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Maureen O'Sullivan
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Life & Death

Died aged 87
Also known asMaureen Paula O'Sullivan, Maureen O’SullivanGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/05/1911Born inBoyle, County Roscommon, IrelandDied23/06/1998 (aged 87)Died inScottsdaleCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ230084 ↗Buried atMost Holy Redeemer CemeteryTMDb#41516 ↗

Maureen Paula O'Sullivan 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.

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Filmography77 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Famous T&A 2MovieJane Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)111
2017Tarzan RevisitedMovieSelf (archive footage)106
2004Checking Out: Grand HotelMovieSelf (archive footage)93
2003Complicated WomenMovieSelf (archive footage)92
1998In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan RossMovieSelf87
1994Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart IsMovieEleanor Biddlecomb83
1992The Habitation of DragonsMovieHelen Taylor81
1992With Murder in MindMovieAunt Mildred81
1988Good Old BoyMovieAunt Sue77
1987Leg WorkSeriesDorothy Richardson76
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovieSelf76
1987StrandedMovieGrace Clark76
1986Hannah and Her SistersMovieNorma75
1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedMovieElizabeth Alvorg75
1984Too Scared to ScreamMovieMarian Hardwick73
1982Morning's at SevenMovieEsther "Esty" Crampton71
1978Mandy's GrandmotherMovieGrandmother67
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie(archive footage)65
1976It's ShowtimeMovieSelf (archive footage)65
1976The Great HoudinisMovieLady Conan Doyle65
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovieSelf (archive footage)61
1972The Crooked HeartsMovieLillian Stanton61
1970The PhynxMovieMaureen O'Sullivan59
1965Never Too LateMovieEdith Lambert54
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf51
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf51
1961Ben CaseySeries—50
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf50
1958Wild HeritageMovieEmma Breslin47
1957The Edge of InnocenceMovieJulia Williams46
1956The Blessed MidnightMovieSister Mary Benedict45
1955Matinee TheaterSeries—44
1954Climax!SeriesMiriam43
1954Duffy of San QuentinMovieGladys Duffy43
1953Mission Over KoreaMovieNancy Slocum42
1953All I DesireMovieSara Harper42
1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesMinna Baxter41
1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeriesSister Mary Benedict41
1952Bonzo Goes to CollegeMovieMarion Gateson Drew41
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries—40
1951No Resting PlaceMovieNan Kyle40
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesSelf - Intermission Guest39
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest39
1950Where Danger LivesMovieJulie39
1950Screen ActorsMovieSelf (uncredited)39
1948The Big ClockMovieGeorgette Stroud37
1941Maisie Was a LadyMovieAbby Rawlston30
1941Tarzan's Secret TreasureMovieJane30
1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldMovieSelf29
1940Sporting BloodMovieLinda Lockwood29
1939Let Us LiveMovieMary Roberts28
1939Tarzan Finds a Son!MovieJane Parker28
1938A Yank at OxfordMovieMolly Beaumont27
1937My Dear Miss AldrichMovieMartha Aldrich26
1937A Day at the RacesMovieJudy Standish26
1937The Emperor's CandlesticksMovieMaria Orlich26
1937The Romance of CelluloidMovieSelf26
1937Between Two WomenMovieClaire Donahue26
1936The Devil-DollMovieLorraine Lavond25
1936Hollywood - The Second StepMovieHerself25
1935The Flame WithinMovieLinda Belton24
1935West Point of the AirMovie'Skip' Carter24
1935David CopperfieldMovieDora Spenlow24
1935The Bishop MisbehavesMovieHester Grantham24
1935Anna KareninaMovieKitty24
1934The Thin ManMovieDorothy Wynant23
1934Tarzan and His MateMovieJane Parker23
1934The Barretts of Wimpole StreetMovieHenrietta Barrett23
1934Hide-OutMoviePauline Miller23
1933Tugboat AnnieMoviePatricia 'Pat' Severn22
1933Stage MotherMovieShirley Lorraine22
1932Okay, America!MovieSheila Barton21
1932Tarzan the Ape ManMovieJane Parker21
1932Strange InterludeMovieMadeline Arnold21
1932Skyscraper SoulsMovieLynn Harding21
1932Fast CompanionsMovieSally21
1930Song o' My HeartMovieEileen19