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'''Maureen O'Hara''', born as Maureen FitzSimmons on August 17, 1920 in Dublin, Ireland, is probably the most famous [[Fiery Redhead]] (and only famous Irish) leading lady in film history. She was (more or less) "discovered" by Charles Laughton, who gave her an important part in ''Jamaica Inn'' and her first starring role as Esmeralda in 1939's ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''.
With her flaming red hair and deep green eyes, O'Hara (called at one time "The Queen of Technicolor") is considered one of the greatest beauties of the [[Golden Age of Hollywood]]. She was also one of Hollywood's earliest [[Action Girl|Action Girls]], donning [[Pirate Girl]] garb and seizing a sword (though she was never a [[Hot Chick
O'Hara was a long time friend and collaborator with the legendary [[John Wayne]]. The two appeared in five movies together: ''Rio Grande'', ''[[The Quiet Man]]'', ''The Wings of Eagles'', ''McLintock!'' and ''Big Jake''. Like Wayne she worked extensively with iconic director John Ford.
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* ''Little Miss Molly'', as Eileen O'Shea (1938)
* ''Jamaica Inn'', as Mary, niece of [[Dastardly Whiplash|Bad Baronet]] Sir Humphrey Pengallen (1938)
* ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (
* ''A Bill of Divorcement'', as Sydney Fairfield (1940) -- A remake of [[Katherine Hepburn]]'s 1932 premiere movie.
* ''Dance, Girl, Dance'', as Judy O'Brien (1940)
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* ''The Spanish Main'', as Contessa Francesca (1945) -- Another [[Swashbuckler]] film, very similar to ''The Black Swan'', but with Paul Henried as the raffish (though in this case rather elderly) [[Pirate]]. Walter Slezak steals the show.
* ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'', as Shireen (1947) -- Her first [[Arabian Nights Days]] [[Swashbuckler]], opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., as the eponymous mariner. Walter Slezak doesn't ''quite'' steal the show.
* ''[[Miracle
* ''Sitting Pretty'', as Tracey King (1948) -- The film that introduced Clifton Webb as Mr. Belvedere.
* ''Bagdad'', as Princess Marjan (1949) -- Another [[Arabian Nights Days]] [[Swashbuckler]], with Paul Christian as Prince Hassan and [[Vincent Price]] as the [[Evil Chancellor|Evil Vizier]] lusting after the princess.
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* ''Rio Grande'', as Kathleen Yorke (1950) -- Maureen's first picture with [[John Wayne]], her first with John Ford, and the last of Ford's great "Cavalry Trilogy".
* ''Flame of Araby'', as Princess Tanya (1951) -- [[Arabian Nights Days]] again, this time opposite Jeff Chandler.
* ''At Sword's Point'', as Claire, the Daughter of Athos (1952) -- Another [[Swashbuckler]], in which the children of [[The Three Musketeers (
* ''[[The Quiet Man]]'', as Mary Kate Danaher (1952) -- Her second with Ford and Wayne, Maureen is cast [[Hypocritical Humor|entirely against type]] as a [[Fiery Redhead]] from [[Oireland]].
* ''Against All Flags'', as Prudence "Spitfire" Stephens (1952) -- Her last, and possibly best, [[Pirate]] [[Swashbuckler]], fittingly opposite [[Errol Flynn]].
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