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name: "Erin O'Brien-Moore"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/erin-obrien-moore"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 May 1902"
died: "3 May 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 67
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T03:07:35.566779+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Erin O'Brien-Moore

Actor. Born 2 May 1902 in Los Angeles, California. Died 3 May 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 May 1902, Los Angeles, California
- **Died:** 3 May 1979
- **Active:** 1937–1957
- **Also known as:** Annette O'Brien-Moore
- **Average Fi1m score:** 67, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 70 (1), 1950s 64 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_O%27Brien-Moore, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3056625, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93698

## Biography

Erin O'Brien-Moore (born Annette O'Brien-Moore) was an American actress. Born in Los Angeles, California, on 2 May 1902, she began her career on the stage and created the role of Rose in the original Broadway production of Elmer Rice's *Street Scene* (1929). She was signed to a Hollywood contract and appeared in second-lead film roles during the 1930s, including *Black Legion* (1937) and as Nana in *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937).

A fire accident in 1939 interrupted her rising career and required years of surgery and rehabilitation. She returned as a character actress, working first in television and later in films such as *Destination Moon* (1950) and *Peyton Place* (1957). On television she appeared in series including *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* and played Nurse Esther Choate for several seasons in the television version of *Peyton Place*. She died in Los Angeles on 3 May 1979.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Peyton Place* (1957), Fi1m 64, as Mrs. Page — [page](https://film.one/film/peyton-place.md)
- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Fi1m 70, as Nana — [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Daughters of Joshua Cabe* (1972), as Matron
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Mrs. Marshall
- *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying* (1967), as Mrs. Frump (uncredited)
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Baroness Elmont
- *Mooncussers* (1962), as Mrs. Feather
- *The Investigators* (1961), series, Actor
- *The Chevy Mystery Show* (1960), series, as Mme. Petit
- *Peyton Place* (1957), as Mrs. Page — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/peyton-place.md)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mrs. Linda Harper
- *The Long Gray Line* (1955), as Mrs. Koehler
- *Phantom of the Rue Morgue* (1954), as Wardrobe Woman
- *Sea of Lost Ships* (1953), as Mrs. Nora O'Malley
- *The Family Secret* (1951), as Ellen Clark
- *Destination Moon* (1950), as Emily Cargraves
- *The Ruggles* (1949), series, as Margaret Ruggles
- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), as Nana — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)
- *Green Light* (1937), as Pat Arlen
- *Black Legion* (1937), as Ruth Taylor
- *The Plough and the Stars* (1936), as Rosie Redmond
- *The Ex-Mrs. Bradford* (1936), as Mrs. Summers
- *Ring Around the Moon* (1936), as Gloria Endicott
- *The Leavenworth Case* (1936), as Gloria Leavenworth
- *Two in the Dark* (1936), as Olga Konar
- *Seven Keys to Baldpate* (1935), as Myra Thornhill
- *Streamline Express* (1935), as Mary Bradley
- *Our Little Girl* (1935), as Sarah Boynton
- *Dangerous Corner* (1934), as Mrs. Freda Chatfield
- *His Greatest Gamble* (1934), as Florence
- *Little Men* (1934), as Jo Bhaer

## Gallery

- ![Erin O'Brien-Moore in The Life of Emile Zola - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1937)](https://film.one/media/person/1229600/gallery-4c41bb014594.jpg) Erin O'Brien-Moore in The Life of Emile Zola - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1937) — trailer screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/ErinOBrien-Moore.jpg/1280px-ErinOBrien-Moore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Erin O'Brien-Moore](https://film.one/media/person/1229600/gallery-6439875fe927.jpg) Erin O'Brien-Moore — trailer screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Erin_O%27Brien-Moore_in_The_Life_of_Emile_Zola_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Erin O'Brien-Moore & Whit Bissell in the John Patrick's Play The Hasty Heart - publicity still (original image cropped : see source) (1946)](https://film.one/media/person/1229600/gallery-2e747c355273.jpg) Erin O'Brien-Moore & Whit Bissell in the John Patrick's Play The Hasty Heart - publicity still (original image cropped : see source) (1946) — John E. Reed, Hollywood, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Erin_O%27Brien_Moore-Whit_Bissel_in_The_Hasty_Heart.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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