Maureen O'Hara

Actor Aug 17 (died age 95) Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland 1938–2025 (87 year career)

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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

Film

Miracle on 34th Street

Doris Walker

Film

The Quiet Man

Mary Kate Danaher

Film

How Green Was My Valley

Angharad Morgan

Film

The Parent Trap

Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

Film

Rio Grande

Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Esmeralda

Film

Big Jake

Martha McCandles

Film

McLintock!

Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

Filmography

Acting (91)

Movies (76)

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.9

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

2012

as Self

7.8

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.8

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002

as Self

6.5

The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland

2002

as Self

The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat

2001

as Self

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as Self

The Last Dance

as Helen Parker

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000

as Self

John Wayne-A Life on Film

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Cab to Canada

as Katherine

The Christmas Box

as Mary Parkin

Perry Como's Irish Christmas

1994

as Self

Only the Lonely

1991

as Rose Muldoon

6.1

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

1991

6.0

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

The Red Pony

1973

as Ruth Tiflin

Big Jake

1971

as Martha McCandles

6.9

Directed by John Ford

as Self (1992)

How Do I Love Thee?

as Elsie Waltz

The Rare Breed

as Martha Price

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

1965

as Moira

4.0

McLintock!

1963

as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

Spencer's Mountain

as Olivia Spencer

A Cry of Angels

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

as Peggy Hobbs

6.4

The Parent Trap

1961

as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

7.0

The Deadly Companions

as Kit Tilden

Our Man in Havana

as Beatrice Severn

Mrs. Miniver

as Mrs. Miniver

The Wings of Eagles

as Min Wead

Lisbon

as Sylvia Merrill

Everything But the Truth

1956

as Joan Madison

8.2

Lady Godiva of Coventry

as Lady Godiva

The Long Gray Line

as Mary O'Donnell

The Magnificent Matador

1955

as Karen Harrison

5.0

The Red, White and Blue Line

as Self

Malaga

as Joanna Dana

War Arrow

as Elaine Corwin

The Redhead from Wyoming

as Kate Maxwell

The Quiet Man

as Mary Kate Danaher

Against All Flags

as Spitfire Stevens

Kangaroo

as Dell McGuire

At Sword's Point

as Claire - daughter of Athos

Flame of Araby

as Princess Tanya

Rio Grande

as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Tripoli

as Gräfin D'Arneau

Comanche Territory

as Katie Howard

Father Was a Fullback

as Elizabeth Cooper

Bagdad

as Princess Marjan

A Woman's Secret

as Marian Washburn

The Forbidden Street

as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

Sitting Pretty

as Tacey King

The Foxes of Harrow

as Odalie D'Arceneaux

5.7

Miracle on 34th Street

as Doris Walker

Sinbad the Sailor

as Shireen

The Homestretch

as Leslie Hale Wallace

Sentimental Journey

1946

as Julie Beck Weatherly

6.4

Do You Love Me

1946

as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard

4.8

The Spanish Main

1945

as Contessa Francesca

Buffalo Bill

as Louisa Frederici

The Fallen Sparrow

as Toni Donne

This Land Is Mine

as Louise Martin

Immortal Sergeant

as Valentine Lee

The Black Swan

as Lady Margaret Denby

6.5

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

as Carolyn Bainbridge

5.8

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

as Mary Carter

5.4

How Green Was My Valley

1941

as Angharad Morgan

7.3

They Met in Argentina

as Lolita O'Shea

Dance, Girl, Dance

as Judy O'Brien

A Bill of Divorcement

1940

as Sydney Fairfield

7.0

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Esmeralda

Jamaica Inn

as Mary Yellan

Kicking the Moon Around

1938

as Secretary

My Irish Molly

1938

as Eileen O'Shea

Television (15)

Richard & Judy

2001

as Self

2.9

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

as Self

The Hollywood Greats

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

as Self

6.3

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

as Self

5.8

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

1968

as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

as Self - Host

7.3

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

6.8

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

as Self

6.0

The George Gobel Show

1954

as Self

7.3

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Susanna Cibber

8.6

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter