Acting · Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland · Born August 17, 1920
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.
MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohn Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
2012
as Self
Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland
2002
as Self
MovieThe Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat
2001
as Self
TVRichard & Judy
2001
as Self
MovieCleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self
MovieThe Last Dance
2000
as Helen Parker
MovieBackstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
as Self
MovieJohn Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCab to Canada
1998
as Katherine
MovieThe Christmas Box
1995
as Mary Parkin
TVThe Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
MoviePerry Como's Irish Christmas
1994
as Self
MovieOnly the Lonely
1991
as Rose Muldoon
MovieJohn Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
MovieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieNatalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
TVThe Hollywood Greats
1977
MovieJohnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
1977
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieThe Red Pony
1973
as Ruth Tiflin
MovieDirected by John Ford
1971
as Self (1992)
MovieBig Jake
1971
as Martha McCandles
MovieHow Do I Love Thee?
1970
as Elsie Waltz
TVThe Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Rare Breed
1966
as Martha Price
MovieThe Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1965
as Moira
MovieA Cry of Angels
1963
MovieMcLintock!
1963
as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
MovieSpencer's Mountain
1963
as Olivia Spencer
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Peggy Hobbs
MovieThe Deadly Companions
1961
as Kit Tilden
MovieThe Parent Trap
1961
as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
MovieOur Man in Havana
1960
as Beatrice Severn
MovieMrs. Miniver
1960
as Mrs. Miniver
TVStartime
1959
as Self
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
TVDuPont Show of the Month
1957
MovieThe Wings of Eagles
1957
as Min Wead
MovieEverything But the Truth
1956
as Joan Madison
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MovieLisbon
1956
as Sylvia Merrill
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
MovieLady Godiva of Coventry
1955
as Lady Godiva
MovieThe Red, White and Blue Line
1955
as Self
MovieThe Magnificent Matador
1955
as Karen Harrison
MovieThe Long Gray Line
1955
as Mary O'Donnell
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
MovieMalaga
1954
as Joanna Dana
MovieWar Arrow
1953
as Elaine Corwin
MovieThe Redhead from Wyoming
1953
as Kate Maxwell
MovieAgainst All Flags
1952
as Spitfire Stevens
MovieThe Quiet Man
1952
as Mary Kate Danaher
MovieKangaroo
1952
as Dell McGuire
MovieAt Sword's Point
1952
as Claire - daughter of Athos
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Susanna Cibber
MovieFlame of Araby
1951
as Princess Tanya
MovieRio Grande
1950
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
MovieTripoli
1950
as Gräfin D'Arneau
MovieComanche Territory
1950
as Katie Howard
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
MovieBagdad
1949
as Princess Marjan
MovieFather Was a Fullback
1949
as Elizabeth Cooper
MovieThe Forbidden Street
1949
as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
MovieA Woman's Secret
1949
as Marian Washburn
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieSitting Pretty
1948
as Tacey King
MovieThe Foxes of Harrow
1947
as Odalie D'Arceneaux
MovieMiracle on 34th Street
1947
as Doris Walker
MovieThe Homestretch
1947
as Leslie Hale Wallace
MovieSinbad the Sailor
1947
as Shireen
MovieDo You Love Me
1946
as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
MovieSentimental Journey
1946
as Julie Beck Weatherly
MovieThe Spanish Main
1945
as Contessa Francesca
MovieBuffalo Bill
1944
as Louisa Frederici
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Fallen Sparrow
1943
as Toni Donne
MovieThis Land Is Mine
1943
as Louise Martin
MovieImmortal Sergeant
1943
as Valentine Lee
MovieThe Black Swan
1942
as Lady Margaret Denby
MovieTo the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Mary Carter
MovieTen Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Carolyn Bainbridge
MovieHow Green Was My Valley
1941
as Angharad Morgan
MovieThey Met in Argentina
1941
as Lolita O'Shea
MovieDance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Judy
MovieA Bill of Divorcement
1940
as Sydney Fairfield
MovieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Esmeralda
MovieJamaica Inn
1939
as Mary Yellan
MovieMy Irish Molly
1938
as Eileen O'Shea
MovieKicking the Moon Around
1938
as Secretary
