
Acting
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 suggested a screen test, which she took. The results were more than favorable, as she won the part …

Famous T&A 2
as Jane Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tarzan Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)

In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
as Self

Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell
as Self

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Eleanor Biddlecomb

The Habitation of Dragons
as Helen Taylor

With Murder in Mind
as Aunt Mildred

Leg Work
as Dorothy Richardson · 1 ep.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1 ep.

The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1 ep.

The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 2 ep.

Ben Casey
1 ep.

Matinee Theater
1 ep.

Climax!
as Miriam · 1 ep.
The Whistler
1 ep.
Four Star Playhouse
as Minna Baxter · 1 ep.

Cavalcade of America
as Sister Mary Benedict · 1 ep.
The Big Clock
1948