Maureen O'Hara
Acting • Born 1920-08-17 – Died 2015-10-24
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.
Filmography
93 credits
The Quiet Man
Movie • 1952
Mary Kate Danaher
Only the Lonely
Movie • 1991
Rose Muldoon
Big Jake
Movie • 1971
Martha McCandles
Rio Grande
Movie • 1950
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie • 1939
Esmeralda
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie • 1947
Doris Walker
Jamaica Inn
Movie • 1939
Mary Yellan
Dance, Girl, Dance
Movie • 1940
Judy O'Brien
Our Man in Havana
Movie • 1960
Beatrice Severn
The Fallen Sparrow
Movie • 1943
Toni Donne
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie • 1962
Peggy Hobbs
The Black Swan
Movie • 1942
Lady Margaret Denby
How Green Was My Valley
Movie • 1941
Angharad Morgan
War Arrow
Movie • 1953
Elaine Corwin
McLintock!
Movie • 1963
Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Sinbad the Sailor
Movie • 1947
Shireen
Buffalo Bill
Movie • 1944
Louisa Frederici
The Long Gray Line
Movie • 1955
Mary O'Donnell
Against All Flags
Movie • 1952
Spitfire Stevens
Spencer's Mountain
Movie • 1963
Olivia Spencer
This Land Is Mine
Movie • 1943
Louise Martin
The Rare Breed
Movie • 1966
Martha Price
The Wings of Eagles
Movie • 1957
Min Wead
The Deadly Companions
Movie • 1961
Kit Tilden
The Parent Trap
Movie • 1961
Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
A Woman's Secret
Movie • 1949
Marian Washburn
The Christmas Box
Movie • 1995
Mary Parkin
Sitting Pretty
Movie • 1948
Tacey King
To the Shores of Tripoli
Movie • 1942
Mary Carter
Immortal Sergeant
Movie • 1943
Valentine Lee
The Redhead from Wyoming
Movie • 1953
Kate Maxwell
Comanche Territory
Movie • 1950
Katie Howard
The Spanish Main
Movie • 1945
Contessa Francesca
A Bill of Divorcement
Movie • 1940
Sydney Fairfield
Do You Love Me
Movie • 1946
Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
Father Was a Fullback
Movie • 1949
Elizabeth Cooper
Malaga
Movie • 1954
Joanna Dana
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Movie • 2001
Self
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Movie • 1955
Lady Godiva
The Forbidden Street
Movie • 1949
Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
At Sword's Point
Movie • 1952
Claire - daughter of Athos
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
Movie • 2012
Self
Flame of Araby
Movie • 1951
Princess Tanya
Kangaroo
Movie • 1952
Dell McGuire
Bagdad
Movie • 1949
Princess Marjan
The Foxes of Harrow
Movie • 1947
Odalie D'Arceneaux
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Movie • 1942
Carolyn Bainbridge
The Homestretch
Movie • 1947
Leslie Hale Wallace
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Movie • 1965
Moira
Lisbon
Movie • 1956
Sylvia Merrill
Sentimental Journey
Movie • 1946
Julie Beck Weatherly
Everything But the Truth
Movie • 1956
Joan Madison
Tripoli
Movie • 1950
Gräfin D'Arneau
Kicking the Moon Around
Movie • 1938
Secretary
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
Movie • 2001
Self
The Red Pony
Movie • 1973
Ruth Tiflin
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
Movie • 1991
They Met in Argentina
Movie • 1941
Lolita O'Shea
The Magnificent Matador
Movie • 1955
Karen Harrison
Perry Como's Irish Christmas
Movie • 1994
Self
How Do I Love Thee?
Movie • 1970
Elsie Waltz
My Irish Molly
Movie • 1938
Eileen O'Shea
Directed by John Ford
Movie • 1971
Self (1992)
The Last Dance
Movie • 2000
Helen Parker
Cab to Canada
Movie • 1998
Katherine
A Cry of Angels
Movie • 1963
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Mrs. Miniver
Movie • 1960
Mrs. Miniver
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Movie • 2000
Self
The Red, White and Blue Line
Movie • 1955
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie • 2002
Self
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland
Movie • 2002
Self
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie • 1988
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Susanna Cibber
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
The Hollywood Greats
TV • 1977
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
DuPont Show of the Month
TV • 1957
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV • 1969
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The George Gobel Show
TV • 1954
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
Self - Hostess
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
Self - Host