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Maureen O'Hara

1920 - 2015

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Maureen O'Hara (née FitzSimons; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish-born naturalized American actress who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was a natural redhead who was known for playing passionate but sensible heroines, often in Westerns and adventure films. She worked with director John Ford and long-time friend John Wayne on numerous projects. O'Hara was born into a Catholic family and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maureen O'Hara is the 806th most popular actor (down from 685th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 40th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Irish Actor.

Maureen O'Hara is most famous for her roles in Miracle on 34th Street, The Quiet Man, and How Green Was My Valley.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Maureen O'Hara ranks 806 out of 13,578. Before her are Kabir Bedi, Tony Martin, David Caruso, Kelly McGillis, Türkan Şoray, and Giancarlo Esposito. After her are Famke Janssen, Dirk Benedict, Hal Holbrook, Brian Thompson, Tim Roth, and Capucine.

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Among people born in 1920, Maureen O'Hara ranks 71. Before her are César Rodríguez Álvarez, Isaac Stern, Walter Nowotny, George Armitage Miller, Chiara Lubich, and Dave Brubeck. After her are Timothy Leary, John Harsanyi, Elliot Richardson, Alicia Alonso, Richard Farnsworth, and Kim Yong-ju. Among people deceased in 2015, Maureen O'Hara ranks 65. Before her are Oliver Sacks, Zhelyu Zhelev, Kenzo Ohashi, Alfred G. Gilman, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, and Assia Djebar. After her are Francesco Rosi, Marshall Rosenberg, Pierre Brice, Dave Mackay, Halldór Ásgrímsson, and Nirmala Joshi.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Maureen O'Hara ranks 63 out of 549. Before her are John Toland (1670), Terry Wogan (1938), Conor McGregor (1988), Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865), Bono (1960), and Rory Gallagher (1948). After her are John Tyndall (1820), Eileen Gray (1878), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Saint Gall (550), and Vergilius of Salzburg (700).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Maureen O'Hara ranks 9. Before her are Pierce Brosnan (1953), Liam Cunningham (1961), Lola Montez (1821), Cillian Murphy (1976), Gabriel Byrne (1950), and Brendan Gleeson (1955). After her are Colin Farrell (1976), Brenda Fricker (1945), Caitriona Balfe (1979), Edward Mulhare (1923), Maureen O'Sullivan (1911), and Fionnula Flanagan (1941).

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