Actor profile

Maureen O'Hara

17th August 1920 Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland Acting

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.

77 Movies 17 TV Shows 98 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

John Candy: I Like Me poster

John Candy: I Like Me 4th September 2025 as Self (archive footage)

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man poster

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man 15th June 2012 as Self

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year poster

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2nd July 2009 as Self (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade poster

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 25th July 2004 as Self (archive footage)

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

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 11th June 2002 as Self

The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat poster

The Queen of the Sky: The Story of the Sikorsky VS-44A Flying Boat 2nd December 2001 as Self

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood poster

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood 3rd April 2001 as Self

The Last Dance poster

The Last Dance 29th October 2000 as Helen Parker

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' poster

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' 14th October 2000 as Self

John Wayne-A Life on Film poster

John Wayne-A Life on Film 1st January 2000 as Self (archive footage)

Cab to Canada poster

Cab to Canada 29th November 1998 as Katherine

The Christmas Box poster

The Christmas Box 17th December 1995 as Mary Parkin

Perry Como's Irish Christmas poster

Perry Como's Irish Christmas 1st December 1994 as Self

Only the Lonely poster

Only the Lonely 24th May 1991 as Rose Muldoon

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende poster

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende 31st January 1991

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 19th September 1988 as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady poster

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 16th August 1982

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast poster

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast 7th June 1977 as Self

The Red Pony poster

The Red Pony 18th March 1973 as Ruth Tiflin

Directed by John Ford poster

Directed by John Ford 6th September 1971 as Self (1992)

Big Jake poster

Big Jake 26th May 1971 as Martha McCandles

How Do I Love Thee? poster

How Do I Love Thee? 1st October 1970 as Elsie Waltz

The Rare Breed poster

The Rare Breed 2nd February 1966 as Martha Price

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita poster

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita 26th May 1965 as Moira

A Cry of Angels poster

A Cry of Angels 15th December 1963

McLintock! poster

McLintock! 12th November 1963 as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock

Spencer's Mountain poster

Spencer's Mountain 16th May 1963 as Olivia Spencer

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation poster

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 15th June 1962 as Peggy Hobbs

The Deadly Companions poster

The Deadly Companions 6th June 1961 as Kit Tilden

The Parent Trap poster

The Parent Trap 13th May 1961 as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick

Our Man in Havana poster

Our Man in Havana 27th January 1960 as Beatrice Severn

Mrs. Miniver poster

Mrs. Miniver 7th January 1960 as Mrs. Miniver

The Wings of Eagles poster

The Wings of Eagles 31st January 1957 as Min Wead

Everything But the Truth poster

Everything But the Truth 1st December 1956 as Joan Madison

Lisbon poster

Lisbon 17th August 1956 as Sylvia Merrill

Lady Godiva of Coventry poster

Lady Godiva of Coventry 2nd November 1955 as Lady Godiva

The Red, White and Blue Line poster

The Red, White and Blue Line 1st June 1955 as Self

The Magnificent Matador poster

The Magnificent Matador 24th May 1955 as Karen Harrison

The Long Gray Line poster

The Long Gray Line 4th January 1955 as Mary O'Donnell

Malaga poster

Malaga 24th June 1954 as Joanna Dana

War Arrow poster

War Arrow 26th December 1953 as Elaine Corwin

The Redhead from Wyoming poster

The Redhead from Wyoming 8th January 1953 as Kate Maxwell

Against All Flags poster

Against All Flags 24th December 1952 as Spitfire Stevens

The Quiet Man poster

The Quiet Man 21st July 1952 as Mary Kate Danaher

Kangaroo poster

Kangaroo 16th May 1952 as Dell McGuire

At Sword's Point poster

At Sword's Point 22nd April 1952 as Claire - daughter of Athos

Flame of Araby poster

Flame of Araby 18th December 1951 as Princess Tanya

Rio Grande poster

Rio Grande 15th November 1950 as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Tripoli poster

Tripoli 9th November 1950 as Gräfin D'Arneau

Comanche Territory poster

Comanche Territory 1st May 1950 as Katie Howard

Bagdad poster

Bagdad 23rd November 1949 as Princess Marjan

Father Was a Fullback poster

Father Was a Fullback 30th September 1949 as Elizabeth Cooper

The Forbidden Street poster

The Forbidden Street 31st March 1949 as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver

A Woman's Secret poster

A Woman's Secret 13th January 1949 as Marian Washburn

Sitting Pretty poster

Sitting Pretty 10th March 1948 as Tacey King

The Foxes of Harrow poster

The Foxes of Harrow 24th September 1947 as Odalie D'Arceneaux

Miracle on 34th Street poster

Miracle on 34th Street 4th June 1947 as Doris Walker

The Homestretch poster

The Homestretch 4th May 1947 as Leslie Hale Wallace

Sinbad the Sailor poster

Sinbad the Sailor 13th January 1947 as Shireen

Do You Love Me poster

Do You Love Me 17th May 1946 as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard

Sentimental Journey poster

Sentimental Journey 6th March 1946 as Julie Beck Weatherly

The Spanish Main poster

The Spanish Main 1st October 1945 as Contessa Francesca

Buffalo Bill poster

Buffalo Bill 2nd April 1944 as Louisa Frederici

The Fallen Sparrow poster

The Fallen Sparrow 19th August 1943 as Toni Donne

This Land Is Mine poster

This Land Is Mine 7th May 1943 as Louise Martin

Immortal Sergeant poster

Immortal Sergeant 29th April 1943 as Valentine Lee

The Black Swan poster

The Black Swan 4th December 1942 as Lady Margaret Denby

To the Shores of Tripoli poster

To the Shores of Tripoli 9th November 1942 as Mary Carter

Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster

Ten Gentlemen from West Point 26th June 1942 as Carolyn Bainbridge

How Green Was My Valley poster

How Green Was My Valley 28th October 1941 as Angharad Morgan

They Met in Argentina poster

They Met in Argentina 25th April 1941 as Lolita O'Shea

Dance, Girl, Dance poster

Dance, Girl, Dance 30th August 1940 as Judy

A Bill of Divorcement poster

A Bill of Divorcement 31st May 1940 as Sydney Fairfield

The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame 31st August 1939 as Esmeralda

Jamaica Inn poster

Jamaica Inn 11th May 1939 as Mary Yellan

My Irish Molly poster

My Irish Molly 5th December 1938 as Eileen O'Shea

Kicking the Moon Around poster

Kicking the Moon Around 29th March 1938 as Secretary

Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy 26th November 2001 as Self

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA poster

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA 25th February 1995 as Self

The Hollywood Greats poster

The Hollywood Greats 4th August 1977

The American Film Institute Salute to ... poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ... 2nd April 1973 as Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 22nd January 1969 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

Startime poster

Startime 6th October 1959 as Self

The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour 12th January 1959

The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour 12th January 1959 as Self - Hostess

The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour 12th January 1959 as Self - Host

DuPont Show of the Month poster

DuPont Show of the Month 29th September 1957

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 5th October 1956 as Self

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Susanna Cibber

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self - Mystery Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Presenter