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Born Angela Maxine O'Brien on January 15, 1937 in San Diego, California. Her film debut was one-minute shot in MGM's Babes on Broadway. Her big moment came when she was cast in Journey for Margaret. This film shot her into instant stardom and also resulted in Angela changing her name to Margaret. Throughout the 1940s Margaret was a major child star... See full bio »

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Angela Maxine O'Brien
in San Diego, California, USA
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2015 Morella (pre-production)
Mrs. Danvers
 
2010 Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress (TV movie)
Mrs Claus
 
2010 Frankenstein Rising
 
2009 Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (TV movie)
Miss Coyote (voice)
 
2009 Dead in Love
Cris
 
2002 Dead Season (video)
Friendly Looking Lady
 
1996 Sunset After Dark
 
1991 The New Lassie (TV series)
– No Pets Allowed (1991)
 
1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Jane
– Who Killed J. B. Fletcher? (1991) … Jane
 
1986 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Mildred Webster
– Black Widows (1986) … Mildred Webster
 
1983 Hotel (TV series)
Martha Connelly
– The Offer (1983) … Martha Connelly
 
1981 Amy
Hazel Johnson
 
1977 Testimony of Two Men (TV mini-series)
Flora Bumpstead Eaton
 
1974 Death in Space (TV movie)
 
1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Neva Phillips
– Dinner of Herbs (1972) … Neva Phillips
 
1970 Adam-12 (TV series)
Mrs. Pendleton
– Log 85: Sign of the Twins (1970) … Mrs. Pendleton
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Miss Walker (segment "Love and the Letter")
– Love and the Joker/Love and the Letter/Love and the Living Doll/Love and the Unlikely Couple (1969) … Miss Walker (segment "Love and the Letter")
 
1968 Ironside (TV series)
Louise Prescott
– Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 1 (1968) … Louise Prescott
– Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 2 (1968) … Louise Prescott
 
1968 Annabelle Lee
 
1967 Combat! (TV series)
Marianne Fraisnet
– Entombed (1967) … Marianne Fraisnet
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Anne Lipscott
– The Turncoat (1964) … Anne Lipscott
 
1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Virginia Trent
– The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (1963) … Virginia Trent
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Elsa Thaelman
– The Betrayal (1962) … Elsa Thaelman
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Nurse Lori Palmer
– The Dragon (1962) … Nurse Lori Palmer
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Phyllis Willoughby
– The Trial of Adam Troy (1961) … Phyllis Willoughby
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Ellen Marstand
– River Gold (1961) … Ellen Marstand
 
1960 Checkmate (TV series)
Angela Kendricks
– Deadly Shadow (1960) … Angela Kendricks
 
1960 Maggie (TV movie)
Maggie Bradley
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Jean
– Escape (1960) … Jean
 
1960 Heller in Pink Tights
Della Southby
 
1959 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Mary Clayborne
– Big Doc's Girl (1959) … Mary Clayborne
 
1957-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Annie Brookes / Lila Norris
– The Second Happiest Day (1959) … Lila Norris
– The Mystery of Thirteen (1957) … Annie Brookes
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
Betsy Stauffer
– Incident of the Town in Terror (1959) … Betsy Stauffer
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
Mara
– Kiss Me Again, Stranger (1958) … Mara
 
1958 Little Women (TV movie)
Beth March
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Julie Revere
– The Sacramento Story (1958) … Julie Revere
 
1953-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Jenny Walker / Julie Denton
– Tongues of Angels (1958) … Jenny Walker
– Trial by Slander (1958) … Julie Denton
– A Breath of Air (1953)
 
1955-1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Victoria
– The Little Minister (1957)
– All Over the World (1957)
– Smilin' Thru (1956)
– Winter in April (1956)
– Midsummer (1955) … Victoria
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Sarah Trask
– The Young Years (1957) … Sarah Trask
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Come to Me (1957)
 
1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Nancy
– Roadblock Number Seven (1957) … Nancy
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Marjorie Reardon
– The Story of Marjorie Reardon (1957) … Marjorie Reardon
 
1955-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Angie Hawley / Chip / Kathy Fathian
– Necessary Evil (1957) … Angie Hawley
– Night of a Rebel (1957) … Chip
– South of the Sun (1955) … Kathy Fathian
 
1957 The Christophers (TV series)
– Teenagers Can Help Themselves (1957)
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Ann
– Innocent Witness (1956) … Ann
 
1956 Glory
Clarabel Tilbee
 
1951-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Elaine / Intermission Guest / Laura / …
– Holiday Affair (1955) … Intermission Guest
– The Way I Feel (1954) … Elaine
– The White Gown (1953) … Laura
– To the Lovely Margaret (1951) … Margaret
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– Daughter of Mine (1954)
 
1952 Girls Hand in Hand
Catherine McDermott
 
1951 Her First Romance
Betty Foster
 
1951 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Actress
– Episode #1.22 (1951) … Guest Actress
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Ginny
– The Canterville Ghost (1950) … Ginny
 
1949 The Secret Garden
Mary Lennox
 
1949 Little Women
Beth
 
1948 Big City
Midge
 
1948 Tenth Avenue Angel
Flavia Mills
 
1947 The Unfinished Dance
'Meg' Merlin
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
Sheila O'Monahan
 
1946 Bad Bascomb
Emmy
 
1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Selma Jacobson
 
1944 Music for Millions
'Mike'
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis
'Tootie' Smith
 
1944 The Canterville Ghost
Lady Jessica de Canterville
 
1943 Jane Eyre
Adele Varens
 
1943 Lost Angel
Alpha
 
1943 Madame Curie
Irene Curie - Age 5
 
1943 Thousands Cheer
Customer in Red Skelton Skit
 
1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Margaret
 
1943 You, John Jones! (short)
Daughter
 
1942 Journey for Margaret
Margaret
 
1941 Babes on Broadway
Maxine, Little Girl at Audition (uncredited)
 
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1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (performer: "Under the Bamboo Tree" 1902 - uncredited)
 
1956 Glory (performer: "Gettin' Nowhere Road" - uncredited, "Kentucky Means Paradise" - uncredited, "Glory" - uncredited)
 
1949 Little Women (performer: "Merry Christmastime Is Here" - uncredited, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" 1850 - uncredited)
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis (performer: "I Was Drunk Last Night" - uncredited, "Under the Bamboo Tree" 1902 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (51 titles)
2013 Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (filming)
Herself
 
2012 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
2011 Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2011 The Actor's Journey (video documentary)
Herself
 
2011 The Actor's Journey for Kids (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 A Silent Star (short)
Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Twinkel, twinkel, kleine ster: Herinneringen uit Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Private Screenings (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
– Child Stars (2006) … Herself - Interviewee
 
2004 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Elizabeth Taylor: Facets (2003) … Herself
 
2002 ShirleyMania (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress
 
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2001 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 June 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Last Days of Judy Garland (2001) … Herself
 
2000 Child Stars: Their Story (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The Great Christmas Movies (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Hollywood Mortuary (video)
Herself
 
1998 Creaturealm: From the Dead
Herself (segment "Hollywood Mortuary")
 
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
1994 The Story of Lassie (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1994 Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1994 Hollywood Hotel (documentary)
 
1994 Homeward Bound (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 May 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1990 The 35th Annual Thalians Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 When We Were Young...: Growing Up on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1989 America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1982 Xpose (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
– Porno: The Deadly Mind Game (1982) … Herself
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1977 An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1977 A.M. Chicago (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 November 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Herself
– That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Herself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– June Allyson (1971) … Herself
 
1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 June 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.16 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 Gypsy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 January 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1962) … Herself
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.15 (1957) … Herself - Singer
 
1951-1957 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 24 November 1957 (1957) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 25 February 1951 (1951) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Herself - Contestant
– Episode dated 15 August 1955 (1955) … Herself - Contestant
 
1953 The George Jessel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (1953) … Herself
 
1950-1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.18 (1952) … Herself
– Episode #3.25 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1950) … Herself
 
1949 Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1949) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1982 Hollywood's Children (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Herself - Canada-Hollywood Dinner (uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
 
1968 Split Second to an Epitaph (TV movie)
Louise Prescott
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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(1958) Appeared on The Gisele MacKenzie Show. Also appearing was Allan Sherman ("Sarah Jockman"). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Maxine O'Brien
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Personal Quote:

[at age six] When I cry, do you want the tears to run all the way or shall I stop halfway down? See more »

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In Italy, almost all of her films were dubbed by Loredana Randisi. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn