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Maureen O'Sullivan

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Maureen O'Sullivan (May 17, 1911 - June 23, 1998), born in Roscommon, Ireland, was a screen actress who is remembered for her role as Jane in a series of five movies opposite Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan.

She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton, went to Hollywood in 1930 at the invitation of director Frank Borzage and was signed by MGM Studios.

On September 12, 1936, she married writer (and later director) John Farrow. They were parents of seven children, including Mia Farrow. After John Farrow's death in 1963, she married James Cushing on August 22, 1983.

She died, of a heart attack, in Scottsdale, Arizona.


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Maureen O'Sullivan Facts

Birth NameMaureen Paul O'Sullivan
OccupationActress
BirthdayMay 17, 1911
SignTaurus
BirthplaceRoscommon, Ireland
Date of deathJune 23, 1998 (age 87)
Height5' 3" (1m60)

Selected Filmography

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Hannah and Her Sisters
Pride and Prejudice
Miracle on 34th Street
The Thin Man
The Woody Allen Collection, Set 3
Rare Christmas TV Classics
The Big Clock
A Day at the Races
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