8.0
8.0
Hollywood - The Second Step
1936
as Herself
Maureen O'Sullivan
Acting
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Maureen Paula O'Sullivan (May 17, 1911 – June 23, 1998) was an Irish-American actress who played Jane in the Tarzan series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller. She starred in dozens of feature films across a span of more than half a century and performed with such stars as Laurence Olivier, Greta Garbo, Fredric March, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, the Marx Brothers and Woody Allen. In 2020, she was listed at number eight on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. O'Sullivan was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. After attending schools in Dublin, England, and France, she moved to Hollywood to work for Fox Film Corporation. Her film career began in the 1930s, and she eventually became a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She is best known for playing Jane Parker in six Tarzan films between 1932 and 1942, alongside Johnny Weissmuller. She also appeared in films such as The Thin Man (1934), Anna Karenina (1935), A Day at the Races (1937), Pride and Prejudice (1940), and Maisie Was a Lady (1941). She took a break from acting to care for her family but later returned to the screen in films directed by her husband, John Farrow. She continued to work in film and theatre throughout her life, including appearances in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), and in Stranded (1987). O'Sullivan was married twice, first to John Farrow, with whom she had seven children, including actress Mia Farrow, and later to businessman James Cushing. She became a U.S. citizen in 1947 and was a registered Democrat. O'Sullivan died in 1998 at the age of 87. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is remembered for her contributions to the art of film, including receiving the George Eastman Award in 1982.
Filmography (84 movies)
7.8
7.8
The Crooked Hearts
1972
as Lillian Stanton
7.5
7.5
The Thin Man
1934
as Dorothy Wynant
7.5
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as Norma
7.4
7.4
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Lenore
7.3
7.3
The Big Clock
1948
as Georgette Stroud
7.1
7.1
A Day at the Races
1937
as Judy Standish
7.0
7.0
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
So This Is London
1930
as Elinor Worthing
7.0
7.0
Tugboat Annie
1933
as Patricia 'Pat' Severn
7.0
7.0
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Tall T
1957
as Doretta Mims
6.9
6.9
Hide-Out
1934
as Pauline Miller
6.9
6.9
Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Jane Bennet
6.8
6.8
Let Us Live
1939
as Mary Roberts
6.8
6.8
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Abby Rawlston
6.8
6.8
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Lorraine Lavond
6.8
6.8
All I Desire
1953
as Sara Harper
6.7
6.7
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Molly Beaumont
6.6
6.6
Tarzan the Ape Man
1932
as Jane Parker
6.6
6.6
David Copperfield
1935
as Dora Spenlow
6.5
6.5
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Eleanor Biddlecomb
6.5
6.5
Anna Karenina
1935
as Kitty
6.5
6.5
Tarzan and His Mate
1934
as Jane Parker
6.5
6.5
Hold That Kiss
1938
as June Evans
6.5
6.5
Tarzan Revisited
2017
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Sheila 'Shelia' Carson
6.4
6.4
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Julie
6.3
6.3
Tarzan Escapes
1936
as Jane
6.3
6.3
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Jane
6.3
6.3
Woman Wanted
1935
as Ann
6.1
6.1
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Elizabeth Alvorg
6.1
6.1
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
as Martha Aldrich
6.1
6.1
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939
as Jane Parker
6.0
6.0
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1934
as Henrietta Barrett
6.0
6.0
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
as Gladys Duffy
6.0
6.0
The Habitation of Dragons
1992
as Helen Taylor
6.0
6.0
With Murder in Mind
1992
as Aunt Mildred
6.0
6.0
Fast Companions
1932
as Sally
6.0
6.0
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
as Alisande / Woman in Mansion
6.0
6.0
Screen Actors
1950
as Self (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
West Point of the Air
1935
as 'Skip' Carter
6.0
6.0
Good Old Boy
1988
as Aunt Sue
5.9
5.9
The Great Houdinis
1976
as Lady Conan Doyle
5.8
5.8
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941
as Jane
5.7
5.7
Just Imagine
1930
as LN-18
5.6
5.6
Payment Deferred
1932
as Winnie Marble
5.5
5.5
Robbers' Roost
1932
as Helen Herrick
5.5
5.5
Between Two Women
1937
as Claire Donahue
5.3
5.3
Strange Interlude
1932
as Madeline Arnold
5.3
5.3
Stranded
1987
as Grace Clark
5.3
5.3
Okay, America!
1932
as Sheila Barton
5.3
5.3
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Lynn Harding
5.0
5.0
Never Too Late
1965
as Edith Lambert
5.0
5.0
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
as Marion Gateson Drew
5.0
5.0
No Resting Place
1951
as Nan Kyle
5.0
5.0
The Blessed Midnight
1956
as Sister Mary Benedict
5.0
5.0
Stage Mother
1933
as Shirley Lorraine
5.0
5.0
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as Camden Terry
5.0
5.0
Too Scared to Scream
1984
as Marian Hardwick
4.7
4.7
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Maria Orlich
4.5
4.5
Wild Heritage
1958
as Emma Breslin
4.5
4.5
The Flame Within
1935
as Linda Belton
4.1
4.1
Song o' My Heart
1930
as Eileen
4.0
4.0
Mandy's Grandmother
1978
as Grandmother
4.0
4.0
The Bishop Misbehaves
1935
as Hester Grantham
3.9
3.9
Spring Madness
1938
as Alexandra Benson
3.5
3.5
Sporting Blood
1940
as Linda Lockwood
3.0
3.0
Mission Over Korea
1953
as Nancy Slocum
2.0
2.0
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
1955
as Mother
The Silver Lining
1932
as Joyce Moore
The Edge of Innocence
1957
as Julia Williams
The Princess and the Plumber
1930
as Princess Louise
Port of Seven Seas
1938
as Madelon
Screen Snapshots No. 11
1934
as Herself
Morning's at Seven
1982
as Esther "Esty" Crampton
Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie
2007
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
1998
as Self
Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
1996
as Self
The Steel Cage
1954
as Gladys Duffy
Skyline
1931
as Katherine Kearny
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
1933
as Molly Kelly
The Big Shot
1931
as Doris Thompson
Ellis in Freedomland
1952
as The Dishwasher (voice)
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