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Margaret O'Brien

Acting Born Jan 15, 1937 San Diego, California, USA 97 credits

Biography

Margaret O'Brien is an American film and stage actress born on January 15, 1937. She was born Angela Maxine O'Brien and later changed her name to Margaret. Her father Lawrence O'Brien was a circus performer who died before she was born. Her mother Gladys Flores was a flamenco dancer. Margaret is of half-Irish and half-Spanish ancestry. She was one of the most popular child actors in cinema history, with a brief career as a leading character, and later appeared in supporting film roles and on stage.

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Known for

The New Lassie

1989

Murder, She Wrote

as Jane

Tales from the Darkside

as Mildred Webster

Hotel

as Martha Connelly
Film

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film

Over the Top

1987

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Neva Phillips

Adam-12

as Mrs. Pendleton

Ironside

as Louise Prescott

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self
Film

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Anne Lipscott

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Frequent co-stars

Judy Garland 1 shared title
Mary Astor 1 shared title
Lucille Bremer 1 shared title
Leon Ames 1 shared title
Tom Drake 1 shared title
Marjorie Main 1 shared title
Harry Davenport 1 shared title
June Lockhart 1 shared title
Henry H. Daniels Jr. 1 shared title
Joan Carroll 1 shared title

Career timeline

Prepper's GroveThis Is Our ChristmasImpact EventNear Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Frankenstein Rising
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie StarThe Craven Cove Murders
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sHollywood MortuaryCreaturealm: From the Dead
E! True Hollywood StorySunset After Dark
The Story of LassieMeet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
The New LassieWhen We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Murder, She WroteTales from the Darkside
HotelShowbiz Goes to WarHollywood’s Children
Amy
Testimony of Two Men
That's Entertainment!Death in Space
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Diabolic WeddingThe Pledge of Allegiance
Love, American StyleMarcus Welby, M.D.
Adam-12Split Second to an Epitaph
IronsideThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonCombat!
The Mike Douglas ShowDr. Kildare
The AquanautsHeller in Pink Tights
RawhideAdventures in ParadiseThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
Perry MasonWagon TrainThe Mystery of Thirteen
The Steve Allen ShowGlory
Matinee TheaterMGM ParadeHollywood Preview

Full filmography

  • Prepper's Grove (2018) as Gigi
  • This Is Our Christmas (2018) as Mrs. Foxworth
  • Impact Event (2018) as Amanda
  • Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (2018) as Self
  • Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! (2017) as Bridgette's Grandmother
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2017) as Ms. Stevenson
  • Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015) as Self
  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011) as Self - Interviewee
  • Frankenstein Rising (2010)
  • Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (2009) as Miss Coyote (voice)
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) as Self
  • Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002) as Self - Actress
  • The Craven Cove Murders (2002) as Fan
  • Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998) as Self
  • Hollywood Mortuary (1998) as Herself
  • Creaturealm: From the Dead (1998) as Herself
  • E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  • Sunset After Dark (1996) as Betty Corman
  • The Story of Lassie (1994) as Self
  • Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (1994) as Self
  • The New Lassie (1989)
  • When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen (1989) as Self
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Jane
  • Tales from the Darkside (1984) as Mildred Webster
  • Hotel (1982) as Martha Connelly
  • Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood’s Children (1982) as Self (archive footage)
  • Amy (1981) as Hazel Johnson
  • Testimony of Two Men (1977) as Flora Bumpstead Eaton
  • That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Death in Space (1974) as Pam Rhodes
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973) as Self (archive footage)
  • Diabolic Wedding (1971)
  • The Pledge of Allegiance (1971) as Narrator
  • Love, American Style (1969)
  • Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Neva Phillips
  • Adam-12 (1968) as Mrs. Pendleton
  • Split Second to an Epitaph (1968) as Louise Prescott
  • Ironside (1967) as Louise Prescott
  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) as Self
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Anne Lipscott
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Combat! (1962) as Marianne Fraisnet
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Dr. Kildare (1961) as Nurse Lori Palmer
  • The Aquanauts (1960) as Ellen Marstand
  • Heller in Pink Tights (1960) as Della Southby
  • Rawhide (1959) as Betsy Stauffer
  • Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Phyllis Willoughby
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Jean
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Virginia Trent
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Julie Revere
  • The Mystery of Thirteen (1957) as Annie Brookes
  • The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Singer
  • Glory (1956) as Clarabel Tilbee
  • Matinee Theater (1955)
  • MGM Parade (1955) as Self
  • Hollywood Preview (1955) as Self
  • Climax! (1954) as Kathy Fathian
  • Climax! (1954) as Chip
  • Climax! (1954) as Angie Hawley
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Sarah Trask
  • The Eyes of Two People (1952) as Catherine McDermott
  • Her First Romance (1951) as Betty Foster
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Ginny
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Margaret
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Laura
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Elaine
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Self - Intermission Guest
  • Little Women (1949) as Beth
  • The Secret Garden (1949) as Mary Lennox
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Studio One (1948)
  • Studio One (1948) as Julie Denton
  • Studio One (1948) as Jenny Walker
  • Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) as Flavia Mills
  • Big City (1948) as Midge
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
  • The Unfinished Dance (1947) as 'Meg' Merlin
  • Three Wise Fools (1946) as Sheila O'Monahan
  • Bad Bascomb (1946) as Emmy
  • Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) as Selma Jacobson
  • Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) as 'Tootie' Smith
  • Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
  • Music for Millions (1944) as Mike
  • The Canterville Ghost (1944) as Lady Jessica de Canterville
  • Jane Eyre (1943) as Adele Varens
  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) as Margaret
  • You, John Jones! (1943) as Daughter
  • Madame Curie (1943) as Irene Curie - Age 5
  • Lost Angel (1943) as Alpha
  • Thousands Cheer (1943) as Drug Store Customer
  • Journey for Margaret (1942) as Margaret
  • Babes on Broadway (1941) as Maxine (uncredited)
  • Love Is in Bel Air as Vivienne