
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

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

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

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Doris Walker

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
as Esmeralda

How Green Was My Valley (1941)
as Angharad Morgan

Rio Grande (1950)
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

The Quiet Man (1952)
as Mary Kate Danaher

McLintock! (1963)
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

The Black Swan (1942)
as Lady Margaret Denby

The Rare Breed (1966)
as Martha Price

Big Jake (1971)
as Martha McCandles

Only the Lonely (1991)
as Rose Muldoon

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
as Lady Godiva

The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Min Wead

Jamaica Inn (1939)
as Mary Yellan

Against All Flags (1952)
as Spitfire Stevens

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

Spencer's Mountain (1963)
as Olivia Spencer

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

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

Our Man in Havana (1960)
as Beatrice Severn

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
as Shireen

The Spanish Main (1945)
as Contessa Francesca

The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
as Kate Maxwell

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Judy

Kangaroo (1952)
as Dell McGuire

The Deadly Companions (1961)
as Kit Tilden

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
as Mary Carter

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

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

Sitting Pretty (1948)
as Tacey King

Flame of Araby (1951)
as Princess Tanya

A Woman's Secret (1949)
as Marian Washburn

The Red Pony (1973)
as Ruth Tiflin

This Land Is Mine (1943)
as Louise Martin

War Arrow (1953)
as Elaine Corwin

Sentimental Journey (1946)
as Julie Beck Weatherly

Comanche Territory (1950)
as Katie Howard

Lisbon (1956)
as Sylvia Merrill

The Magnificent Matador (1955)
as Karen Harrison

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

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
as Toni Donne

Buffalo Bill (1944)
as Louisa Frederici

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

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965)
as Moira

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

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

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

Cab to Canada (1998)
as Katherine

Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Carolyn Bainbridge

Immortal Sergeant (1943)
as Valentine Lee

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

Tripoli (1950)
as Gräfin D'Arneau

Bagdad (1949)
as Princess Marjan

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

Father Was a Fullback (1949)
as Elizabeth Cooper

The Last Dance (2000)
as Helen Parker

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

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast (1977)
as Self

The Christmas Box (1995)
as Mary Parkin

Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
as Secretary

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

Mrs. Miniver (1960)
as Mrs. Miniver

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

My Irish Molly (1938)
as Eileen O'Shea

Malaga (1954)
as Joanna Dana

The Homestretch (1947)
as Leslie Hale Wallace

A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
as Sydney Fairfield

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

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

Everything But the Truth (1956)
as Joan Madison

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man (2012)
as Self
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland (2002)
as Self

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende (1991)
Actor

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

Perry Como's Irish Christmas (1994)
as Self

A Cry of Angels (1963)
Actor

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





