Maureen O'Hara

Acting • 1920-08-17 • Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

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

7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

7.3

The Quiet Man

1952

7.0

The Parent Trap

1961

7.3

How Green Was My Valley

1941

6.8

Rio Grande

1950

6.6

McLintock!

1963

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Filmography

2025
John Candy: I Like MeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
2020
Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet ManFilm
Self
★ 7.8
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesFilm
Self
★ 7.7
2002
The Quiet Man: The Joy of IrelandFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2001
Richard & JudyTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.4
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2001
The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying BoatFilm
Self
2000
The Last DanceFilm
Helen Parker
★ 7.7
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'Film
Self
2000
John Wayne-A Life on FilmFilm
Self (archive footage)
1998
Cab to CanadaFilm
Katherine
★ 6.3
1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRATV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1995
The Christmas BoxFilm
Mary Parkin
★ 5.5
1994
Perry Como's Irish ChristmasFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1991
Only the LonelyFilm
Rose Muldoon
★ 6.2
1991
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische LegendeFilm
★ 6.0
1988
Hollywood Scandals and TragediesFilm
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialFilm
Mary Kate Danaher (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1977
The Hollywood GreatsTV
★ 4.7
1977
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hastFilm
Self
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1973
The Red PonyFilm
Ruth Tiflin
★ 10.0
1971
Big JakeFilm
Martha McCandles
★ 6.8
1971
Directed by John FordFilm
Self (1992)
★ 7.0
1970
How Do I Love Thee?Film
Elsie Waltz
★ 4.2
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1966
The Rare BreedFilm
Martha Price
★ 6.2
1965
The Battle of the Villa FioritaFilm
Moira
★ 4.4
1963
McLintock!Film
Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
★ 6.6
1963
Spencer's MountainFilm
Olivia Spencer
★ 6.7
1963
A Cry of AngelsFilm
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationFilm
Peggy Hobbs
★ 6.5
1961
The Parent TrapFilm
Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
★ 7.0
1961
The Deadly CompanionsFilm
Kit Tilden
★ 5.6
1960
Our Man in HavanaFilm
Beatrice Severn
★ 6.7
1960
Mrs. MiniverFilm
Mrs. Miniver
★ 7.0
1959
The Bell Telephone HourTV
★ 8.0
1959
The Bell Telephone HourTV
Self - Hostess • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1959
The Bell Telephone HourTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1959
StartimeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1957
The Wings of EaglesFilm
Min Wead
★ 6.3
1957
DuPont Show of the MonthTV
★ 7.4
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1956
LisbonFilm
Sylvia Merrill
★ 6.5
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) • 1 episodes
1956
Everything But the TruthFilm
Joan Madison
★ 8.2
1955
The Long Gray LineFilm
Mary O'Donnell
★ 7.0
1955
Lady Godiva of CoventryFilm
Lady Godiva
★ 5.7
1955
The Magnificent MatadorFilm
Karen Harrison
★ 6.0
1955
The Red, White and Blue LineFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1954
The George Gobel ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1954
MalagaFilm
Joanna Dana
★ 5.5
1953
War ArrowFilm
Elaine Corwin
★ 5.8
1953
The Redhead from WyomingFilm
Kate Maxwell
★ 6.3
1952
The Quiet ManFilm
Mary Kate Danaher
★ 7.3
1952
Against All FlagsFilm
Spitfire Stevens
★ 6.0
1952
At Sword's PointFilm
Claire - daughter of Athos
★ 5.1
1952
KangarooFilm
Dell McGuire
★ 5.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Susanna Cibber • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Flame of ArabyFilm
Princess Tanya
★ 6.2
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self - Mystery Guest • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
Rio GrandeFilm
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
★ 6.8
1950
Comanche TerritoryFilm
Katie Howard
★ 5.0
1950
TripoliFilm
Gräfin D'Arneau
★ 5.8
1949
A Woman's SecretFilm
Marian Washburn
★ 5.6
1949
BagdadFilm
Princess Marjan
★ 6.1
1949
The Forbidden StreetFilm
Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
★ 6.9
1949
Father Was a FullbackFilm
Elizabeth Cooper
★ 6.3
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
Sitting PrettyFilm
Tacey King
★ 7.1
1947
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Doris Walker
★ 7.4
1947
Sinbad the SailorFilm
Shireen
★ 6.0
1947
The Foxes of HarrowFilm
Odalie D'Arceneaux
★ 6.0
1947
The HomestretchFilm
Leslie Hale Wallace
★ 8.0
1946
Sentimental JourneyFilm
Julie Beck Weatherly
★ 6.4
1946
Do You Love MeFilm
Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
★ 4.9
1945
The Spanish MainFilm
Contessa Francesca
★ 6.5
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Buffalo BillFilm
Louisa Frederici
★ 5.8
1943
This Land Is MineFilm
Louise Martin
★ 7.1
1943
The Fallen SparrowFilm
Toni Donne
★ 6.0
1943
Immortal SergeantFilm
Valentine Lee
★ 6.2
1942
The Black SwanFilm
Lady Margaret Denby
★ 6.5
1942
To the Shores of TripoliFilm
Mary Carter
★ 5.5
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West PointFilm
Carolyn Bainbridge
★ 6.4
1941
How Green Was My ValleyFilm
Angharad Morgan
★ 7.3
1941
They Met in ArgentinaFilm
Lolita O'Shea
★ 5.2
1940
Dance, Girl, DanceFilm
Judy
★ 6.4
1940
A Bill of DivorcementFilm
Sydney Fairfield
★ 6.3
1939
The Hunchback of Notre DameFilm
Esmeralda
★ 7.3
1939
Jamaica InnFilm
Mary Yellan
★ 6.1
1938
Kicking the Moon AroundFilm
Secretary
★ 9.0
1938
My Irish MollyFilm
Eileen O'Shea
★ 9.0