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Maureen O'Hara

Known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · What's My Line? · Golden Globe Awards

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…

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Born
Aug 17, 1920
Died
Oct 24, 2015
Birthplace
Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting

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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Known For

TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
TVWhat's My Line?
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest · 1950
★ 7.0
TVGolden Globe Awards
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1944
★ 7.0
TVTony Awards
Tony AwardsSelf - In Memoriam (archive footage) · 1956

Filmography

Movies

Kicking the Moon AroundSecretary
1938
My Irish MollyEileen O'Shea
1938
Jamaica InnMary Yellan
1939
The Hunchback of Notre DameEsmeralda
1939
A Bill of DivorcementSydney Fairfield
1940
Dance, Girl, DanceJudy
1940
How Green Was My ValleyAngharad Morgan
1941
They Met in ArgentinaLolita O'Shea
1941
Ten Gentlemen from West PointCarolyn Bainbridge
1942
The Black SwanLady Margaret Denby
1942
To the Shores of TripoliMary Carter
1942
Immortal SergeantValentine Lee
1943
The Fallen SparrowToni Donne
1943
This Land Is MineLouise Martin
1943
Buffalo BillLouisa Frederici
1944
The Spanish MainContessa Francesca
1945
Do You Love MeKatherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
1946
Sentimental JourneyJulie Beck Weatherly
1946
Miracle on 34th StreetDoris Walker
1947
Sinbad the SailorShireen
1947
The Foxes of HarrowOdalie D'Arceneaux
1947
The HomestretchLeslie Hale Wallace
1947
Sitting PrettyTacey King
1948
A Woman's SecretMarian Washburn
1949
BagdadPrincess Marjan
1949
Father Was a FullbackElizabeth Cooper
1949
The Forbidden StreetAdelaide 'Addie' Culver
1949
Comanche TerritoryKatie Howard
1950
Rio GrandeMrs. Kathleen Yorke
1950
TripoliGräfin D'Arneau
1950
Flame of ArabyPrincess Tanya
1951
Against All FlagsSpitfire Stevens
1952
At Sword's PointClaire - daughter of Athos
1952
KangarooDell McGuire
1952
The Quiet ManMary Kate Danaher
1952
The Redhead from WyomingKate Maxwell
1953
War ArrowElaine Corwin
1953
MalagaJoanna Dana
1954
Lady Godiva of CoventryLady Godiva
1955
The Long Gray LineMary O'Donnell
1955
The Magnificent MatadorKaren Harrison
1955
The Red, White and Blue LineSelf
1955
Everything But the TruthJoan Madison
1956
LisbonSylvia Merrill
1956
The Wings of EaglesMin Wead
1957
Mrs. MiniverMrs. Miniver
1960
Our Man in HavanaBeatrice Severn
1960
The Deadly CompanionsKit Tilden
1961
The Parent TrapMargaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
1961
Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationPeggy Hobbs
1962
A Cry of Angels
1963
McLintock!Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
1963
Spencer's MountainOlivia Spencer
1963
The Battle of the Villa FioritaMoira
1965
The Rare BreedMartha Price
1966
How Do I Love Thee?Elsie Waltz
1970
Big JakeMartha McCandles
1971
Directed by John FordSelf (1992)
1971
The Red PonyRuth Tiflin
1973
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hastSelf
1977
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelf
1982
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
Only the LonelyRose Muldoon
1991
Perry Como's Irish ChristmasSelf
1994
The Christmas BoxMary Parkin
1995
Cab to CanadaKatherine
1998
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'Self
2000
John Wayne-A Life on FilmSelf (archive footage)
2000
The Last DanceHelen Parker
2000
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf
2001
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying BoatSelf
2001
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelf
2002
TQ
The Quiet Man: The Joy of IrelandSelf
2002
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)
2004
1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)
2009
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet ManSelf
2012
John Candy: I Like MeSelf (archive footage)
2025

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1944
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 eps
1948
What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameSusanna Cibber · 1 eps
1951
TG
The George Gobel ShowSelf · 1 eps
1954
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - In Memoriam (archive footage) · 1 eps
1956
DuPont Show of the Month1 eps
1957
StartimeSelf · 1 eps
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour1 eps
1959
The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Hostess · 1 eps
1959
The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Host · 1 eps
1959
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
TB
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968
The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf · 1 eps
1969
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 1 eps
1973
The Hollywood Greats1 eps
1977
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf · 1 eps
1995
Richard & JudySelf · 1 eps
2001
GB
Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2020

Photos

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