Portrait of Margaret O'Brien

Acting

Margaret O'Brien

Career

Active from 1942 to 2018, with a break from 1982 to 2001, busiest in 1943 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Academy Juvenile Award

    1945 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    1945 · Won · 17th Academy Awards

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Margaret O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Tension
    4.3, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Family Bonds 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Heartwarming Story 2
  • Classic Literature Adaptation 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Sentimental 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Love Is in Bel Air
Love Is in Bel Air

as Vivienne

2010s

5 titles · average score 36
Impact Event
Impact Event (2018)
GoodWatch score 40

as Amanda

This Is Our Christmas
This Is Our Christmas (2018)
GoodWatch score 27

as Mrs. Foxworth

Prepper's Grove
Prepper's Grove (2018)

as Gigi

Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! (2017)
GoodWatch score 32

as Bridgette's Grandmother

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2017)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ms. Stevenson

2000s

2 titles
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (2009)

as Miss Coyote (voice)

The Craven Cove Murders
The Craven Cove Murders (2002)

as Fan

1990s

2 titles · average score 48
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Sunset After Dark
Sunset After Dark (1996)

as Betty Corman

1980s

5 titles · average score 69
The New Lassie
The New Lassie (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jane

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mildred Webster

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Martha Connelly

Amy
Amy (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hazel Johnson

1970s

4 titles · average score 83
Testimony of Two Men
Testimony of Two Men (1977)

TV show · as Flora Bumpstead Eaton

Death in Space
Death in Space (1974)

as Pam Rhodes

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 83

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance (1971)

as Narrator

1960s

10 titles · average score 61
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Neva Phillips

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mrs. Pendleton

Split Second to an Epitaph
Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)

as Louise Prescott

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Louise Prescott

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Anne Lipscott

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Marianne Fraisnet

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Nurse Lori Palmer

Heller in Pink Tights
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Della Southby

The Aquanauts
The Aquanauts (1960)

TV show · as Ellen Marstand

1950s

14 titles · average score 65
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Betsy Stauffer

Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Phyllis Willoughby

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jean

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Virginia Trent

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Julie Revere

Glory
Glory (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Clarabel Tilbee

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Chip / Kathy Fathian

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Sarah Trask

Her First Romance
Her First Romance (1951)

as Betty Foster

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show · as Ginny

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show · as Margaret / Self - Intermission Guest

1940s

22 titles · average score 68
Little Women
Little Women (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Beth

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1949)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mary Lennox

Big City
Big City (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

as Midge

Tenth Avenue Angel
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Flavia Mills

The Unfinished Dance
The Unfinished Dance (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

as 'Meg' Merlin

Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sheila O'Monahan

Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Emmy

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

as Selma Jacobson

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

as 'Tootie' Smith

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lady Jessica de Canterville

Music for Millions
Music for Millions (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mike

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Adele Varens