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.

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Where Danger Lives

Julie Dorn

Película 1950

The Crooked Hearts

Lillian Stanton

Película 1972

Tarzan the Ape Man

Jane Parker

Película 1932

Payment Deferred

Winnie Marble

Película 1932

The Devil-Doll

Lorraine Lavond

Película 1936

The Tall T

Doretta Mims

Película 1957

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Bennet

Película 1940

The Phynx

Maureen O'Sullivan

Película 1970

All I Desire

Sara Harper

Película 1953

Hide-Out

Pauline Miller

Película 1934

Let Us Live

Mary Roberts

Película 1939

Okay, America!

Sheila Barton

Película 1932

Anna Karenina

Kitty

Película 1935

Just Imagine

LN-18

Película 1930

Skyscraper Souls

Lynn Harding

Película 1932

Stranded

Grace Clark

Película 1987

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

Película 1972

West Point of the Air

'Skip' Carter

Película 1935

A Connecticut Yankee

Alisande / Woman in Mansion

Película 1931

Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood

Aunt Sue

Película 1988

The Steel Cage

Gladys Duffy

Película 1954

A Yank at Oxford

Molly Beaumont

Película 1938

Maisie Was a Lady

Abby Rawlston

Película 1941

Strange Interlude

Madeline Arnold

Película 1932

Port of Seven Seas

Madelon

Película 1938

My Dear Miss Aldrich

Martha Aldrich

Película 1937

The Voice of Bugle Ann

Camden Terry

Película 1936

Song o' My Heart

Eileen

Película 1930

The Big Shot

Doris Thompson

Película 1931

Never Too Late

Edith Lambert

Película 1965

Between Two Women

Claire Donahue

Película 1937

Mandy's Grandmother

Grandmother

Película 1978

Wild Heritage

Emma Breslin

Película 1958

Hold That Kiss

June Evans

Película 1938

Woman Wanted

Ann

Película 1935

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

Mother

Película 1955

In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross

Herself

Película 1998

Mission Over Korea

Nancy Slocum

Película 1953

The Bishop Misbehaves

Hester Grantham

Película 1935

The Romance of Celluloid

Self

Película 1937

Hollywood - The Second Step

Herself

Película 1936

Tarzan Revisited

Self (archive footage)

Película 2017

Skyline

Katherine Kearny

Película 1931

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

Película 1940

Robbers' Roost

Helen Herrick

Película 1932

Fast Companions

Sally

Película 1932

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Película 2003

The Silver Lining

Joyce Moore

Película 1932

The Edge of Innocence

Julia Williams

Película 1957

So This Is London

Elinor Worthing

Película 1930

The Princess and the Plumber

Princess Louise

Película 1930

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage)

Película 1976

Ellis in Freedomland

The Dishwasher (voice)

Película 1952

With Murder in Mind

Aunt Mildred

Película 1992

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Herself

Película 1934

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Self (archive footage)

Película 2004

The Habitation of Dragons

Helen Taylor

Película 1992

The Great Houdinis

Lady Conan Doyle

Película 1976

Morning's at Seven

Esther "Esty" Crampton

Película 1982

The Blessed Midnight

Sister Mary Benedict

Película 1956

Screen Actors

Self (uncredited)

Película 1950

Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

Película 2007

No Resting Place

Nan Kyle

Película 1951

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

Molly Kelly

Película 1933

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Tv 1951

Lux Video Theatre

Agnes Fisher

Tv 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Self - Intermission Guest

Tv 1950

Matinee Theater

Tv 1955

Ben Casey

Tv 1961

The Whistler

Tv 1954

Cavalcade of America

Sister Mary Benedict

Tv 1952

Lux Video Theatre

Intermission Guest

Tv 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Mary

Tv 1950

Lux Video Theatre

Stella

Tv 1950

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Tv 1961

Four Star Playhouse

Minna Baxter

Tv 1952

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Tv 1962

Star Life

Self (archive footage)

Tv 1990

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Tv 1950

Leg Work

Dorothy Richardson

Tv 1987