---
name: "Maura O'Malley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maura-omalley"
fi1m_id: "maura-omalley"
imdb_id: "nm0641766"
tmdb_id: 1609636
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 November 1919"
died: "1 October 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T01:32:03.495586+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."
---

# Maura O'Malley

## Identity

Maura O'Malley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maura-omalley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maura-omalley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0641766
- **TMDB ID:** 1609636
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1609636

Actor. Born 12 November 1919 in Ballintobber, Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland. Died 1 October 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 November 1919, Ballintobber, Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland
- **Died:** 1 October 2014
- **Active:** 1991–1998
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1609636

## Biography

Maura O'Malley was an Irish actress. She was born on 12 November 1919 in Ballintobber, Claremorris, County Mayo, and died on 1 October 2014 in County Meath.

Before entering acting, she studied physical education in Scotland and worked as a PE teacher. She was one of the founding members of physical education in Ireland and Ireland's first PE teacher. She later appeared in films including *The Commitments* (1991), in which she played Joey's Mother, and *Waking Ned* (1998), in which she played Mrs. Kennedy. She also contributed to the soundtrack of both films and appeared in the 1995 short film *Tongue*.

*Sources: imdb.com, meathchronicle.ie.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Waking Ned* (1998), Fi1m 73, as Mrs. Kennedy — [page](https://film.one/film/waking-ned.md)
- *The Commitments* (1991), Fi1m 82, as Joey's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/the-commitments.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Waking Ned* (1998), as Mrs. Kennedy — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/waking-ned.md)
- *The Commitments* (1991), as Joey's Mother — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-commitments.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/maura-omalley