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In America, the early performing arts accomplishments of young Maureen FitzSimons (who we know as Maureen O'Hara) would definitely have put her in the child prodigy category. However, for a child of Irish heritage surrounded by gifted parents and family, these were very natural traits. Maureen made her entrance into this caring haven on August 17... See full bio »

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Maureen FitzSimons
in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland (now Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland)
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2000 The Last Dance (TV movie)
Helen Parker
 
1998 Cab to Canada (TV movie)
Katherine Eure
 
1995 The Christmas Box (TV movie)
Mary Parkin (Mrs. Parkin)
 
1991 Only the Lonely
Rose Muldoon
 
1973 The Red Pony (TV movie)
Ruth Tiflin
 
1971 Big Jake
Martha McCandles
 
1970 How Do I Love Thee?
Elsie Waltz
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
Mother Goose
– Who's Afraid of Mother Goose? (1967) … Mother Goose
 
1966 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Sara Longstreet
– High Button Shoes (1966) … Sara Longstreet
 
1966 The Rare Breed
Martha Price
 
1965 The Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Moira
 
1963 A Cry of Angels (TV movie)
Susanna Cibber
 
1963 McLintock!
Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
 
1963 Spencer's Mountain
Olivia Spencer
 
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Peggy Hobbs
 
1962 Theatre '62 (TV series)
– Spellbound (1962)
 
1961 The Parent Trap
Maggie McKendrick
 
1961 The Deadly Companions
Kit Tildon
 
1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
– The Scarlet Pimpernel (1960) … Lady Marguerite Blakeney
 
1960 Mrs. Miniver (TV movie)
Mrs. Miniver
 
1959 Our Man in Havana
Beatrice Severn
 
1957 The Wings of Eagles
Min Wead
 
1956 Everything But the Truth
Joan Madison
 
1956 Lisbon
Sylvia Merrill
 
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry
Lady Godiva
 
1955 The Magnificent Matador
Karen Harrison
 
1955 The Long Gray Line
Mary O'Donnell
 
1954 Malaga
Joanna Dana
 
1953 War Arrow
Elaine Corwin
 
1953 The Redhead from Wyoming
Kate Maxwell
 
1952 Against All Flags
Prudence 'Spitfire' Stevens
 
1952 The Quiet Man
Mary Kate Danaher
 
1952 Kangaroo
Dell McGuire
 
1952 At Sword's Point
Claire - daughter of Athos
 
1951 Flame of Araby
Princess Tanya
 
1950 Rio Grande
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
 
1950 Tripoli
Countess D'Arneau
 
1950 Comanche Territory
Katie Howard
 
1949 Bagdad
Princess Marjan
 
1949 Father Was a Fullback
Elizabeth Cooper
 
1949 The Forbidden Street
Adelaide 'Addie' Culver
 
1949 A Woman's Secret
Marian Washburn
 
1948 Sitting Pretty
Tacey King
 
1947 The Foxes of Harrow
Odalie 'Lilli' D'Arceneaux
 
1947 Miracle on 34th Street
Doris Walker
 
1947 The Homestretch
Leslie Hale
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Shireen
 
1946 Do You Love Me
Katherine 'Kitten' Hilliard
 
1946 Sentimental Journey
Julie Beck / Weatherly
 
1945 The Spanish Main
Contessa Francesca
 
1944 Buffalo Bill
Louisa Frederici Cody
 
1943 The Fallen Sparrow
Toni Donne
 
1943 This Land Is Mine
Louise Martin
 
1943 Immortal Sergeant
Valentine Lee
 
1942 The Black Swan
Lady Margaret Denby
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Carolyn Bainbridge
 
1942 To the Shores of Tripoli
Lt. Mary Carter
 
1941 How Green Was My Valley
Angharad
 
1941 They Met in Argentina
Lolita O'Shea
 
1940 Dance, Girl, Dance
Judy O'Brien
 
1940 A Bill of Divorcement
Sydney Fairfield
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Esmeralda
 
1939 Jamaica Inn
Mary - His Niece
 
1938 Little Miss Molly
Eileen O'Shea (as Maureen FitzSimons)
 
1938 The Playboy
Secretary (as Maureen FitzSimons)
 
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1963 Spencer's Mountain (performer: "In the Garden" - uncredited)
 
1961 The Parent Trap (performer: "For Now for Always" 1961)
 
1961 The Deadly Companions (performer: "Title Song")
 
1952 The Quiet Man (performer: "The Young May Moon" - uncredited, "The Isle of Innisfree" 1950 - uncredited / "The Isle of Innisfree" 1950 - uncredited)
 
1949 Bagdad (performer: "Bagdad", "Love Is Strange", "Song of the Desert")
 
1949 A Woman's Secret (performer: "Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry", "Paradise")
 
1946 Do You Love Me (performer: "MOONLIGHT PROPAGANDA" - uncredited)
 
1941 They Met in Argentina (performer: "Cutting the Cane")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1989 Dieter & Andreas (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (44 titles)
2010 Dreaming the Quiet Man (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Kelly (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 January 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 2nd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
 
2004 The Late Late Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 September 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 September 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
1993-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Natalie Wood: Child of Hollywood (2003) … Herself
– Hayley Mills: Seeing Double (1999) … Herself
– Roddy McDowall: Hollywood's Best Friend (1998) … Herself
– John Ford: An American Vision (1993) … Herself
– John Wayne: The Unquiet American … Herself
 
2003 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 The Quiet Man: The Joy of Ireland (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000-2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Herself / Herself - Actress
– Miracle on 34th Street (2001) … Herself
– How Green Was My Valley (2000) … Herself - Actress
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 Irish Christmas (TV special)
Herself
 
1994 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Herself
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Roddy McDowall (1993) … Herself
 
1992 The 52th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself
– John Ford: Part One (1992) … Herself
 
1991 The 51th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1991 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 May 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1963-1991 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 1991 (1991) … Herself
– Episode dated 23 May 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1991 The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Herself
– John Wayne (1984) … Herself
 
1977 The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Favourite Movie Actor
 
1976 An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1972 The Fabulous Fordies (TV movie)
Herself
 
1969 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Herself
– The Honeymooners: Ralph Goes Hollywood (1969) … Herself
 
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 You Don't Say (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 August 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.208 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #1.207 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #1.206 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #1.205 (1967) … Herself
– Episode #1.204 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 Hollywood Talent Scouts (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 May 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1963-1966 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 April 1966 (1966) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 May 1965 (1965) … Herself
– St. Patrick's Day Special (1964) … Herself
– Episode #1.24 (1963) … Herself
 
1962-1964 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Hostess
– Episode dated 22 December 1964 (1964) … Herself - Hostess
– Gala Performance (1962) … Herself
 
1955-1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Singer / Herself
– Episode #15.26 (1962) … Singer
– Episode #15.4 (1961) … Singer
– Episode #8.22 (1955) … Herself
 
1955-1960 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 May 1960 (1960) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 February 1955 (1955) … Herself
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Herself
– The Talent Scouts Program (1960) … Herself
 
1959 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 27 December 1959 (1959) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1958 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.7 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1957 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.3 (1957) … Herself
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Intermission Guest
– Penny Serenade (1955) … Herself - Intermission Guest
 
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2010 My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Remembering 'The Quiet Man' (video short)
Danaher, Mary Kate
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (video documentary short)
 
1979 Homage for The Duke (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1977 That's Action (documentary)
Herself
 
1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Herself
 
1971 Directed by John Ford (documentary)
Herself
 
1952-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1959) Unsold pilot: Hosted a pilot for a proposed anthology series called "The Woman in the Case." See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Maureen FitzSimons

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'm very lucky I really had some wonderful movies. See more »

Trivia:

In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Lidia Simoneschi. She was occasionally dubbed by Dhia Cristiani, most notably in Sitting Pretty; by Rosetta Calavetta and once by Paola Barbara in the multi Oscar-winning How Green Was My Valley. See more »

Trademark:

Often starred with John Wayne See more »

Nickname:

Big Red See more »

Star Sign:

Leo