Maureen O'Hara

Born: 1920-08-17

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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The Quiet Man

as Mary Kate Danaher
Released: 1952-07-21

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

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Only the Lonely

as Rose Muldoon
Released: 1991-05-24

Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and...

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The Parent Trap

as Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick
Released: 1961-05-13

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years...

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Miracle on 34th Street

as Doris Walker
Released: 1947-06-04

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow...

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Jamaica Inn

as Mary Yellan
Released: 1939-05-11

In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to...

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McLintock!

as Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Released: 1963-11-12

Ageing, wealthy, rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Esmeralda
Released: 1939-12-29

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the...

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Big Jake

as Martha McCandles
Released: 1971-05-26

An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his...

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Rio Grande

as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
Released: 1950-11-15

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of...

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The Black Swan

as Lady Margaret Denby
Released: 1942-12-04

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of...

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How Green Was My Valley

as Angharad Morgan
Released: 1941-10-28

A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the...

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Dance, Girl, Dance

as Judy O'Brien
Released: 1940-08-30

Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash...

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The Rare Breed

as Martha Price
Released: 1966-02-02

When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to...

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Spencer's Mountain

as Olivia Spencer
Released: 1963-05-16

Clay Spencer and his wife, Olivia, live in a small town deep in the mountains. When Clay isn't...

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Against All Flags

as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens
Released: 1952-12-24

A British naval officer fights pirates in Madagascar.

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This Land Is Mine

as Louise Martin
Released: 1943-05-07

Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn...

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Our Man in Havana

as Beatrice Severn
Released: 1960-01-27

Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage...

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Buffalo Bill

as Louisa Frederici
Released: 1944-04-02

Scout William F. Cody (Joel McCrea) marries a U.S. senator's daughter (Maureen O'Hara), fights...

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Sinbad the Sailor

as Shireen
Released: 1947-01-13

Daredevil sailor Sinbad embarks on a voyage across the Seven Seas to find the lost riches of...

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A Woman's Secret

as Marian Washburn
Released: 1949-01-13

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a...

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The Wings of Eagles

as Min Wead
Released: 1957-01-31

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Peggy Hobbs
Released: 1962-06-15

Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a...

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The Long Gray Line

as Mary O'Donnell
Released: 1955-02-09

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned...

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The Deadly Companions

as Kit Tilden
Released: 1961-06-06

Ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son, tries to make up for it by escorting the...

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The Spanish Main

as Contessa Francesca
Released: 1945-10-01

Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the...

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Sitting Pretty

as Tacey King
Released: 1948-03-10

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter....

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Lady Godiva of Coventry

as Lady Godiva
Released: 1955-11-02

Fictionalized account of events leading up the famous nude ride (alas, her hair covers...

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Directed by John Ford

as Self (1992)
Released: 1971-09-06

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.

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Bagdad

as Princess Marjan
Released: 1949-11-23

An Arab sheik's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) avenges his death, blamed on Hassan (Paul Christian)...

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Comanche Territory

as Katie Howard
Released: 1950-05-01

Silver has been found on comanche territory and the government accomplished a peaceful agreement...

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War Arrow

as Elaine Corwin
Released: 1953-12-26

A thrilling Cavalry-versus-Indians adventure starring Jeff Chandler as an Army official...

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To the Shores of Tripoli

as Mary Carter
Released: 1942-11-09

Chronicle of a spoiled rich boy who joins the Marines with an off-handed attitude and finally...

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The Foxes of Harrow

as Odalie D'Arceneaux
Released: 1947-09-24

An Irish rascal and inveterate gambler uses his considerable skills at the gaming tables of New...

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-07-02

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips...

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Kangaroo

as Dell McGuire
Released: 1952-05-16

In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to...

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Do You Love Me

as Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
Released: 1946-05-17

Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band...

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Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Carolyn Bainbridge
Released: 1942-06-26

This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military...

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-07-25

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured...

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The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

as Moira
Released: 1965-05-26

Two British children travel to Italy in an attempt to break up their runaway mother's affair...

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The Redhead from Wyoming

as Kate Maxwell
Released: 1953-01-08

A saloonkeeper sides with the sheriff for justice after she's framed for rustling.

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Sentimental Journey

as Julie Beck Weatherly
Released: 1946-03-06

An actress becomes taken with Hitty, a young orphan prone to dreaming. Julie soon finds out that...

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Tripoli

as Gräfin D'Arneau
Released: 1950-11-09

In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the...

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2001-04-03

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most...

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Flame of Araby

as Princess Tanya
Released: 1951-12-18

An Arabian-nights princess and a Bedouin chief contend over possession of a stallion, but unite...

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A Bill of Divorcement

as Sydney Fairfield
Released: 1940-05-31

Father's return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family.

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Father Was a Fullback

as Elizabeth Cooper
Released: 1949-09-30

Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of...

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Lisbon

as Sylvia Merrill
Released: 1956-08-17

For Capt. Robert John Evans, smuggling black-market goods is nothing out of the ordinary. But...

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The Last Dance

as Helen Parker
Released: 2000-10-29

A retired school teacher is reminded of her past after she befriends with one of her former...

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They Met in Argentina

as Lolita O'Shea
Released: 1941-04-25

A Texas oil millionaire, after failing to secure oil lands in Argentina, seeks out a famous...

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Immortal Sergeant

as Valentine Lee
Released: 1943-04-29

During WWII, a corporal in the desert reminisces about the love he left behind and faces...

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Malaga

as Joanna Dana
Released: 1954-06-24

A female former OSS agent is sent to Tangiers, Morocco, to infiltrate and destroy an...

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The Red Pony

as Ruth Tiflin
Released: 1973-03-17

A young farmboy who can't seem to communicate with his father develops an attachment to a young...

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The Magnificent Matador

as Karen Harrison
Released: 1955-05-24

Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding,...

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The Fallen Sparrow

as Toni Donne
Released: 1943-08-19

Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City...

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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

as Self
Released: 2000-10-14

Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge...

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The Christmas Box

as Mary Parkin
Released: 1995-12-17

A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter in to an estate as...

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At Sword's Point

as Claire - daughter of Athos
Released: 1952-04-22

France, 1648: Richelieu and Louis XIII are dead, the new king is a minor, and the Duc de Lavalle...

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Everything But the Truth

as Joan Madison
Released: 1956-12-01

Upset with the prevarications of the adult world, Willie launches a truth-telling campaign at...

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John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

as Self
Released: 2012-06-15

Dreaming the Quiet Man’ includes interviews with aficionados of Ford like, Martin, Scorsese,...

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The Homestretch

as Leslie Hale Wallace
Released: 1947-05-04

A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's love of horses and the racetrack circuit.

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The Forbidden Street

as Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
Released: 1949-03-31

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His...

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Cab to Canada

as Katherine
Released: 1998-11-29

Fact-based story about a Pasadena cab driver who picks up what he believes is a routine fare, an...

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John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

as uncredited
Released: 1991-01-31

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How Do I Love Thee?

as Elsie Waltz
Released: 1970-10-01

A professor recalls his atheistic father, his devoted mother and his father's blousy mistress.

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My Irish Molly

as Eileen O'Shea
Released: 1938-12-05

Binkie Stuart, a child star whose career briefly flourished before the outbreak of war in 1939,...

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The Red, White and Blue Line

as Self
Released: 1955-06-01

A promotional film for United States Savings Bonds

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Mrs. Miniver

as Mrs. Miniver
Released: 1960-01-07

A British housewife faces up to the harsh realities of the Second World War.

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A Cry of Angels

as uncredited
Released: 1963-12-15

Hallmark presents the story of how the greatest oratorio, George Frederic Handel's "The...

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Perry Como's Irish Christmas

as Self
Released: 1994-12-01

Perry Como's last great concert special, filmed in Ireland and screened in 1994. Como appears...

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Kicking the Moon Around

as Secretary
Released: 1938-03-29

Kicking the Moon Around is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self
First aired: 1969-01-22

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show...

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Richard & Judy

as Self
First aired: 2001-11-26

Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and...

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self
First aired: 1973-04-02

In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Susanna Cibber
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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The Hollywood Greats

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-08-04

Hollywood Greats was a BBC Television series, which began in 1977. The film critic Barry Norman...

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-02-25

One of awards season's premier events, the SAG Awards annually celebrates the outstanding motion...

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