x

Login

Remember me
Forget password ?

Or via social

x

sign up

person_profile-Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan Died at age: 87

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Maureen O'Sullivan

Date of Birth:

May 17, 1911

Country of birth:

Ireland

Died:

Jun 23, 1998

Biography of

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.

Photos of

Maureen O'Sullivan

Photos ( 5 Photos

Filmography of

Maureen O'Sullivan

Found 80 Movies in total

Tarzan Revisited

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2003

... 1998

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Eleanor Biddlecomb ( Actor )

... 1994

The Habitation of Dragons

Helen Taylor ( Actor )

... 1992

With Murder in Mind

Aunt Mildred ( Actor )

... 1992

Platinum Bombshell

self ( Actor )

... 1987

Stranded

Grace Clark ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1987

Peggy Sue Got Married

Elizabeth Alvorg ( Actor )

... 1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

Norma ( Actor )

... 1986

Too Scared to Scream

Marian Hardwick ( Actor )

... 1984

Morning's at Seven

Esther "Esty" Crampton ( Actor )

... 1982

The Great Houdinis

Lady Conan Doyle ( Actor )

... 1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

The Crooked Hearts

Lillian Stanton ( Actor )

... 1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1972

The Phynx

Maureen O'Sullivan ( Actor )

... 1970

Never Too Late

Edith Lambert ( Actor )

... 1965

Wild Heritage

Emma Breslin ( Actor )

... 1958

The Edge of Innocence

Julia Williams ( Actor )

... 1957

The Tall T

Doretta Mims ( Actor )

... 1957

The Steel Cage

Gladys Duffy ( Actor )

... 1954

Duffy of San Quentin

Gladys Duffy ( Actor )

... 1954

Mission Over Korea

Nancy Slocum ( Actor )

... 1953

All I Desire

Sara Harper ( Actor )

... 1953

Bonzo Goes to College

Marion Gateson Drew ( Actor )

... 1952

Ellis in Freedomland

The Dishwasher (voice) ( Actor )

... 1952

No Resting Place

Nan Kyle ( Actor )

... 1951

Where Danger Lives

Julie Dorn ( Actor )

... 1950

The Big Clock

Georgette Stroud ( Actor )

... 1948

... 1942

... 1941

Maisie Was a Lady

Abby Rawlston ( Actor )

... 1941

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Bennet ( Actor )

... 1940

Sporting Blood

Linda Lockwood ( Actor )

... 1940

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Jane Parker ( Actor )

... 1939

Let Us Live

Mary Roberts ( Actor )

... 1939

Spring Madness

Alexandra Benson ( Actor )

... 1938

The Crowd Roars

Sheila 'Shelia' Carson ( Actor )

... 1938

Port of Seven Seas

Madelon ( Actor )

... 1938

Hold That Kiss

June Evans ( Actor )

... 1938

A Yank at Oxford

Molly Beaumont ( Actor )

... 1938

My Dear Miss Aldrich

Martha Aldrich ( Actor )

... 1937

Between Two Women

Claire Donahue ( Actor )

... 1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks

Maria Orlich ( Actor )

... 1937

A Day at the Races

Judy Standish ( Actor )

... 1937

Tarzan Escapes

Jane ( Actor )

... 1936

The Devil-Doll

Lorraine Lavond ( Actor )

... 1936

The Voice of Bugle Ann

Camden Terry ( Actor )

... 1936

The Bishop Misbehaves

Hester Grantham ( Actor )

... 1935

Anna Karenina

Kitty ( Actor )

... 1935

Woman Wanted

Ann ( Actor )

... 1935

The Flame Within

Linda Belton ( Actor )

... 1935

Cardinal Richelieu

Lenore ( Actor )

... 1935

West Point of the Air

'Skip' Carter ( Actor )

... 1935

David Copperfield

Dora Spenlow ( Actor )

... 1935

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Henrietta Barrett ( Actor )

... 1934

Hide-Out

Pauline Miller ( Actor )

... 1934

The Thin Man

Dorothy Wynant ( Actor )

... 1934

Tarzan and His Mate

Jane Parker ( Actor )

... 1934

Stage Mother

Shirley Lorraine ( Actor )

... 1933

Tugboat Annie

Patricia 'Pat' Severn ( Actor )

... 1933

... 1933

Robbers' Roost

Helen Herrick ( Actor )

... 1932

Strange Interlude

Madeline Arnold ( Actor )

... 1932

Payment Deferred

Winnie Marble ( Actor )

... 1932

Okay, America!

Sheila Barton ( Actor )

... 1932

Skyscraper Souls

Lynn Harding ( Actor )

... 1932

Fast Companions

Sally ( Actor )

... 1932

The Silver Lining

Joyce Moore ( Actor )

... 1932

Tarzan the Ape Man

Jane Parker ( Actor )

... 1932

The Big Shot

Doris Thompson ( Actor )

... 1931

Skyline

Katherine Kearny ( Actor )

... 1931

A Connecticut Yankee

Alisande / Woman in Mansion ( Actor )

... 1931

The Princess and the Plumber

Princess Louise ( Actor )

... 1930

Just Imagine

LN-18 ( Actor )

... 1930

So This Is London

Elinor Worthing ( Actor )

... 1930

Song o' My Heart

Eileen ( Actor )

... 1930