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Margaret O’Brien (born January 15, 1937) is an American film and stage actress. Although her film career as a leading character was brief, she was one of the most popular child actors in cinema history. In her later career, she appeared on stage and in supporting film roles.

She was born Angela Maxine O’Brien; (she later changed her name to Margaret following the success of the film Journey for Margaret, in which she played the title role). Her father Lawrence O’Brien, a circus performer, died before she was born.[1]; Margaret’s mother, Gladys Flores, was a well-known flamenco dancer who often performed with her sister Marissa, also a dancer. Margaret is of half-Irish and half-Spanish ancestry.

She made her first film appearance in Babes on Broadway (1941) at the age of four, but it was the following year that her first major role brought her widespread attention. As a five-year-old in Journey for Margaret (1942), O’Brien won wide praise for her convincing acting style. By 1943, she was considered a big enough star to have a cameo appearance in the all-star military show finale of Thousands Cheer.

She played a young French girl, and spoke and sang all her dialogue with a French accent, in Jane Eyre (1944). Arguably her most memorable role was as “Tootie” in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), opposite Judy Garland. O’Brien had by this time added singing and dancing to her achievements and was rewarded with an Academy Juvenile Award the following year as the “outstanding child actress of 1944.” Her other successes included The Canterville Ghost (1944), Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), and the first sound version of The Secret Garden (1949), but she was unable to make the transition to adult roles.

A 1946 Looney Tunes short, Book Revue, placed a caricature of O’Brien in the role of Little Red Riding Hood.

Margaret later shed her child star image in 1958 by appearing on the cover of Life Magazine with the caption “The Girl’s Grown”, and was a mystery guest on the TV panel show What’s My Line?. O’Brien’s acting roles as an adult have been few and far between, mostly in small independent films. However, she does do occasional interviews, mostly for the Turner Classic Movies cable network. She played the role of Betsy Stauffer, a small town nurse, in “The Incident of the Town in Terror” on television’s Rawhide. Another rare television outing was as a guest star on the popular Marcus Welby, M.D. in the early 1970s, reuniting Margaret with her Journey For Margaret and The Canterville Ghost co-star Robert Young.

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Margaret O'Brien

Margaret O’Brien Biography / Wiki

NameMargaret O’Brien
Also KnowAngela Maxine O’Brien, Maxine O’Brien
GenderFemale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthSan Diego, California, USA
Date of Birth1937-01-15
Age(as in 2022)85
Deathday

Margaret O’Brien Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
The Secret GardenMary Lennox1949-04-30When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she…
The Unfinished Dance‘Meg’ Merlin1947-09-19A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn’t like….
Tenth Avenue AngelFlavia Mills1948-02-20Flavia’s been told that her Aunt Susan’s fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he’s finished his prison term. Steve wonder…
Lost AngelAlpha1943-12-23Alpha’s been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts A…
Her First Romance1951-05-04A teenager experiences her first crush while attending a summer camp. Director Seymour Friedman’s 1951 film stars Margaret O’Brien, Allen Martin Jr., …
GloryClarabel Tilbee1956-01-11A lovesick girl (Margaret O’Brien) and her grandfather (Walter Brennan) groom their filly for the Kentucky Derby….
Music for MillionsMike1944-12-18Six-year-old “Mike” goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in José Iturbi’s orchestra. And the orchestra is rapidly…
Three Wise FoolsSheila O’Monahan1946-09-26An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men….
Big CityMidge1948-03-25A young orphan (Margaret O’Brien) in New York’s Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood men–a minister, a cantor, and a cop….
Impact Event2018-04-07A slow burn into insanity as a small band of survivors find themselves spending a post-meteoric apocalypse in a fun house converted into a bomb shelte…
Meet Me in St. Louis“Tootie” Smith1944-11-28In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move…
Our Vines Have Tender GrapesSelma Jacobson1945-09-06Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and A…
Bad BascombEmmy1946-05-26A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl….
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American ClassicHerself1994-01-01Documentary about the making of “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944)….
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight StoryHerself2016-06-03A documentary chronicle of one of our greatest directors….
Jane EyreAdele Varens1943-12-24After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter….
Heller in Pink TightsDella Southby1960-03-01Nineteenth century Wyoming: the wild West. Mild-mannered Tom Healy has a two-wagon theater troupe hounded by creditors because Angela, his leading lad…
Little WomenBeth1949-03-10Louisa May Alcott’s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil …
The Canterville GhostLady Jessica de Canterville1944-07-20The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress….
You, John Jones!Daughter1943-01-14John Jones contemplates how fortunate he and his family is in America, where no wartime bombing occurs….
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!Bridgette’s Grandmother2017-10-27On Halloween, an all girl rock-n-roll band called “Kill Pussy Kill” ventures out to play their biggest show to date. However, before hitting the r…
Death in SpacePam Rhodes1974-06-17The commander of a spaceship orbiting 250 miles above Earth disappears through the airlock and is ejected into space. Although at first it appears to …
Prepper’s GroveGigi2018-10-01The film focuses on the disappearance of a teenager, who over the years has become a cold case….
Diabolic Wedding1974-02-01A marriage night ordained by the devil himself!…
Journey for MargaretMargaret1942-12-17An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening days of WWII. After a shrapnel wound and loss of her ba…
AmyHazel Johnson1981-03-20A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal tra…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMs. Stevenson2017-01-31The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is really just as much the story of Gabriel John Utterson, a lawyer and good friend of Dr. Henry Jekyll. M…
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’sHerself1998-06-19In 1995, Chasen’s closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two fi…
Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal CaseMargaret1943-05-08In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which…
Frankenstein Rising2010-04-20A modern day descendent of Frankenstein becomes obsessed with his ancestor’s work and seeks to replicate them and create a living man from lifeless ti…
Split Second to an EpitaphLouise Prescott1968-09-26In the second “Ironside” movie, the Chief has his spine jolted during a hospital encounter with a narcotics pusher, not only raising the possibility f…
The Craven Cove MurdersFan2002-10-11Lucas Swan, owner of a bed and breakfast, authored a book on a rash of murders a few years before. The murders begin anew, and when police refuse to l…
The Story of LassieSelf1994-08-14Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many f…
Creaturealm: From the DeadHerself1998-01-01Two-part anthology featuring resurrected zombie actors and a young woman whose murderous dreams may become reality….
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!Self – Interviewee2011-12-06A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! is a tinsel-filled journey through the most iconic holiday films of all time, including perennial favorites It…
Sunset After DarkBetty Corman1996-01-01A struggling screenwriter finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation….
Hollywood MortuaryHerself1998-01-01Framed by interviews with real life celebrities, Hollywood Mortuary tells the tale of a horror make-up artist who, in 1941 Hollywood, uses voodoo to r…
Madame CurieIrene Curie – Age 51943-12-16Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concern…
Marsha Hunt’s Sweet AdversitySelf2015-09-13In 1935, 17-year-old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with Paramount Pictures and went on to a flourishing career …
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie StarSelf2002-08-01In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as “mommie dearest….
Babes on BroadwayMaxine (uncredited)1941-12-31Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up th…
Thousands CheerCustomer in Red Skelton Skit1943-01-01Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel’s pretty daughter. Their romance hits a fe…
Hollywood’s ChildrenSelf (archive footage)1982-02-24A documentary about child actors in Hollywood, exploring their history from the early days of film….
Twenty Years After1944-01-01This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases….
Showbiz Goes to WarArchive Footage1982-12-31While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A…
That’s Entertainment!(archive footage)1974-06-21Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio’s 50 year history….

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