Maureen O'Sullivan actress
- All known tv series 18
- Total known movies 89
Maureen Paula OSullivan 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 more than favorable, as she won the part of Eileen O’Brien. The part was a substantial one, so much so that Maureen went on to Hollywood to complete the filming. Once in sunny California, Maureen wasted no time landing roles in other films such as “Just Imagine” (1930), “Princess and the Plumber” (1930), and “So This Is London” (1930). Maureen was on a roll that her contemporaries could only have wished for when they were coming up through the ranks. In 1932, Maureen was teamed up with Olympic medal winner Johnny Weissmuller for the first time in “Tarzan the Ape Man” (1932). Five other Tarzan films followed, the last being “Tarzan’s New York Adventure” (1942). The Tarzan epics rank as one of the most memorable series ever made. Most people agree that those movies would not have been successful had it not been for the fine acting talents, not to mention beauty, of Maureen O’Sullivan. But she was more than Jane Parker in the Tarzan films; she had great roles and played beautifully in films such as “The Flame Within” (1935), “David Copperfield” (1935), and “Anna Karenina” (1935). She turned in yet another fine performance in “Pride and Prejudice” (1940). After the 1940s, Maureen made far fewer films, not because she lost popularity but by choice. It isn’t always easy to walk away from a lucrative career, but she did because she wanted to devote more time to her husband, John Farrow, an Australian writer, and their seven children. The couple were married from 1936 until his death in 1963. She did not, however, retire completely; Maureen still found time to make an occasional appearance in films or TV or on the stage. Later movie-goers remember her as Elizabeth Alvorg in the hit film “Peggy Sue Got Married” (1986). Her final silver screen appearance was in “The River Pirates” (1988). Some TV movies followed, but only until 1996. She maintained homes in New Hampshire and Arizona, and it was in Scottsdale that Maureen died on June 23, 1998, of a heart attack. She was 87 years old.
Julie Dorn
Movie 1950
Lillian Stanton
Movie 1972
Jane Parker
Movie 1932
Winnie Marble
Movie 1932
Lorraine Lavond
Movie 1936
Doretta Mims
Movie 1957
Jane Bennet
Movie 1940
Maureen O'Sullivan
Movie 1970
Sara Harper
Movie 1953
Pauline Miller
Movie 1934
Mary Roberts
Movie 1939
Sheila Barton
Movie 1932
Kitty
Movie 1935
LN-18
Movie 1930
Lynn Harding
Movie 1932
Grace Clark
Movie 1987
Self (archive footage)
Movie 1972
'Skip' Carter
Movie 1935
Alisande / Woman in Mansion
Movie 1931
Aunt Sue
Movie 1988
Gladys Duffy
Movie 1954
Molly Beaumont
Movie 1938
Abby Rawlston
Movie 1941
Madeline Arnold
Movie 1932
Madelon
Movie 1938
Martha Aldrich
Movie 1937
Camden Terry
Movie 1936
Eileen
Movie 1930
Doris Thompson
Movie 1931
Edith Lambert
Movie 1965
Claire Donahue
Movie 1937
Grandmother
Movie 1978
Emma Breslin
Movie 1958
June Evans
Movie 1938
Ann
Movie 1935
Mother
Movie 1955
Herself
Movie 1998
Nancy Slocum
Movie 1953
Hester Grantham
Movie 1935
Self
Movie 1937
Herself
Movie 1936
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2017
Katherine Kearny
Movie 1931
Self
Movie 1940
Helen Herrick
Movie 1932
Sally
Movie 1932
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2003
Joyce Moore
Movie 1932
Julia Williams
Movie 1957
Elinor Worthing
Movie 1930
Princess Louise
Movie 1930
Self (archive footage)
Movie 1976
The Dishwasher (voice)
Movie 1952
Aunt Mildred
Movie 1992
Herself
Movie 1934
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2004
Helen Taylor
Movie 1992
Lady Conan Doyle
Movie 1976
Esther "Esty" Crampton
Movie 1982
Sister Mary Benedict
Movie 1956
Self (uncredited)
Movie 1950
Movie 2007
Nan Kyle
Movie 1951
Molly Kelly
Movie 1933
Tv 1951
Agnes Fisher
Tv 1950
Self - Intermission Guest
Tv 1950
Tv 1955
Tv 1961
Tv 1954
Sister Mary Benedict
Tv 1952
Intermission Guest
Tv 1950
Mary
Tv 1950
Stella
Tv 1950
Self
Tv 1961
Minna Baxter
Tv 1952
Self
Tv 1962
Self (archive footage)
Tv 1990
Self - Mystery Guest
Tv 1950
Dorothy Richardson
Tv 1987
