Portrait of Maureen O'Sullivan

Acting

Maureen O'Sullivan

Career

Active from 1930 to 1994, busiest in 1932 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
49
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Clock
The Big Clock
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maureen O'Sullivan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.9, average 2.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 9
  • Character-Driven 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Family Drama 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Adventure 3
  • Early Sound Era 3
  • New York City 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Melodrama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Famous T&A 2
Famous T&A 2 (2022)

as Jane Porter (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

3 titles · average score 64
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Eleanor Biddlecomb

With Murder in Mind
With Murder in Mind (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

as Aunt Mildred

The Habitation of Dragons
The Habitation of Dragons (1992)

as Helen Taylor

1980s

7 titles · average score 63
Good Old Boy
Good Old Boy (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

as Aunt Sue

Stranded
Stranded (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

as Grace Clark

Leg Work
Leg Work (1987)

TV show · as Dorothy Richardson

Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

as Norma

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as Elizabeth Alvorg

Too Scared to Scream
Too Scared to Scream (1984)
GoodWatch score 42

as Marian Hardwick

Morning's at Seven
Morning's at Seven (1982)

as Esther "Esty" Crampton

1970s

5 titles · average score 56
Mandy's Grandmother
Mandy's Grandmother (1978)

as Grandmother

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

as (archive footage)

The Great Houdinis
The Great Houdinis (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lady Conan Doyle

The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts (1972)

as Lillian Stanton

The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Maureen O'Sullivan

1960s

2 titles · average score 63
Never Too Late
Never Too Late (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

as Edith Lambert

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1950s

20 titles · average score 66
Wild Heritage
Wild Heritage (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Emma Breslin

The Tall T
The Tall T (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Doretta Mims

The Blessed Midnight
The Blessed Midnight (1956)

as Sister Mary Benedict

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story (1955)

as Mother

The Steel Cage
The Steel Cage (1954)

as Gladys Duffy

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Lady Dominey / Miriam

Duffy of San Quentin
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gladys Duffy

Mission Over Korea
Mission Over Korea (1953)

as Nancy Slocum

All I Desire
All I Desire (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

as Sara Harper

Bonzo Goes to College
Bonzo Goes to College (1952)

as Marion Gateson Drew

Ellis in Freedomland
Ellis in Freedomland (1952)

as The Dishwasher (voice)

Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Julie

1940s

6 titles · average score 74
The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Georgette Stroud

Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jane

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jane

Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Abby Rawlston

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jane Bennet

Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood (1940)

as Linda Lockwood

1930s

43 titles · average score 64
Let Us Live
Let Us Live (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mary Roberts

Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jane Parker

A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Molly Beaumont

Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jane

The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll (1936)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lorraine Lavond

Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ann

The Thin Man
The Thin Man (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dorothy Wynant

Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

as Jane Parker

Hide-Out
Hide-Out (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pauline Miller

Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jane Parker

Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls (1932)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lynn Harding

Just Imagine
Just Imagine (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

as LN-18