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Maureen O'Hara

Acting Born Aug 17, 1920 Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Richard & Judy

as Self

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

as Self
Film

Miracle on 34th Street

as Doris Walker

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
  • Richard & Judy (2001) as Self
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
  • Startime (1959) as Self
  • DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
  • The Parent Trap (1961) as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self - Hostess
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (1959) as Self - Host
  • The George Gobel Show (1954) as Self
  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) as Self
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
  • The Hollywood Greats (1977)
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Esmeralda
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Susanna Cibber
  • McLintock! (1963) as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
  • The Black Swan (1942) as Lady Margaret Denby
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as Doris Walker
  • Big Jake (1971) as Martha McCandles