Person
Maureen O'Hara
Acting · 1920-08-17 · † 2015-10-24 · Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland
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.
Filmography (59)
| Year | Film | As |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Dreaming the Quiet Man | Self |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely | Rose Muldoon |
| 1977 | That's Action | Self |
| 1971 | Big Jake | Martha McCandles |
| 1971 | Directed by John Ford | Self (1992) |
| 1970 | How Do I Love Thee? | Elsie Waltz |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed | Martha Evans |
| 1965 | The Battle of the Villa Fiorita | Moira |
| 1963 | Spencer's Mountain | Olivia Spencer |
| 1963 | McLintock! | Katherine Gilhooley McLintock |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Peggy Hobbs |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick |
| 1961 | The Deadly Companions | Kit Tildon |
| 1959 | Our Man in Havana | Beatrice Severn |
| 1957 | The Wings of Eagles | Min Wead |
| 1956 | Everything But the Truth | Joan Madison |
| 1956 | Lisbon | Sylvia Merrill |
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Lady Godiva |
| 1955 | The Long Gray Line | Mary O'Donnell |
| 1955 | The Magnificent Matador | Karen Harrison |
| 1954 | Malaga | Joanna Dane |
| 1953 | War Arrow | Elaine Corwin |
| 1953 | The Redhead from Wyoming | Kate Maxwell |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | Mary Kate Danaher |
| 1952 | Against All Flags | Prudence 'Spitfire' Stevens |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Claire - Daughter of Athos |
| 1952 | Kangaroo | Dell McGuire |
| 1951 | Flame of Araby | Princess Tanya |
| 1950 | Comanche Territory | Katie Howard |
| 1950 | Rio Grande | Mrs. Kathleen Yorke |
| 1950 | Tripoli | Countess D'Arneau |
| 1949 | Father Was a Fullback | Elizabeth Cooper |
| 1949 | A Woman's Secret | Marian Washburn |
| 1949 | The Forbidden Street | Adelaide 'Addie' Culver |
| 1949 | Bagdad | Princess Marjan |
| 1948 | Sitting Pretty | Tacey King |
| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Street | Doris Walker |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow | Odalie 'Lilli' D'Arceneaux |
| 1947 | Sinbad, the Sailor | Shireen |
| 1947 | The Homestretch | Leslie Hale |
| 1946 | Do You Love Me | Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey | Weatherly |
| 1946 | Sentimental Journey | Julie Beck |
| 1945 | The Spanish Main | Contessa Francesca |
| 1944 | Buffalo Bill | Louisa Frederici Cody |
| 1943 | The Fallen Sparrow | Toni Donne |
| 1943 | Immortal Sergeant | Valentine Lee |
| 1943 | This Land Is Mine | Louise Martin |
| 1942 | The Black Swan | Lady Margaret Denby |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Carolyn Bainbridge |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli | Lt. Mary Carter |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | Angharad Morgan |
| 1941 | They Met in Argentina | Lolita O'Shea |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Judy |
| 1940 | A Bill of Divorcement | Sydney Fairfield |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Esmeralda |
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn | Mary Yellan |
| 1938 | Little Miss Molly | Eileen O'Shea |