Maureen O'Hara
Actor
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
The Quiet Man
as Mary Kate Danaher 1952
How Green Was My Valley
as Angharad Morgan 1941
The Parent Trap
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick 1961
Rio Grande
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke 1950
McLintock!
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock 1963
Jamaica Inn
as Mary Yellan 1939
Big Jake
as Martha McCandles 1971
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Esmeralda 1939
Only the Lonely
as Rose Muldoon 1991
Our Man in Havana
as Beatrice Severn 1960
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Peggy Hobbs 1962
The Black Swan
as Lady Margaret Denby 1942
The Rare Breed
as Martha Price 1966
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage) 2025
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Judy O'Brien 1940
This Land Is Mine
as Louise Martin 1943