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name: "Margaret O'Brien"
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born: "15 January 1937"
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# Margaret O'Brien

Actor. Born 15 January 1937 in San Diego, California, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 January 1937, San Diego, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Angela Maxine O'Brien, Maxine O'Brien
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_O%27Brien, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241273, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639684/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13991

## Biography

Margaret O'Brien is an American actress. Born Angela Maxine O'Brien in San Diego, California, she began her film career at the age of four and became one of the most prominent child stars of the 1940s, appearing in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions.

She played Irene Curie at age five in *Madame Curie* (1943). Her performance as 'Tootie' Smith in *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944) earned her the Academy Juvenile Award in 1944. Other notable roles include Adèle Varens in *Jane Eyre* (1943), Beth in *Little Women* (1949), and later appearances in television series such as *Murder, She Wrote* and *Perry Mason*. She has also worked in theatre and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for film.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Madame Curie* (1943), Fi1m 72, as Irene Curie - Age 5 — [page](https://film.one/film/madame-curie.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

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

- *This Is Our Christmas* (2018), as Mrs. Foxworth
- *Prepper's Grove* (2018), as Gigi
- *Impact Event* (2018), as Amanda
- *Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!* (2017), as Bridgette's Grandmother
- *Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde* (2017), as Ms. Stevenson
- *Frankenstein Rising* (2010), Actor
- *Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse* (2009), as Miss Coyote (voice)
- *The Craven Cove Murders* (2002), as Fan
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *Sunset After Dark* (1996), as Betty Corman
- *The New Lassie* (1989), series, Actor
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Jane
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Mildred Webster
- *Hotel* (1982), series, as Martha Connelly
- *Amy* (1981), as Hazel Johnson
- *Testimony of Two Men* (1977), series, as Flora Bumpstead Eaton
- *That's Entertainment!* (1974), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Death in Space* (1974), as Pam Rhodes
- *Diabolic Wedding* (1971), Actor
- *The Pledge of Allegiance* (1971), as Narrator
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, Actor
- *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Neva Phillips
- *Split Second to an Epitaph* (1968), as Louise Prescott
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Mrs. Pendleton
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Louise Prescott
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Marianne Fraisnet
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Nurse Lori Palmer
- *The Aquanauts* (1960), series, as Ellen Marstand
- *Heller in Pink Tights* (1960), as Della Southby
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Phyllis Willoughby
- *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Jean
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Betsy Stauffer
- *The Mystery of Thirteen* (1957), as Annie Brookes
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Virginia Trent
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Julie Revere
- *Glory* (1956), as Clarabel Tilbee
- *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Kathy Fathian, Chip, Angie Hawley
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Sarah Trask
- *The Eyes of Two People* (1952), as Catherine McDermott
- *Her First Romance* (1951), as Betty Foster
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Margaret, Laura, Elaine
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Ginny
- *The Secret Garden* (1949), as Mary Lennox
- *Little Women* (1949), as Beth
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Julie Denton, Jenny Walker
- *Big City* (1948), as Midge
- *Tenth Avenue Angel* (1948), as Flavia Mills
- *The Unfinished Dance* (1947), as 'Meg' Merlin
- *Kraft Television Theatre* (1947), series, Actor
- *Three Wise Fools* (1946), as Sheila O'Monahan
- *Bad Bascomb* (1946), as Emmy
- *Our Vines Have Tender Grapes* (1945), as Selma Jacobson
- *Music for Millions* (1944), as Mike
- *Meet Me in St. Louis* (1944), as 'Tootie' Smith
- *The Canterville Ghost* (1944), as Lady Jessica de Canterville
- *Twenty Years After* (1944), as (archive footage)
- *Jane Eyre* (1943), as Adele Varens
- *Lost Angel* (1943), as Alpha
- *Madame Curie* (1943), as Irene Curie - Age 5 — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/madame-curie.md)
- *Thousands Cheer* (1943), as Drug Store Customer
- *Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case* (1943), as Margaret
- *You, John Jones!* (1943), as Daughter
- *Journey for Margaret* (1942), as Margaret
- *Babes on Broadway* (1941), as Maxine (uncredited)
- *Love Is in Bel Air*, as Vivienne

## Gallery

- ![Margaret O'Brien from Eiga no Tomo (November 1952)](https://film.one/media/person/1234039/gallery-26cabadd22a5.jpg) Margaret O'Brien from Eiga no Tomo (November 1952) — Eiga no Tomo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Eiganotomo-margaretobrien-nov1952.jpg/1280px-Eiganotomo-margaretobrien-nov1952.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Promotional photograph for the 1943 film Jane Eyre From left: Orson Welles, Margaret O'Brien, Joan Fontaine](https://film.one/media/person/1234039/gallery-4b7984b8f946.jpg) Promotional photograph for the 1943 film Jane Eyre From left: Orson Welles, Margaret O'Brien, Joan Fontaine — 20th Century Fox, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Jane-Eyre-1943-2.jpg/1280px-Jane-Eyre-1943-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Promotional photograph for the 1943 film Madame Curie From left: Walter Pidgeon, Greer Garson, Margaret O'Brien (1944)](https://film.one/media/person/1234039/gallery-7c738c3ea4a4.jpg) Promotional photograph for the 1943 film Madame Curie From left: Walter Pidgeon, Greer Garson, Margaret O'Brien (1944) — Time Inc.; photograph by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Madame-Curie-LIFE-1944.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of guest star Margaret O'Brien and Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates from the television program Rawhide. This episode is "Incident of the Town in Terror". Wh (1959)](https://film.one/media/person/1234039/gallery-f408b2e5f357.jpg) Photo of guest star Margaret O'Brien and Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates from the television program Rawhide. This episode is "Incident of the Town in Terror". Wh (1959) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Margaret_O%27Brien_Clint_Eastwood_Rawhide_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Margaret O'Brien](https://film.one/media/person/1234039/gallery-bb9f335763e9.jpg) Margaret O'Brien — Image via TMDB
- ![Promotional photograph of actress Margaret O'Brien in costume for the 1943 film Jane Eyre (1944)](https://film.one/media/person/1234039/gallery-a258b99e7b1d.jpg) Promotional photograph of actress Margaret O'Brien in costume for the 1943 film Jane Eyre (1944) — Time Inc.; photograph by Walter Sanders, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Jane-Eyre-LIFE-1944-O%27Brien.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A photo of actress Margaret O'Brien (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1234039/gallery-4eadd2523a70.jpg) A photo of actress Margaret O'Brien (2013) — Gazebo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Margaret-O%27Brien_2013-11-15.jpg/1280px-Margaret-O%27Brien_2013-11-15.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Academy Juvenile Award 1945: Academy Juvenile Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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