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Maureen O'Hara

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1920-08-17

Day of Death

2015-10-24

Place of Birth

Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

Maureen O'Hara

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 (77)

⭐ 7.8 Role: Self (archive footage)

John Candy: I Like Me

2025
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

2012
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004
⭐ 7.7 Role: Self

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

2002
No Image
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland

2002
⭐ 0 Role: Self

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

2001
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001
⭐ 7.7 Role: Helen Parker

The Last Dance

2000
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

2000
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

John Wayne-A Life on Film

2000
⭐ 6.3 Role: Katherine

Cab to Canada

1998
⭐ 5.5 Role: Mary Parkin

The Christmas Box

1995
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Perry Como's Irish Christmas

1994
⭐ 6.1 Role: Rose Muldoon

Only the Lonely

1991