
Known for
Acting
Born
May 17, 1911
Birthplace
Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died
June 23, 1998 (aged 87)
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 c...
2022
as Jane Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2007
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as Self (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
1998
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as Eleanor Biddlecomb
1992
as Helen Taylor
1992
as Aunt Mildred
1988
as Aunt Sue
1987
as Grace Clark
1987
1987
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as Elizabeth Alvorg
1986
as Norma
1984
as Marian Hardwick
1982
as Esther "Esty" Crampton
1978
as Grandmother
1976
as Lady Conan Doyle
1976
as (archive footage)
1976
as Self (archive footage)
1972
as Lillian Stanton
1972
as Self (archive footage)
1970
as Maureen O'Sullivan