Maureen O'Sullivan
Born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland — May 17 1911• Died Jun 23 1998
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Maureen Paula O'Sullivan was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, on May 17, 1911. The future mother of Mia Farrow was a schooldays classmate of Vivien Leigh at the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton in London. Even as a schoolgirl, Maureen desired an acting career; she studied hard and read widely. When the opportunity to be an actress came along, it almost dropped in her lap. The director Frank Borzage was in Dublin filming “Song o’ My Heart” (1930) when Maureen, then 18, met him. Borzage suggested a screen test, which she took. The results were m…
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Maureen O'Sullivan's Credits
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Climax!
Lady Dominey
Matinee Theater
Ben Casey
Four Star Playhouse
Minna Baxter
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Cavalcade of America
Sister Mary Benedict
Lux Video Theatre
Agnes Fisher
Leg Work
Dorothy Richardson
The Whistler
Hannah and Her Sisters
Norma
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Bennet
Tarzan the Ape Man
Jane Parker
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Tall T
Doretta Mims
Tarzan and His Mate
Jane Parker
Peggy Sue Got Married
Elizabeth Alvorg
Tarzan Escapes
Jane
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
A Yank at Oxford
Molly Beaumont
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Big Clock
Georgette Stroud
The Great Houdinis
Lady Conan Doyle
The Thin Man
Dorothy Wynant
Just Imagine
LN-18
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
The Phynx
Maureen O'Sullivan
Stranded
Grace Clark
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Eleanor Biddlecomb
Let Us Live
Mary Roberts
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Henrietta Barrett
Famous T&A 2
Jane Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sporting Blood
Linda Lockwood
David Copperfield
Dora Spenlow
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Maria Orlich
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Jane
Ellis in Freedomland
The Dishwasher (voice)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Self (archive footage)
Woman Wanted
Ann
Port of Seven Seas
Madelon
Where Danger Lives
Julie
Wild Heritage
Emma Breslin
A Day at the Races
Judy Standish
Spring Madness
Alexandra Benson
Cardinal Richelieu
Lenore
Maisie Was a Lady
Abby Rawlston
Anna Karenina
Kitty
The Devil-Doll
Lorraine Lavond
Too Scared to Scream
Marian Hardwick
The Habitation of Dragons
Helen Taylor
My Dear Miss Aldrich
Martha Aldrich
The Romance of Celluloid
Self
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
Molly Kelly
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Jane Parker
Good Old Boy
Aunt Sue
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Jane
Skyscraper Souls
Lynn Harding
Duffy of San Quentin
Gladys Duffy
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
Self
Skyline
Katherine Kearny
The Crowd Roars
Sheila 'Shelia' Carson
With Murder in Mind
Aunt Mildred
Never Too Late
Edith Lambert
The Steel Cage
Gladys Duffy
Tugboat Annie
Patricia 'Pat' Severn
The Big Shot
Doris Thompson
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Camden Terry
Payment Deferred
Winnie Marble
Stage Mother
Shirley Lorraine
Between Two Women
Claire Donahue
A Connecticut Yankee
Alisande / Woman in Mansion
Hold That Kiss
June Evans
Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
All I Desire
Sara Harper
Fast Companions
Sally
The Edge of Innocence
Julia Williams
Okay, America!
Sheila Barton
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
The Princess and the Plumber
Princess Louise
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
Self
The Crooked Hearts
Lillian Stanton
Hide-Out
Pauline Miller
Tarzan Revisited
Self (archive footage)
So This Is London
Elinor Worthing
Song o' My Heart
Eileen
West Point of the Air
'Skip' Carter
Morning's at Seven
Esther "Esty" Crampton
Robbers' Roost
Helen Herrick
No Resting Place
Nan Kyle
Strange Interlude
Madeline Arnold
Mission Over Korea
Nancy Slocum
Bonzo Goes to College
Marion Gateson Drew
The Bishop Misbehaves
Hester Grantham
The Blessed Midnight
Sister Mary Benedict
Screen Snapshots No. 11
Herself
The Silver Lining
Joyce Moore
The Flame Within
Linda Belton
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
Mother
Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie
Hollywood - The Second Step
Herself
Mandy's Grandmother
Grandmother