
Maureen O'Hara
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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
Credits

The Parent Trap (1961)
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
as Esmeralda

The Quiet Man (1952)
as Mary Kate Danaher

The Black Swan (1942)
as Lady Margaret Denby

McLintock! (1963)
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Doris Walker

John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self (archive footage)

Rio Grande (1950)
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Big Jake (1971)
as Martha McCandles

How Green Was My Valley (1941)
as Angharad Morgan

Jamaica Inn (1939)
as Mary Yellan

Only the Lonely (1991)
as Rose Muldoon

The Rare Breed (1966)
as Martha Price

Directed by John Ford (1971)
as Self (1992)

Spencer's Mountain (1963)
as Olivia Spencer

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Judy O'Brien

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
as Lady Godiva

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
as Shireen

The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Min Wead

Our Man in Havana (1960)
as Beatrice Severn

War Arrow (1953)
as Elaine Corwin

The Long Gray Line (1955)
as Mary O'Donnell

Buffalo Bill (1944)
as Louisa Frederici

The Deadly Companions (1961)
as Kit Tilden

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)
as Moira

Bagdad (1949)
as Princess Marjan

This Land Is Mine (1943)
as Louise Martin

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
as Peggy Hobbs

Against All Flags (1952)
as Spitfire Stevens

Kangaroo (1952)
as Dell McGuire

At Sword's Point (1952)
as Claire - daughter of Athos

A Woman's Secret (1949)
as Marian Washburn

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self

The Spanish Main (1945)
as Contessa Francesca

Cab to Canada (1998)
as Katherine

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
Actor

They Met in Argentina (1941)
as Lolita O'Shea

Father Was a Fullback (1949)
as Elizabeth Cooper

Lisbon (1956)
as Sylvia Merrill

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
as Self (archive footage)

Comanche Territory (1950)
as Katie Howard

Flame of Araby (1951)
as Princess Tanya

Do You Love Me (1946)
as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard

The Red Pony (1973)
as Ruth Tiflin

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
as Mary Carter

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
as Self

The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
as Kate Maxwell

The Magnificent Matador (1955)
as Karen Harrison

Tripoli (1950)
as Gräfin D'Arneau

Sitting Pretty (1948)
as Tacey King

Mrs. Miniver (1960)
as Mrs. Miniver

The Forbidden Street (1949)
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

The Christmas Box (1995)
as Mary Parkin

Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Carolyn Bainbridge

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
as Toni Donne

Malaga (1954)
as Joanna Dana

The Last Dance (2000)
as Helen Parker

Sentimental Journey (1946)
as Julie Beck Weatherly

The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
as Odalie D'Arceneaux

My Irish Molly (1938)
as Eileen O'Shea

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Everything But the Truth (1956)
as Joan Madison

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man (2012)
as Self

A Cry of Angels (1963)
Actor

Immortal Sergeant (1943)
as Valentine Lee

The Homestretch (1947)
as Leslie Hale Wallace

How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
as Elsie Waltz

John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)
as Self (archive footage)

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000)
as Self

The Red, White and Blue Line (1955)
as Self

Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
as Secretary

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende (1991)
Actor

A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
as Sydney Fairfield

Perry Como's Irish Christmas (1994)
as Self

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast (1977)
as Self
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland (2002)
as Self

The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat (2001)
as Self





