| Full Name | Maureen O'Sullivan |
| Net Worth | $700,000 |
| Date Of Birth | May 17, 1911 |
| Died | June 23, 1998, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Height | 1.6 m |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Convent of the Sacred Heart |
| Spouse | James Cushing, John Farrow |
| Children | Mia Farrow, Prudence Farrow, Tisa Farrow, Stephanie Farrow, Michael Damien Farrow, Patrick Joseph Farrow, John Charles Farrow |
| Parents | Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, Mary Lovatt O'Sullivan |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0001577 |
| Awards | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances |
| Movies | Tarzan the Ape Man, Tarzan and His Mate, The Thin Man, Hannah and Her Sisters, Tarzan's New York Adventure, Tarzan Escapes, The Big Clock, Tarzan Finds a Son!, Tarzan's Secret Treasure, Song o' My Heart, Peggy Sue Got Married, A Day at the Races, A Yank at Oxford, The Tall T, Anna Karenina, The Barr... |
| TV Shows | Search for Tomorrow |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Quote |
|---|
| 1 | There was a period when I got so sick of all they would ask me about Tarzan, as though I had done nothing else. I changed my mind when my oldest son said to me he was very proud that I was Tarzan's mate. |
| 2 | I don't think I ever got parts that interested me. Well, I did occasionally, but more often than not, they did not interest me. I wasn't the standard beauty type--it was all marvelous-looking people like Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford--and I didn't have the glamor or whatever it is that was the style of those days, so consequently I got landed with parts that were not terribly interesting to me, and it was rather hard to be ambitious under those conditions. I probably would have fared better nowadays when looks count less. |
| 3 | Wallace Beery was a tiresome actor. He always stopped work at four o'clock (for which I didn't blame him.) He'd say, "That's it, that's it!" |
| 4 | I found Mervyn LeRoy an awfully nice director to work for on Tugboat Annie (1933). He was so nice he was not nice, if you know what I mean. Because he would promise people--in all good heart--a part, fully meaning to give it to them, but then they never got the parts so people turned against them. |
| 5 | Will Rogers wasn't helpful to me at all. He was just concerned with his way of doing things. He didn't like me much because I used to wear slacks to the studio, and that was not done much in those days, so I guess he thought I was rather fast. |
| 6 | [on Johnny Weissmuller] An amiable piece of beefcake; a likeable, overgrown child. |
| 7 | Hollywood was a fantasy world in more ways than one. But it must be said that the industry did a lot for the war effort by producing some marvelous propaganda movies. |
| 8 | [in 1992, about Myrna Loy] What was her magic? I don't know. She was just magic! |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Is represented with an Audio Animatronic figure in The Great Movie Ride in the Tarzan scene, at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. |
| 2 | She played the mother of her real life daughter Mia Farrow in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). |
| 3 | Became a stage actress at Pat O'Brien's urging for a 1961 Chicago production of "A Roomful of Roses". |
| 4 | Appeared in stage revivals of "Pygmalion" and "The Glass Menagerie". |
| 5 | Irish-born O'Sullivan was sent by her father, a British army major, to Roehampton, a convent school just outside of London, because her brogue had become so thick. She was two years older than Vivien Leigh, her best friend at the school. While Leigh was determined to be an actress, O'Sullivan's ambition was to be an aviatrix. |
| 6 | Was discovered in Dublin by director Frank Borzage, who was in Ireland shooting exteriors for Song o' My Heart (1930). |
| 7 | She was the last surviving cast member of Just Imagine (1930). |
| 8 | She met future husband John Farrow, who was a writer on the Fox lot, when she was there to make Just Imagine (1930). |
| 9 | Of her later films, she liked The Tall T (1957) the best. |
| 10 | Was claustrophobic. |
| 11 | Was a naturalized citizen of the United States. |
| 12 | She was of Irish, with some English and Scottish, ancestry. |
| 13 | Was friends with: Maureen O'Hara, Vivien Leigh, Betty Furness, Robert Ryan, Johnny Weissmuller, and Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson. |
| 14 | Was a supporter of: UNICEF, The United Nations, The Democratic National Committee, and the Habitat for Humanity. |
| 15 | She was a very active member of both the Hollywood Democratic Committee and The Hollywood Anti-Nazi League and donated her time and money to many liberal causes (such as the creation of the United Nations and the Civil Rights Movement) and political candidates (including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Henry Wallace, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton) during her lifetime. |
| 16 | She used to make Irish soda bread for Greta Garbo. |
| 17 | The first time she met Clark Gable he was in old-man make-up for Strange Interlude (1932). He invited her to go horseback riding, but she turned him down. Later when she met him a second time to record voice-overs, she realized his true age and regretted her decision. He never asked her out a second time. |
| 18 | Paramount insisted she do a screen test for her husband John Farrow's picture, The Big Clock (1948). |
| 19 | Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book "I Was a Monster Movie Maker" (McFarland & Co., 2001). |
| 20 | Was a favorite of Irving Thalberg and Louis B. Mayer at MGM and they had big plans for her as a big star. Thalberg's sudden death at age 37 of pneumonia in 1936 put a big damper on the momentum in her pursuit of stardom and was soon relegated to romantic interest roles. |
| 21 | Is often dubbed 'Ireland's first film star'. |
| 22 | Despised working with the chimpanzee Cheetah during the filming of the Tarzan movies at MGM and, according to daughter Mia Farrow, privately referred to the primate as "that ape son of a bitch". |
| 23 | Grandmother of Moses Farrow, Soon-Yi Previn, Daisy Previn and Fletcher Farrow Previn |
| 24 | Mother of Michael Farrow, Patrick Farrow, John Charles Farrow, Mia Farrow, Tisa Farrow, Prudence Farrow and Stephanie Farrow, from her marriage to John Farrow. |
| 25 | Ex-mother-in-law of Frank Sinatra and André Previn. Daughter Mia Farrow also had a long-term relationship with Woody Allen. |
| 26 | Her oldest son, Michael, was killed in a plane crash while taking flying lessons, in 1958. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Tarzan and His Mate | 1934 | | Jane Parker |
| Stage Mother | 1933 | | Shirley Lorraine |
| Tugboat Annie | 1933 | | Patricia 'Pat' Severn |
| The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble | 1933 | | Molly Kelly |
| Robbers' Roost | 1932 | | Helen Herrick |
| Payment Deferred | 1932 | | Winnie Marble |
| Okay America! | 1932 | | Sheila Barton |
| Skyscraper Souls | 1932 | | Lynn |
| Strange Interlude | 1932 | | Madeline |
| Fast Companions | 1932 | | Sally |
| The Silver Lining | 1932 | | Joyce Moore |
| Tarzan the Ape Man | 1932 | | Jane Parker |
| The Big Shot | 1931 | | Doris Thompson |
| Skyline | 1931 | | Kathleen Kearny |
| A Connecticut Yankee | 1931 | | Alisande / Woman in Mansion |
| Princess and the Plumber | 1930 | | Princess Louise |
| Just Imagine | 1930 | | LN-18 |
| Song o' My Heart | 1930 | | Eileen |
| So This Is London | 1930 | | Elinor Worthing |
| Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is | 1994 | TV Movie | Eleanor Biddlecomb |
| The Habitation of Dragons | 1992 | TV Movie | Helen Taylor |
| With Murder in Mind | 1992 | TV Movie | Aunt Mildred |
| Pros and Cons | 1991 | TV Series | |
| The River Pirates | 1988 | | Aunt Sue |
| Stranded | 1987 | | Grace Clark |
| Leg Work | 1987 | TV Series | |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | 1986 | | Elizabeth Alvorg |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | 1986 | | Norma |
| Search for Tomorrow | 1985 | TV Series | Elaine Descot |
| Too Scared to Scream | 1985 | | Inez Hardwick |
| Guiding Light | 1984 | TV Series | Miss Emma Witherspoon |
| All My Children | 1983 | TV Series | Olive Whelan |
| Morning's at Seven | 1982 | TV Movie | Esther Crampton |
| Mandy's Grandmother | 1978 | Short | Grandmother |
| The Great Houdini | 1976 | TV Movie | Lady Conan Doyle |
| The Crooked Hearts | 1972 | TV Movie | Lillian Stanton |
| The Phynx | 1970 | | Maureen O'Sullivan |
| Never Too Late | 1965 | | Edith Lambert |
| Ben Casey | 1965 | TV Series | Irene Crain |
| The Christophers | 1963 | TV Series | |
| Alcoa Premiere | 1961 | TV Series | Elizabeth Lozier |
| Wild Heritage | 1958 | | Emma Breslin |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957 | TV Series | Julia Williams |
| Matinee Theatre | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Doris |
| The Tall T | 1957 | | Doretta Mims |
| Climax! | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Miriam / Lady Dominey |
| Crossroads | 1957 | TV Series | Mrs. Day |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1953-1956 | TV Series | Intermission Guest / Lux Video Theatre Guest / Mary / ... |
| Cavalcade of America | 1956 | TV Series | Sister Mary Benedict |
| Chevron Hall of Stars | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Star Stage | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Casablanca | 1955 | TV Series | Helen Randall |
| Warner Brothers Presents | 1955 | TV Series | Helen |
| The Whistler | 1955 | TV Series | Marta |
| Fireside Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | |
| The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story | 1955 | Short | Mother (uncredited) |
| The Steel Cage | 1954 | | Gladys Duffy |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Lindsey Brown / Edith / Sheila MacNab |
| Duffy of San Quentin | 1954 | | Gladys Duffy |
| Four Star Playhouse | 1953 | TV Series | Minna Baxter |
| Mission Over Korea | 1953 | | Nancy Slocum |
| All I Desire | 1953 | | Sara Harper |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Hollywood Opening Night | 1952 | TV Series | |
| Bonzo Goes to College | 1952 | | Marion Gateson Drew |
| No Resting Place | 1951 | | Nan Kyle |
| Where Danger Lives | 1950 | | Julie Dorn |
| The Big Clock | 1948 | | Georgette Stroud |
| Tarzan's New York Adventure | 1942 | | Jane |
| Tarzan's Secret Treasure | 1941 | | Jane Parker |
| Maisie Was a Lady | 1941 | | Abby Rawlston |
| Pride and Prejudice | 1940 | | Jane Bennet |
| Sporting Blood | 1940 | | Linda Lockwood |
| Tarzan Finds a Son! | 1939 | | Jane |
| Let Us Live | 1939 | | Mary Roberts |
| Spring Madness | 1938 | | Alexandra Benson |
| The Crowd Roars | 1938 | | Sheila Carson |
| Port of Seven Seas | 1938 | | Madelon |
| Hold That Kiss | 1938 | | June Evans |
| A Yank at Oxford | 1938 | | Molly Beaumont |
| My Dear Miss Aldrich | 1937 | | Martha Aldrich |
| Between Two Women | 1937 | | Claire Donahue |
| The Emperor's Candlesticks | 1937 | | Maria Orlich |
| A Day at the Races | 1937 | | Judy |
| Tarzan Escapes | 1936 | | Jane |
| The Devil-Doll | 1936 | | Lorraine Lavond |
| The Voice of Bugle Ann | 1936 | | Camden Terry |
| The Bishop Misbehaves | 1935 | | Hester |
| Anna Karenina | 1935 | | Kitty |
| Woman Wanted | 1935 | | Ann |
| The Flame Within | 1935 | | Linda Belton |
| Cardinal Richelieu | 1935 | | Lenore di Brissac |
| West Point of the Air | 1935 | | 'Skip' Carter |
| David Copperfield | 1935 | | Dora |
| The Barretts of Wimpole Street | 1934 | | Henrietta Barrett |
| Hide-Out | 1934 | | Pauline Miller |
| The Thin Man | 1934 | | Dorothy Wynant |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 1996-1997 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Joe Heaney: Sing the Dark Away | 1996 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 9th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
| MGM: When the Lion Roars | 1992 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| 7th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Today | 1962-1986 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Over Easy | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
| The Fim Society of Lincoln Center Tribute to George Cukor | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself |
| It's Showtime | 1976 | Documentary scenes deleted | |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Candid Camera | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 20th Annual Tony Awards | 1966 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| What's My Line? | 1965 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest |
| The 17th Annual Tony Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Stump the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Panelist |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| Climax! | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Screen Snapshots Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars | 1955 | Short | Herself |
| Screen Actors | 1950 | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
| Unusual Occupations | 1947/I | Documentary short | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Romance of Celluloid | 1937 | Short | Herself |
| Hollywood - The Second Step | 1936 | Short | Herself |
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