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Maggie McNamara

Acting Born Jun 18, 1928 New York City, New York, USA 12 credits

Biography

Marguerite McNamara (June 18, 1928 – February 18, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actress and model from the United States. McNamara began her career as a teenage fashion model. She first came to public attention as Patty O'Neill in the 1951 national tour of F. Hugh Herbert's The Moon Is Blue which ran concurrently with the original Broadway production. In 1952 she succeeded Barbara Bel Geddes in that role in the Broadway production. Both productions were directed by Otto Preminger, and Preminger also directed McNamara in that role in the controversial 1953 film adaptation of that work. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film.

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Known for

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Camilla

The Twilight Zone

as Barbara Blake

Ben Casey

1961
Film

The Good Shepherd

as Laura Drake
Film

The Cardinal

as Florrie Fermoyle

Full filmography

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Camilla
  • The Twilight Zone (1959) as Barbara Blake
  • Ben Casey (1961)
  • The Clock (1949)
  • The Great Adventure (1963) as Laura Drake
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
  • The Cardinal (1963) as Florrie Fermoyle
  • Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) as Maria Williams
  • The Moon Is Blue (1953) as Patty O'Neill
  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as actress 'The Moon Is Blue' (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Girl on The Roof (1953) as A tourist
  • Prince of Players (1955) as Mary Devlin Booth