--- title: Photos: A Look at Maureen O’Hara’s Career description: A look back at Maureen O'Hara's career in photos. canonical: https://time.com/3996875/maureen-ohara-photos/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-17T12:00:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:02:03.040Z og:title: Maureen O'Hara: An Icon's Career in Photos og:description: Earlier this year, on her 95th birthday, LIFE looked back at the actress' career og:url: https://time.com/3996875/maureen-ohara-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89dac8e8f6740ad8/69885f2f0a4a226e2d9c5993/150813-maureen-ohara-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Maureen O'Hara og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Maureen O'Hara: An Icon's Career in Photos twitter:description: Earlier this year, on her 95th birthday, LIFE looked back at the actress' career twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89dac8e8f6740ad8/69885f2f0a4a226e2d9c5993/150813-maureen-ohara-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Maureen O'Hara: An Icon's Career in Photos  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Aug 17, 2015 12:00 PM UTC  Maureen O'Hara at her home reclining in bed while sewing, 1946. Maureen O'Hara at her home reclining in bed while sewing, 1946.Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Aug 17, 2015 12:00 PM UTC Today, at 95, Maureen O’Hara is a living testament to the enduring power of the Golden Age of Hollywood. But there’s more to her than glamor, as she wrote in the first pages of her 2004 autobiography, _‘Tis Herself_: “Above all else, deep in my soul,” she declared, “I’m a tough Irishwoman.” Born in Dublin on Aug. 17, 1920, O’Hara got her break with the 1939 Alfred Hitchcock film _Jamaica Inn_ and went on to appear in more than 50 movies. A self-described tomboy who performed many of her own stunts in films of various genres—from musicals to Westerns opposite her dear friend John Wayne—O’Hara was honored in 2014 with an Honorary Oscar presented by Clint Eastwood and fellow Ireland native Liam Neeson. After suffering from a stroke in 2005, O’Hara moved from Ireland to Wyoming, where she lives with her grandson. _Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter_ [_@lizabethronk_](https://twitter.com/LizabethRonk)_._  Maureen O'Hara and Rand Brooks at John Hubbard's barbecue, 1940. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Maureen O'Hara at her home reclining in bed while sewing, 1946. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Maureen O'Hara at home, 1946. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Maureen O'Hara at home in her garden, 1946. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Maureen O'Hara on the set of "Our Man in Havana," 1959. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Maureen O'Hara signing autographs while filming "Our Man in Havana," 1959. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  (Seated L-R) Unidentified, Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs and unidentified; (Standing L-R) Noel Coward and Graham Greene on set of "Our Man in Havana," 1959. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Maureen O'Hara on the set of "Our Man in Havana," 1959. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Maureen O'Hara (L) helping daughter Bronwyn Fitzsimons (C) dress for her graduation party. 1961. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Actress Maureen O'Hara, in danger of brush fires, 1961. 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