags as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens
At Sword's Point as Claire - daughter of Athos
Kangaroo as Dell McGuire

1951

Flame of Araby as Princess Tanya
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Susanna Cibber

1950

Rio Grande as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
Comanche Territory as Katie Howard
Tripoli as Gräfin D'Arneau
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1949

A Woman's Secret as Marian Washburn
Father Was a Fullback as Elizabeth Cooper
The Forbidden Street as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
Bagdad as Princess Marjan

1948

Sitting Pretty as Tacey King

1947

Miracle on 34th Street as Doris Walker
The Foxes of Harrow as Odalie D'Arceneaux
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
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter

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