Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

1911-05-17 Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland 91 Credits

Biography

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...

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Tarzan Revisited

Tarzan Revisited

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

Tarzan: the super hero who never goes out of fashion. The son of British Royalty, he is raised by apes in the African jungle and finds his true love, ...

Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie

2007

Acting

Documentary about the film Where Danger Lives (1950)

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Until 1932's Grand Hotel, never had there existed an all-star ensemble cast on film. Conceived by MGM's production genius Irving Thalberg, the film bo...

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered fi...

In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross

In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross

1998

as Herself

Acting

A look at Tarzan on the big and small screen with interviews with some of those who have played him.

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is

1994

as Eleanor Biddlecomb

6.2
Acting

When a mentor and friend of Jennifer's dies, she and Jonathan return to the sleepy town where Jennifer once lived and worked as a reporter. Nearly imm...

The Habitation of Dragons

The Habitation of Dragons

1992

as Helen Taylor

Acting

Two brothers of totally different natures live in a small town in Texas. Since the death of their father they confront one another all the time for al...

With Murder in Mind

With Murder in Mind

1992

as Aunt Mildred

6.0
Acting

A real estate agent is shot while trying to sell a rural farm and tries to bring the shooter to justice.

The River Pirates

The River Pirates

1988

as Aunt Sue

6.0
Acting

A timeless story of a boy's adventures growing up in a small Southern town, Yazoo City, in the 1940s during World War II, roaming with his friends, pl...

Platinum Bombshell

Platinum Bombshell

1987

as Self

Acting

Short documentary about Jean Harlow's life and career.

Stranded

Stranded

1987

as Grace Clark

5.3
Acting

A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7
Acting

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Elizabeth Alvorg

6.1
Acting

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

as Norma

7.5
Acting

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her ...

Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream

1984

as Marian Hardwick

5.1
Acting

A killer is brutally attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City.

Morning's at Seven

Morning's at Seven

1982

as Esther "Esty" Crampton

Acting

In a small Midwestern town in the 1920s, four sisters' lives are turned upside down when one sister's son brings his fiancée home to meet his eccentri...

Mandy's Grandmother

Mandy's Grandmother

1978

as Grandmother

4.5
Acting

A young tomboy and her prim grandmother quickly forget the disappointment of their first meeting and become friends.

The Great Houdinis

The Great Houdinis

1976

as Lady Conan Doyle

6.0
Acting

A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he...

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...

It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

The Crooked Hearts

The Crooked Hearts

1972

as Lillian Stanton

7.8
Acting

A charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely hearts club, but her scheme boomerangs into a deadly cat-an...

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...

The Phynx

The Phynx

1970

as Maureen O'Sullivan

3.5
Acting

A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.

Never Too Late

Never Too Late

1965

as Edith Lambert

5.0
Acting

A 60-year-old lumber supply businessman is dismayed to learn his 50-year-old wife is pregnant. A film adaptation of the hit Broadway comedy, with Paul...

Wild Heritage

Wild Heritage

1958

as Emma Breslin

4.5
Acting

Travails of a family heading West in a covered wagon.

The Edge of Innocence

The Edge of Innocence

1957

as Julia Williams

Acting

An unscrupulous criminal lawyer falls in love with a wealthy widow and becomes involved with her brother's disappearance and murder.

The Tall T

The Tall T

1957

as Doretta Mims

7.0
Acting

An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.

The Blessed Midnight

The Blessed Midnight

1956

as Sister Mary Benedict

5.0
Acting

When a boy steals a cake for his beloved aunt on Christmas Eve, his young friend tries to set things straight.

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

1955

as Mother

2.0
Acting

A lamb that had wandered off plays a significant part in the Nativity.

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage

1954

as Gladys Duffy

Acting

Drama set in San Quentin prison.

Duffy of San Quentin

Duffy of San Quentin

1954

as Gladys Duffy

6.0
Acting

San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.

Mission Over Korea

Mission Over Korea

1953

as Nancy Slocum

3.0
Acting

A rookie pilot in the Korean War wants to avenge his brother's death.

All I Desire

All I Desire

1953

as Sara Harper

7.0
Acting

In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.

Bonzo Goes to College

Bonzo Goes to College

1952

as Marion Gateson Drew

5.0
Acting

When Bonzo turns out to be the answer to the football teams troubles, the only solution is to enroll him into a college.

Ellis in Freedomland

Ellis in Freedomland

1952

as The Dishwasher (voice)

Acting

Westinghouse claims its electric appliances "freed women from the drudgery of housework." The first half involves a dream salesman at work; the second...

No Resting Place

No Resting Place

1951

as Nan Kyle

Acting

The brilliant British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha made his feature-film debut with 1950's No Resting Place. Filmed on location in Ireland, the fi...

Where Danger Lives

Where Danger Lives

1950

as Julie Dorn

6.4
Acting

A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to ...

Screen Actors

1950

as Self (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948

as Georgette Stroud

7.3
Acting

Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned b...

Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942

as Jane

6.4
Acting

Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane...

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

1941

as Jane

5.8
Acting

A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to exto...

Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady

1941

as Abby Rawlston

6.8
Acting

Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires her to be his family's new maid. Maisie soon finds ...

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940

as Jane Bennet

6.9
Acting

Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happi...

Sporting Blood

Sporting Blood

1940

as Linda Lockwood

4.3
Acting

Myles Vanders feuds with hardnosed stable owner Davis Lockwood. Myles takes revenge by romancing and marrying Lockwood's daughter Linda. But as the bi...

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

as Self

5.5
Acting

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother ...

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939

as Jane Parker

6.1
Acting

A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later...

Let Us Live

Let Us Live

1939

as Mary Roberts

6.8
Acting

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in...

Spring Madness

Spring Madness

1938

as Alexandra Benson

3.9
Acting

Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kep...

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

1938

as Sheila 'Shelia' Carson

6.5
Acting

A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy do...

Port of Seven Seas

Port of Seven Seas

1938

as Madelon

Acting

In the French port of Marseille, a young woman named Madelon is in love with a young sailor, Marius. Discovering she is pregnant after Marius sets out...

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

as June Evans

6.5
Acting

Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy.

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

1938

as Molly Beaumont

6.7
Acting

A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.

My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

as Martha Aldrich

6.1
Acting

A young woman inherits a newspaper whose editor refuses to hire lady reporters.

The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

as Self

7.0
Acting

Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater, are...

Between Two Women

Between Two Women

1937

as Claire Donahue

5.5
Acting

Allen Meighan, an intern, assures himself residency at 'General Hospital', when he saves the life of a man trapped in an explosion. Allen is in love w...

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

as Maria Orlich

5.2
Acting

Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

1937

as Judy Standish

7.1
Acting

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a hi...

Tarzan Escapes

Tarzan Escapes

1936

as Jane

6.3
Acting

White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and R...

The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll

1936

as Lorraine Lavond

6.8
Acting

Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. When th...

Hollywood - The Second Step

Hollywood - The Second Step

1936

as Herself

8.0
Acting

This short follows the early career of actress Jane Barnes. She starts by doing extra work. After several months she is offered a studio contract (the...

The Voice of Bugle Ann

The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936

as Camden Terry

5.8
Acting

A Missouri farmer's (Lionel Barrymore) son (Eric Linden) loves the daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan) of a neighbor who has killed the farmer's foxhound.

The Bishop Misbehaves

The Bishop Misbehaves

1935

as Hester Grantham

4.0
Acting

On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester ask...

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1935

as Kitty

6.6
Acting

In 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with her love for a dashing soldier.

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935

as Ann

6.3
Acting

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another car. Ann escapes and ends up in lawyer Tony Bax...

The Flame Within

The Flame Within

1935

as Linda Belton

5.2
Acting

Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.

Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu

1935

as Lenore

7.4
Acting

The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

West Point of the Air

West Point of the Air

1935

as 'Skip' Carter

6.0
Acting

An army sergeant inspires his son to become an ace flyer.

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1935

as Dora Spenlow

6.7
Acting

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relations...

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

as Henrietta Barrett

6.0
Acting

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henriet...

Hide-Out

Hide-Out

1934

as Pauline Miller

6.9
Acting

Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his cr...

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

as Dorothy Wynant

7.5
Acting

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Tarzan and His Mate

Tarzan and His Mate

1934

as Jane Parker

6.5
Acting

Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.

Screen Snapshots No. 11

Screen Snapshots No. 11

1934

as Herself

Acting

Long before the release of the cult film Dracula vs. Frankenstein, the original stars of Dracula and Frankenstein met face to face--for a game of ches...

Stage Mother

Stage Mother

1933

as Shirley Lorraine

5.0
Acting

Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career -- even bla...

Tugboat Annie

Tugboat Annie

1933

as Patricia 'Pat' Severn

7.0
Acting

Tugboat, the Narcissus, is owned and captained by Annie Brennan, and among her crew are her alcoholic but good-natured husband, Terry, and her conscie...

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

1933

as Molly Kelly

Acting

Kelly's daughter falls for a revenue agent, and his divorced wife is after alimony.

Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

1932

as Madeline Arnold

5.7
Acting

After Nina Leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husband's family, she has a love child with a handsome doctor and lets her husband believes the c...

Robbers' Roost

Robbers' Roost

1932

as Helen Herrick

5.5
Acting

Running from the law, Jim Hall joins Hays’ gang. Hays is foreman on the Herrick ranch and plans to rustle Herrick’s cattle. Attracted to Herrick’s sis...

Payment Deferred

Payment Deferred

1932

as Winnie Marble

5.9
Acting

Bank clerk William Marble is desperate for money to pay his family's bills. When his wealthy nephew visits, Marble asks him for a loan, but the young ...

Okay, America!

Okay, America!

1932

as Sheila Barton

5.3
Acting

A gossip columnist's rise to fame. Based closely on the real life of Walter Winchell.

Skyscraper Souls

Skyscraper Souls

1932

as Lynn Harding

5.6
Acting

After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his board questions the propriety of the loan. Despit...

Fast Companions

Fast Companions

1932

as Sally

6.0
Acting

A crooked jockey tries to reform.

The Silver Lining

The Silver Lining

1932

as Joyce Moore

Acting

A women in prison tale. One's rich, one's poor. Can they prosper after prison?

Tarzan the Ape Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

as Jane Parker

6.6
Acting

James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. ...

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

1931

as Doris Thompson

Acting

A young man runs into trouble when he buys an auto court, only to find out that its located next to a swamp that drives away all potential customers.

Skyline

Skyline

1931

as Katherine Kearny

Acting

Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by F...

A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

as Alisande / Woman in Mansion

6.0
Acting

Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakenin...

The Princess and the Plumber

The Princess and the Plumber

1930

as Princess Louise

Acting

A derogated prince hopes to restore his wealth and power by marrying off his daughter to royalty. Unfortunately, she has fallen in love with a young m...

Just Imagine

Just Imagine

1930

as LN-18

5.7
Acting

New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have replaced food, government-arranged marriages have replaced love,...

So This Is London

So This Is London

1930

as Elinor Worthing

7.0
Acting

Hiram Draper is an all-American self-made man with a profound distaste for everything British. Yet he must travel to London with his family. When Juni...

Song o' My Heart

Song o' My Heart

1930

as Eileen

4.4
Acting

Broken hearts in Ireland. Sean is a great tenor, in semi-retirement, living in a village close to Mary, the woman he’s always loved. Mary’s aunt convi...