Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Known for
Acting
Born
August 17, 1920
Died
October 24, 2015 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

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

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Filmography

2025
John Candy: I Like Me poster

John Candy: I Like Me

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments

Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man poster

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

Movie · as Self

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year poster

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade poster

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories poster

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

Movie · as Self

2002
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland

The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland

Movie · as Self

2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood poster

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Movie · as Self

2001
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat poster

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

Movie · as Self

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
The Last Dance poster

The Last Dance

Movie · as Helen Parker

2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' poster

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Movie · as Self

2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film poster

John Wayne-A Life on Film

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1998
Cab to Canada poster

Cab to Canada

Movie · as Katherine

1995
The Christmas Box poster

The Christmas Box

Movie · as Mary Parkin

1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA poster

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Perry Como's Irish Christmas poster

Perry Como's Irish Christmas

Movie · as Self

1991
Only the Lonely poster

Only the Lonely

Movie · as Rose Muldoon

1991
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende poster

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

Movie

1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady poster

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Movie · as Self

1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Movie · as Mary Kate Danaher (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast poster

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast

Movie · as Self

1977
The Hollywood Greats poster

The Hollywood Greats

TV · 1 ep

1973
The Red Pony poster

The Red Pony

Movie · as Ruth Tiflin

1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1971
Big Jake poster

Big Jake

Movie · as Martha McCandles

1971
Directed by John Ford poster

Directed by John Ford

Movie · as Self (1992)

1970
How Do I Love Thee? poster

How Do I Love Thee?

Movie · as Elsie Waltz

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1966
The Rare Breed poster

The Rare Breed

Movie · as Martha Price

1965
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita poster

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

Movie · as Moira

1963
McLintock! poster

McLintock!

Movie · as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

1963
Spencer's Mountain poster

Spencer's Mountain

Movie · as Olivia Spencer

1963
A Cry of Angels poster

A Cry of Angels

Movie

1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation poster

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Movie · as Peggy Hobbs

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Deadly Companions poster

The Deadly Companions

Movie · as Kit Tilden

1961
The Parent Trap poster

The Parent Trap

Movie · as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

1960
Our Man in Havana poster

Our Man in Havana

Movie · as Beatrice Severn

1960
Mrs. Miniver poster

Mrs. Miniver

Movie · as Mrs. Miniver

1959
The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

TV · as Self - Hostess · 1 ep

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1957
The Wings of Eagles poster

The Wings of Eagles

Movie · as Min Wead

1957
DuPont Show of the Month poster

DuPont Show of the Month

TV · 1 ep

1956
Lisbon poster

Lisbon

Movie · as Sylvia Merrill

1956
Everything But the Truth poster

Everything But the Truth

Movie · as Joan Madison

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) · 1 ep

1955
The Long Gray Line poster

The Long Gray Line

Movie · as Mary O'Donnell

1955
Lady Godiva of Coventry poster

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Movie · as Lady Godiva

1955
The Magnificent Matador poster

The Magnificent Matador

Movie · as Karen Harrison

1955
The Red, White and Blue Line poster

The Red, White and Blue Line

Movie · as Self

1954
Malaga poster

Malaga

Movie · as Joanna Dana

1954
The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
War Arrow poster

War Arrow

Movie · as Elaine Corwin

1953
The Redhead from Wyoming poster

The Redhead from Wyoming

Movie · as Kate Maxwell

1952
The Quiet Man poster

The Quiet Man

Movie · as Mary Kate Danaher

1952
Against All Flags poster

Against All Flags

Movie · as Spitfire Stevens

1952
At Sword's Point poster

At Sword's Point

Movie · as Claire - daughter of Athos

1952
Kangaroo poster

Kangaroo

Movie · as Dell McGuire

1951
Flame of Araby poster

Flame of Araby

Movie · as Princess Tanya

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Susanna Cibber · 1 ep

1950
Rio Grande poster

Rio Grande

Movie · as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

1950
Comanche Territory poster

Comanche Territory

Movie · as Katie Howard

1950
Tripoli poster

Tripoli

Movie · as Gräfin D'Arneau

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep

1949
A Woman's Secret poster

A Woman's Secret

Movie · as Marian Washburn

1949
Father Was a Fullback poster

Father Was a Fullback

Movie · as Elizabeth Cooper

1949
The Forbidden Street poster

The Forbidden Street

Movie · as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

1949
Bagdad poster

Bagdad

Movie · as Princess Marjan

1948
Sitting Pretty poster

Sitting Pretty

Movie · as Tacey King

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1947
Miracle on 34th Street poster

Miracle on 34th Street

Movie · as Doris Walker

1947
Sinbad the Sailor poster

Sinbad the Sailor

Movie · as Shireen

1947
The Foxes of Harrow poster

The Foxes of Harrow

Movie · as Odalie D'Arceneaux

1947
The Homestretch poster

The Homestretch

Movie · as Leslie Hale Wallace

1946
Do You Love Me poster

Do You Love Me

Movie · as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard

1946
Sentimental Journey poster

Sentimental Journey

Movie · as Julie Beck Weatherly

1945
The Spanish Main poster

The Spanish Main

Movie · as Contessa Francesca

1944
Buffalo Bill poster

Buffalo Bill

Movie · as Louisa Frederici

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1943
The Fallen Sparrow poster

The Fallen Sparrow

Movie · as Toni Donne

1943
This Land Is Mine poster

This Land Is Mine

Movie · as Louise Martin

1943
Immortal Sergeant poster

Immortal Sergeant

Movie · as Valentine Lee

1942
The Black Swan poster

The Black Swan

Movie · as Lady Margaret Denby

1942
To the Shores of Tripoli poster

To the Shores of Tripoli

Movie · as Mary Carter

1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Movie · as Carolyn Bainbridge

1941
How Green Was My Valley poster

How Green Was My Valley

Movie · as Angharad Morgan

1941
They Met in Argentina poster

They Met in Argentina

Movie · as Lolita O'Shea

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance poster

Dance, Girl, Dance

Movie · as Judy

1940
A Bill of Divorcement poster

A Bill of Divorcement

Movie · as Sydney Fairfield

1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Movie · as Esmeralda

1939
Jamaica Inn poster

Jamaica Inn

Movie · as Mary Yellan

1938
Kicking the Moon Around poster

Kicking the Moon Around

Movie · as Secretary

1938
My Irish Molly poster

My Irish Molly

Movie · as Eileen O'Shea