Maureen O'Sullivan

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 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.

Nacimiento: 1911-05-17, Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Fallecimiento: 1998-06-23
Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,5 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Hannah and Her Sisters como Norma

Conocido por

Hannah y sus hermanas (1986) — Norma
La cena de los acusados (1934) — Dorothy Wynant
Tarzán de los monos (1932) — Jane Parker
Peggy Sue se casó (1986) — Elizabeth Alvorg
El reloj asesino (1948) — Georgette Stroud
Tarzán y su compañera (1934) — Jane Parker
Un día en las carreras (1937) — Judy Standish
La fuga de Tarzán (1936) — Jane

Filmografía

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994) — Eleanor Biddlecomb
The Habitation of Dragons (1992) — Helen Taylor
With Murder in Mind (1992) — Aunt Mildred
The River Pirates (1988) — Aunt Sue
Los extraños visitantes (1987) — Grace Clark
Leg Work (1987) — Dorothy Richardson
Peggy Sue se casó (1986) — Elizabeth Alvorg
Hannah y sus hermanas (1986) — Norma
Demasiado asustada para gritar (1984) — Marian Hardwick
Morning's at Seven (1982) — Esther "Esty" Crampton
Mandy's Grandmother (1978) — Grandmother
The Great Houdinis (1976) — Lady Conan Doyle
Senderos tortuosos (1972) — Lillian Stanton
The Phynx (1970) — Maureen O'Sullivan
El bebé de la discordia (1965) — Edith Lambert
Ben Casey (1961)
Legado salvaje (1958) — Emma Breslin
The Edge of Innocence (1957) — Julia Williams
Los cautivos (1957) — Doretta Mims
The Blessed Midnight (1956) — Sister Mary Benedict
Matinee Theater (1955)
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story (1955) — Mother
The Steel Cage (1954) — Gladys Duffy
Climax! (1954) — Lady Dominey / Miriam
The Whistler (1954)
Duffy of San Quentin (1954) — Gladys Duffy
Mission Over Korea (1953) — Nancy Slocum
Su gran deseo (1953) — Sara Harper
Cavalcade of America (1952) — Sister Mary Benedict
Four Star Playhouse (1952) — Minna Baxter
Bonzo Goes to College (1952) — Marion Gateson Drew
Ellis in Freedomland (1952) — The Dishwasher (voz)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
No Resting Place (1951) — Nan Kyle
Donde habita el peligro (1950) — Julie
Lux Video Theatre (1950) — Agnes Fisher / Intermission Guest / Mary / Stella
El reloj asesino (1948) — Georgette Stroud
Tarzán en Nueva York (1942) — Jane
El tesoro de Tarzán (1941) — Jane
Maisie Was a Lady (1941) — Abby Rawlston
Más fuerte que el orgullo (1940) — Jane Bennet
Sporting Blood (1940) — Linda Lockwood
Tarzán y su hijo (1939) — Jane Parker
Let Us Live (1939) — Mary Roberts
Spring Madness (1938) — Alexandra Benson
El gong de la victoria (1938) — Sheila 'Shelia' Carson
Port of Seven Seas (1938) — Madelon
Hold That Kiss (1938) — June Evans
Un yanqui en Oxford (1938) — Molly Beaumont
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937) — Martha Aldrich
Between Two Women (1937) — Claire Donahue
El secreto del candelabro (1937) — Maria Orlich
Un día en las carreras (1937) — Judy Standish
La fuga de Tarzán (1936) — Jane
Muñecos infernales (1936) — Lorraine Lavond
La voz irresistible (1936) — Camden Terry
Su señoría se divierte (1935) — Hester Grantham
Ana Karenina (1935) — Kitty
La fugitiva (1935) — Ann
The Flame Within (1935) — Linda Belton
El cardenal Richelieu (1935) — Lenore
Nido de águilas (1935) — 'Skip' Carter
David Copperfield (1935) — Dora Spenlow
Las vírgenes de Wimpole Street (1934) — Henrietta Barrett
El refugio (1934) — Pauline Miller
La cena de los acusados (1934) — Dorothy Wynant
Tarzán y su compañera (1934) — Jane Parker
Madres de bastidores, madres de artistas (1933) — Shirley Lorraine
Ana la del remolcador (1933) — Patricia 'Pat' Severn
Forasteros en Honduras (1933) — Molly Kelly
Extraño intervalo (1932) — Madeline Arnold
La cueva de los bandidos (1932) — Helen Herrick
El asesino de Mr. Medland (1932) — Winnie Marble
Okay, America! (1932) — Sheila Barton
Skyscraper Souls (1932) — Lynn Harding
Fast Companions (1932) — Sally
The Silver Lining (1932) — Joyce Moore
Tarzán de los monos (1932) — Jane Parker
El optimista (1931) — Doris Thompson
Rascacielos (1931) — Katherine Kearny
Un yanqui en la corte del rey Arturo (1931) — Alisande / Woman in Mansion
Y la princesa se enamora (1930) — Princess Louise
Una fantasía del porvenir (1930) — LN-18
So This Is London (1930) — Elinor Worthing
La canción de mi alma (1930) — Eileen