
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 Parent Trap (1961)
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

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

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Doris Walker

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
as Esmeralda

The Quiet Man (1952)
as Mary Kate Danaher

McLintock! (1963)
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

How Green Was My Valley (1941)
as Angharad Morgan

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

The Black Swan (1942)
as Lady Margaret Denby

Only the Lonely (1991)
as Rose Muldoon

Rio Grande (1950)
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Big Jake (1971)
as Martha McCandles

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
as Lady Godiva

Jamaica Inn (1939)
as Mary Yellan

The Rare Breed (1966)
as Martha Price

Spencer's Mountain (1963)
as Olivia Spencer

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
as Shireen

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Judy

The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Min Wead

Kangaroo (1952)
as Dell McGuire

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

The Deadly Companions (1961)
as Kit Tilden

Our Man in Havana (1960)
as Beatrice Severn

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

Cab to Canada (1998)
as Katherine

Against All Flags (1952)
as Spitfire Stevens

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
as Mary Carter

A Woman's Secret (1949)
as Marian Washburn

The Spanish Main (1945)
as Contessa Francesca

Sitting Pretty (1948)
as Tacey King

The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
as Kate Maxwell

Father Was a Fullback (1949)
as Elizabeth Cooper

War Arrow (1953)
as Elaine Corwin

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

The Red Pony (1973)
as Ruth Tiflin

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

This Land Is Mine (1943)
as Louise Martin

The Magnificent Matador (1955)
as Karen Harrison

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

The Forbidden Street (1949)
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

Flame of Araby (1951)
as Princess Tanya

The Last Dance (2000)
as Helen Parker

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
as Toni Donne

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

Buffalo Bill (1944)
as Louisa Frederici

Bagdad (1949)
as Princess Marjan

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

Immortal Sergeant (1943)
as Valentine Lee

Malaga (1954)
as Joanna Dana

The Homestretch (1947)
as Leslie Hale Wallace

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

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

Comanche Territory (1950)
as Katie Howard

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast (1977)
as Self

A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
as Sydney Fairfield

Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
as Secretary

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

Sentimental Journey (1946)
as Julie Beck Weatherly

The Christmas Box (1995)
as Mary Parkin

Tripoli (1950)
as Gräfin D'Arneau

Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Carolyn Bainbridge

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

My Irish Molly (1938)
as Eileen O'Shea

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

Everything But the Truth (1956)
as Joan Madison

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)
as Moira

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

Lisbon (1956)
as Sylvia Merrill

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

Mrs. Miniver (1960)
as Mrs. Miniver

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende (1991)
Actor

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

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

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

A Cry of Angels (1963)
Actor
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland (2002)
as Self

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





