
Maureen O'Hara
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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
Credits

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
as Esmeralda

John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Doris Walker

The Parent Trap (1961)
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

The Quiet Man (1952)
as Mary Kate Danaher

How Green Was My Valley (1941)
as Angharad Morgan

McLintock! (1963)
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

Only the Lonely (1991)
as Rose Muldoon

The Black Swan (1942)
as Lady Margaret Denby

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
as Lady Godiva

Rio Grande (1950)
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Big Jake (1971)
as Martha McCandles

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self

Jamaica Inn (1939)
as Mary Yellan

The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Min Wead

Against All Flags (1952)
as Spitfire Stevens

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
as Peggy Hobbs

The Rare Breed (1966)
as Martha Price

A Woman's Secret (1949)
as Marian Washburn

At Sword's Point (1952)
as Claire - daughter of Athos

Directed by John Ford (1971)
as Self (1992)

This Land Is Mine (1943)
as Louise Martin

Our Man in Havana (1960)
as Beatrice Severn

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
as Shireen

The Long Gray Line (1955)
as Mary O'Donnell

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)
as Moira

The Spanish Main (1945)
as Contessa Francesca

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
as Kate Maxwell

Spencer's Mountain (1963)
as Olivia Spencer

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Judy

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
as Self

Kangaroo (1952)
as Dell McGuire

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
as Mary Carter

Comanche Territory (1950)
as Katie Howard

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
as Self

The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
as Odalie D'Arceneaux

Cab to Canada (1998)
as Katherine

They Met in Argentina (1941)
as Lolita O'Shea

The Deadly Companions (1961)
as Kit Tilden

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

War Arrow (1953)
as Elaine Corwin

How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
as Elsie Waltz

Father Was a Fullback (1949)
as Elizabeth Cooper

The Last Dance (2000)
as Helen Parker

Everything But the Truth (1956)
as Joan Madison

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast (1977)
as Self

Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Carolyn Bainbridge

The Magnificent Matador (1955)
as Karen Harrison

Do You Love Me (1946)
as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
as Toni Donne

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man (2012)
as Self

Flame of Araby (1951)
as Princess Tanya

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000)
as Self

Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
as Secretary

Buffalo Bill (1944)
as Louisa Frederici

A Cry of Angels (1963)
Actor

The Red Pony (1973)
as Ruth Tiflin

Sitting Pretty (1948)
as Tacey King

Bagdad (1949)
as Princess Marjan

The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
as Self

Lisbon (1956)
as Sylvia Merrill

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende (1991)
Actor

A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
as Sydney Fairfield

John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)
as Self (archive footage)

Immortal Sergeant (1943)
as Valentine Lee

Malaga (1954)
as Joanna Dana

Sentimental Journey (1946)
as Julie Beck Weatherly

The Forbidden Street (1949)
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland (2002)
as Self

Tripoli (1950)
as Gräfin D'Arneau

My Irish Molly (1938)
as Eileen O'Shea

Mrs. Miniver (1960)
as Mrs. Miniver

The Christmas Box (1995)
as Mary Parkin

The Homestretch (1947)
as Leslie Hale Wallace

Perry Como's Irish Christmas (1994)
as Self

The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat (2001)
as Self





