Maureen O'Hara

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Maureen O'Hara

Acting August 17, 1920

Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

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…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

7.4 1947 Movie
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.0 1944 TV Show
The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

7.3 1952 Movie
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

7.0 1961 Movie
How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

7.3 1941 Movie
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

3.4 2001 TV Show
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 TV Show
Rio Grande

Rio Grande

6.8 1950 Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4 1956 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    John Candy: I Like Me

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2020
    Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  3. 2012
    John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

    Movie Self

  4. 2009
    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2004
    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2002
    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

    Movie Self

  7. 2002
    The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland

    Movie Self

  8. 2001
    The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat

    Movie Self

  9. 2001
    Richard & Judy

    TV show Self

  10. 2001
    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Movie Self

  11. 2000
    The Last Dance

    Movie Helen Parker

  12. 2000
    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Movie Self

  13. 2000
    John Wayne-A Life on Film

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 1998
    Cab to Canada

    Movie Katherine

  15. 1995
    The Christmas Box

    Movie Mary Parkin

  16. 1995
    The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

    TV show Self

More credits
  1. 1994
    Perry Como's Irish Christmas

    Movie Self

  2. 1991
    Only the Lonely

    Movie Rose Muldoon

  3. 1991
    John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

    Movie

  4. 1988
    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  5. 1982
    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Movie

  6. 1977
    The Hollywood Greats

    TV show

  7. 1977
    Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast

    Movie Self

  8. 1973
    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    TV show Self

  9. 1973
    The Red Pony

    Movie Ruth Tiflin

  10. 1971
    Directed by John Ford

    Movie Self (1992)

  11. 1971
    Big Jake

    Movie Martha McCandles

  12. 1970
    How Do I Love Thee?

    Movie Elsie Waltz

  13. 1969
    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    TV show Self

  14. 1968
    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    TV show Self - Guest

  15. 1966
    The Rare Breed

    Movie Martha Price

  16. 1965
    The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

    Movie Moira

  17. 1963
    A Cry of Angels

    Movie

  18. 1963
    McLintock!

    Movie Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

  19. 1963
    Spencer's Mountain

    Movie Olivia Spencer

  20. 1962
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    TV show Self

  21. 1962
    Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

    Movie Peggy Hobbs

  22. 1961
    The Deadly Companions

    Movie Kit Tilden

  23. 1961
    The Parent Trap

    Movie Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

  24. 1960
    Our Man in Havana

    Movie Beatrice Severn