Maureen O'Hara

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 17, 1920

died

October 24, 2015

place of birth

Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

also known as

Maureen FitzSimons · مورین اوهارا

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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The Parent Trap
7.0

The Parent Trap

1961as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939as Esmeralda
McLintock!
6.6

McLintock!

1963as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
The Black Swan
6.5

The Black Swan

1942as Lady Margaret Denby
The Quiet Man
7.3

The Quiet Man

1952as Mary Kate Danaher
Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

1947as Doris Walker
Big Jake
6.9

Big Jake

1971as Martha McCandles
Rio Grande
6.8

Rio Grande

1950as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
Spencer's Mountain
6.8

Spencer's Mountain

1963as Olivia Spencer
John Candy: I Like Me
7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

2025as Self (archive footage)
How Green Was My Valley
7.3

How Green Was My Valley

1941as Angharad Morgan
Jamaica Inn
6.1

Jamaica Inn

1939as Mary Yellan
The Rare Breed
6.2

The Rare Breed

1966as Martha Price
The Long Gray Line
7.0

The Long Gray Line

1955as Mary O'Donnell
Only the Lonely
6.1

Only the Lonely

1991as Rose Muldoon
War Arrow
5.8

War Arrow

1953as Elaine Corwin
The Deadly Companions
5.6

The Deadly Companions

1961as Kit Tilden
Against All Flags
6.1

Against All Flags

1952as Spitfire Stevens
The Spanish Main
6.5

The Spanish Main

1945as Contessa Francesca
Bagdad
6.1

Bagdad

1949as Princess Marjan
The Red Pony
10.0

The Red Pony

1973as Ruth Tiflin
The Magnificent Matador
6.0

The Magnificent Matador

1955as Karen Harrison
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004as Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
7.0

Directed by John Ford

1971as Self (1992)
Sinbad the Sailor
6.0

Sinbad the Sailor

1947as Shireen
Our Man in Havana
6.7

Our Man in Havana

1960as Beatrice Severn
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009as Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
7.2

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001as Self
Comanche Territory
5.0

Comanche Territory

1950as Katie Howard
A Woman's Secret
5.6

A Woman's Secret

1949as Marian Washburn
Lady Godiva of Coventry
5.5

Lady Godiva of Coventry

1955as Lady Godiva
Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940as Judy O'Brien
Lisbon
6.4

Lisbon

1956as Sylvia Merrill
Flame of Araby
6.2

Flame of Araby

1951as Princess Tanya
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
6.4

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942as Carolyn Bainbridge
Sentimental Journey
6.4

Sentimental Journey

1946as Julie Beck Weatherly
To the Shores of Tripoli
5.5

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942as Mary Carter
Kangaroo
5.7

Kangaroo

1952as Dell McGuire
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7.7

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002as Self
The Wings of Eagles
6.3

The Wings of Eagles

1957as Min Wead
Sitting Pretty
7.1

Sitting Pretty

1948as Tacey King
The Redhead from Wyoming
6.3

The Redhead from Wyoming

1953as Kate Maxwell
Buffalo Bill
5.8

Buffalo Bill

1944as Louisa Frederici
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
6.5

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962as Peggy Hobbs
This Land Is Mine
7.2

This Land Is Mine

1943as Louise Martin
The Fallen Sparrow
6.0

The Fallen Sparrow

1943as Toni Donne
At Sword's Point
5.1

At Sword's Point

1952as Claire - daughter of Athos
Tripoli
5.8

Tripoli

1950as Gräfin D'Arneau
Do You Love Me
4.7

Do You Love Me

1946as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
The Forbidden Street
6.9

The Forbidden Street

1949as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver