Maureen O'Hara

Acting · Born 1920-08-17 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

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.

Filmography

• The Quiet Man as Mary Kate Danaher
• Only the Lonely as Rose Muldoon
• Big Jake as Martha McCandles
• Rio Grande as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Esmeralda
• Miracle on 34th Street as Doris Walker
• Jamaica Inn as Mary Yellan
• Dance, Girl, Dance as Judy O'Brien
• Our Man in Havana as Beatrice Severn
• The Fallen Sparrow as Toni Donne