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
Only the Lonely
(1991)
Rose Muldoon
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Mary Yellan
McLintock!
(1963)
Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
The Parent Trap
(1961)
Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Esmeralda
Big Jake
(1971)
Martha McCandles
Miracle on 34th Street
(1947)
Doris Walker
Rio Grande
(1950)
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
How Green Was My Valley
(1941)
Angharad Morgan
The Deadly Companions
(1961)
Kit Tilden
The Black Swan
(1942)
Lady Margaret Denby
Our Man in Havana
(1960)
Beatrice Severn
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Mary Kate Danaher
Sitting Pretty
(1948)
Tacey King
The Rare Breed
(1966)
Martha Price
Comanche Territory
(1950)
Katie Howard
Full Filmography
Acting
Kicking the Moon Around
(1938)
Secretary
My Irish Molly
(1938)
Eileen O'Shea
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Esmeralda
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Mary Yellan
Dance, Girl, Dance
(1940)
Judy O'Brien
A Bill of Divorcement
(1940)
Sydney Fairfield
How Green Was My Valley
(1941)
Angharad Morgan
They Met in Argentina
(1941)
Lolita O'Shea
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
(1942)
Carolyn Bainbridge
The Black Swan
(1942)
Lady Margaret Denby
To the Shores of Tripoli
(1942)
Mary Carter
The Fallen Sparrow
(1943)
Toni Donne
This Land Is Mine
(1943)
Louise Martin
Immortal Sergeant
(1943)
Valentine Lee
Buffalo Bill
(1944)
Louisa Frederici
The Spanish Main
(1945)
Contessa Francesca
Do You Love Me
(1946)
Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
Sentimental Journey
(1946)
Julie Beck Weatherly
Miracle on 34th Street
(1947)
Doris Walker
Sinbad the Sailor
(1947)
Shireen
The Foxes of Harrow
(1947)
Odalie D'Arceneaux
The Homestretch
(1947)
Leslie Hale Wallace
Sitting Pretty
(1948)
Tacey King
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Marian Washburn
Father Was a Fullback
(1949)
Elizabeth Cooper
The Forbidden Street
(1949)
Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
Bagdad
(1949)
Princess Marjan
Rio Grande
(1950)
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
Comanche Territory
(1950)
Katie Howard
Tripoli
(1950)
Gräfin D'Arneau
Flame of Araby
(1951)
Princess Tanya
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Mary Kate Danaher
Against All Flags
(1952)
Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens
At Sword's Point
(1952)
Claire - daughter of Athos
Kangaroo
(1952)
Dell McGuire
War Arrow
(1953)
Elaine Corwin
The Redhead from Wyoming
(1953)
Kate Maxwell
Malaga
(1954)
Joanna Dana
The Long Gray Line
(1955)
Mary O'Donnell
Lady Godiva of Coventry
(1955)
Lady Godiva
The Magnificent Matador
(1955)
Karen Harrison
The Red, White and Blue Line
(1955)
Self
Lisbon
(1956)
Sylvia Merrill
Everything But the Truth
(1956)
Joan Madison
The Wings of Eagles
(1957)
Min Wead
Our Man in Havana
(1960)
Beatrice Severn
Mrs. Miniver
(1960)
Mrs. Miniver
The Deadly Companions
(1961)
Kit Tilden
The Parent Trap
(1961)
Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
(1962)
Peggy Hobbs
McLintock!
(1963)
Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Spencer's Mountain
(1963)
Olivia Spencer
A Cry of Angels
(1963)
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
(1965)
Moira
The Rare Breed
(1966)
Martha Price
How Do I Love Thee?
(1970)
Elsie Waltz
Big Jake
(1971)
Martha McCandles
Directed by John Ford
(1971)
Self (1992)
The Red Pony
(1973)
Ruth Tiflin
Only the Lonely
(1991)
Rose Muldoon
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
(1991)
Perry Como's Irish Christmas
(1994)
Self
The Christmas Box
(1995)
Mary Parkin
Cab to Canada
(1998)
Katherine
The Last Dance
(2000)
Helen Parker
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
(2000)
Self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(2001)
Self
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
(2001)
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
(2012)
Self