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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 17, 1920
Died
October 24, 2015
Place of Birth
Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
- Maureen FitzSimons
- مورین اوهارا
Maureen O'Hara
1.1 Popularity
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
7.8
Self
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
2012
7.5
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
7.4
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
6.5
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
🎬
0.0
Self
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland
2002
0.0
Self
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
2001
2.9
Self
Richard & Judy
2001
7.2
Self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
7.6
Helen Parker
The Last Dance
2000
0.0
Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
Credits
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
as Self
2012
7.8
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.5
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.4
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
2002
6.5
🎬
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland
as Self
2002
0.0
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
as Self
2001
0.0
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self
2001
7.2
The Last Dance
as Helen Parker
2000
7.6
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self
2000
0.0
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
2000
0.0
Cab to Canada
as Katherine
1998
6.0
The Christmas Box
as Mary Parkin
1995
5.1
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1995
6.2
Perry Como's Irish Christmas
as Self
1994
0.0
Only the Lonely
as Rose Muldoon
1991
6.0
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
6.0
The Hollywood Greats
1977
3.5
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
The Red Pony
as Ruth Tiflin
1973
0.0
Directed by John Ford
as Self (1992)
1971
6.8
Big Jake
as Martha McCandles
1971
6.9
How Do I Love Thee?
as Elsie Waltz
1970
3.7
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1969
5.8
🎬
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self - Guest
1968
0.0
The Rare Breed
as Martha Price
1966
6.0
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
as Moira
1965
4.8
A Cry of Angels
1963
0.0
McLintock!
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
1963
6.6
Spencer's Mountain
as Olivia Spencer
1963
6.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Peggy Hobbs
1962
6.4
The Deadly Companions
as Kit Tilden
1961
5.7
The Parent Trap
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
1961
7.0
Our Man in Havana
as Beatrice Severn
1960
6.7
Mrs. Miniver
as Mrs. Miniver
1960
0.0
🎬
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
7.3
🎬
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Hostess
1959
7.3
🎬
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Host
1959
7.3
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
6.8
The Wings of Eagles
as Min Wead
1957
6.2
Everything But the Truth
as Joan Madison
1956
8.2
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
Lisbon
as Sylvia Merrill
1956
6.4
Tony Awards
as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
1956
5.1
Lady Godiva of Coventry
as Lady Godiva
1955
5.5
The Red, White and Blue Line
as Self
1955
6.0
The Magnificent Matador
as Karen Harrison
1955
5.0
The Long Gray Line
as Mary O'Donnell
1955
7.0
🎬
The George Gobel Show
as Self
1954
7.3
Malaga
as Joanna Dana
1954
4.3
War Arrow
as Elaine Corwin
1953
5.6
The Redhead from Wyoming
as Kate Maxwell
1953
6.1
Against All Flags
as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens
1952
6.0
The Quiet Man
as Mary Kate Danaher
1952
7.3
Kangaroo
as Dell McGuire
1952
5.2
At Sword's Point
as Claire - daughter of Athos
1952
4.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Susanna Cibber
1951
8.6
Flame of Araby
as Princess Tanya
1951
6.1
Rio Grande
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
1950
6.8
Tripoli
as Gräfin D'Arneau
1950
5.6
Comanche Territory
as Katie Howard
1950
4.8
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
Bagdad
as Princess Marjan
1949
5.6
Father Was a Fullback
as Elizabeth Cooper
1949
6.0
The Forbidden Street
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
1949
6.7
A Woman's Secret
as Marian Washburn
1949
5.6
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Sitting Pretty
as Tacey King
1948
7.2
The Foxes of Harrow
as Odalie D'Arceneaux
1947
6.1
Miracle on 34th Street
as Doris Walker
1947
7.4
The Homestretch
as Leslie Hale Wallace
1947
0.0
Sinbad the Sailor
as Shireen
1947
6.0
Do You Love Me
as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
1946
4.3
Sentimental Journey
as Julie Beck Weatherly
1946
6.4
The Spanish Main
as Contessa Francesca
1945
6.3
Buffalo Bill
as Louisa Frederici
1944
5.8
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.0
The Fallen Sparrow
as Toni Donne
1943
5.7
This Land Is Mine
as Louise Martin
1943
7.1
Immortal Sergeant
as Valentine Lee
1943
5.6
The Black Swan
as Lady Margaret Denby
1942
6.4
To the Shores of Tripoli
as Mary Carter
1942
5.3
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Carolyn Bainbridge
1942
5.8
How Green Was My Valley
as Angharad Morgan
1941
7.3
They Met in Argentina
as Lolita O'Shea
1941
3.0
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Judy O'Brien
1940
6.4
A Bill of Divorcement
as Sydney Fairfield
1940
7.0
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Esmeralda
1939
7.3
Jamaica Inn
as Mary Yellan
1939
6.1
My Irish Molly
as Eileen O'Shea
1938
0.0
Kicking the Moon Around
as Secretary
1938
0.0