Maureen O'Hara
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Tony Awards
Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
1956
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Richard & Judy
Self
2001
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Film
Miracle on 34th Street
Doris Walker
1947
Series
Startime
Self
1959
Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Series
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995
Film
The Parent Trap
Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
1961
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self - Hostess
1959
Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self - Host
1959
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954
Series
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
2025
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
The Quiet Man
Mary Kate Danaher
1952
Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Esmeralda
1939
Film
Rio Grande
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
1950
Film
McLintock!
Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
1963
Film
The Black Swan
Lady Margaret Denby
1942
Film
Only the Lonely
Rose Muldoon
1991
Series
The Hollywood Greats
1977
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Susanna Cibber
1951
Film
Big Jake
Martha McCandles
1971
Film
How Green Was My Valley
Angharad Morgan
1941
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Self - Guest
1968
Film
The Long Gray Line
Mary O'Donnell
1955
Film
Against All Flags
Spitfire Stevens
1952
Film
Sinbad the Sailor
Shireen
1947
Film
The Wings of Eagles
Min Wead
1957
Film
The Rare Breed
Martha Price
1966
Film
Our Man in Havana
Beatrice Severn
1960
Film
The Deadly Companions
Kit Tilden
1961
Film
Jamaica Inn
Mary Yellan
1939
Film
The Spanish Main
Contessa Francesca
1945
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Directed by John Ford
Self (1992)
1971
Film
Spencer's Mountain
Olivia Spencer
1963
Film
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Lady Godiva
1955
Film
Dance, Girl, Dance
Judy
1940
Film
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Peggy Hobbs
1962
Film
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self
2001
Film
This Land Is Mine
Louise Martin
1943
Film
At Sword's Point
Claire - daughter of Athos
1952
Film
Comanche Territory
Katie Howard
1950
Film
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Film
Sitting Pretty
Tacey King
1948
Film
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Film
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
The Fallen Sparrow
Toni Donne
1943
Film
Kangaroo
Dell McGuire
1952
Film
Cab to Canada
Katherine
1998
Film
A Woman's Secret
Marian Washburn
1949
Film
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Carolyn Bainbridge
1942
Film
Flame of Araby
Princess Tanya
1951
Film
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
The Redhead from Wyoming
Kate Maxwell
1953
Film
Bagdad
Princess Marjan
1949
Film
War Arrow
Elaine Corwin
1953
Film
Lisbon
Sylvia Merrill
1956
Film
Buffalo Bill
Louisa Frederici
1944
Film
The Magnificent Matador
Karen Harrison
1955
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Film
The Last Dance
Helen Parker
2000
Film
The Red Pony
Ruth Tiflin
1973
Film
The Homestretch
Leslie Hale Wallace
1947
Film
Father Was a Fullback
Elizabeth Cooper
1949
Film
Everything But the Truth
Joan Madison
1956
Film
Sentimental Journey
Julie Beck Weatherly
1946
Film
To the Shores of Tripoli
Mary Carter
1942
Film
Immortal Sergeant
Valentine Lee
1943
Film
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Moira
1965
Film
Tripoli
Gräfin D'Arneau
1950
Film
My Irish Molly
Eileen O'Shea
1938
Film
The Forbidden Street
Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
1949
Film
The Foxes of Harrow
Odalie D'Arceneaux
1947
Film
Malaga
Joanna Dana
1954
Film
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self
2000
Film
Do You Love Me
Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
1946
Film
They Met in Argentina
Lolita O'Shea
1941
Film
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
Self
1977
Film
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
The Christmas Box
Mary Parkin
1995
Film
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
Self
2012
Film
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1960
Film
How Do I Love Thee?
Elsie Waltz
1970
Film
A Cry of Angels
1963
Film
A Bill of Divorcement
Sydney Fairfield
1940
Film
The Red, White and Blue Line
Self
1955
Film
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
Film
Perry Como's Irish Christmas
Self
1994
Film
Kicking the Moon Around
Secretary
1938
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland
Self
2002
Film
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
Self
2001