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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 (1941). Her big moment came when she was cast in Journey for Margaret (1942). This film shot her into instant stardom and also resulted in Angela changing her name to Margaret. Throughout the 1940s Margaret was a ...
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Actress (76 credits)
Actress (76 credits)
1977
Testimony of Two Men
(TV Mini-Series)
Flora Bumpstead Eaton
Flora Bumpstead Eaton
- Part I
(1977)
... Flora Bumpstead Eaton
- Part III
(1977)
... Flora Bumpstead Eaton
- Part II
(1977)
... Flora Bumpstead Eaton
1969
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
Miss Walker (segment "Love and the Letter")
Miss Walker (segment "Love and the Letter")
- Love and the Living Doll/Love and the Letter/Love and the Joker/Love and the Unlikely Couple
(1969)
... Miss Walker (segment "Love and the Letter")
1968
Ironside
(TV Series)
Louise Prescott
Louise Prescott
- Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 2
(1968)
... Louise Prescott
- Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 1
(1968)
... Louise Prescott
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV Series)
Anne Lipscott
Anne Lipscott
- The Turncoat
(1964)
... Anne Lipscott
1963
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Virginia Trent
Virginia Trent
- The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
(1963)
... Virginia Trent
1961
Adventures in Paradise
(TV Series)
Phyllis Willoughby
Phyllis Willoughby
- The Trial of Adam Troy
(1961)
... Phyllis Willoughby
1959
The United States Steel Hour
(TV Series)
Mary Clayborne
Mary Clayborne
- Big Doc's Girl
(1959)
... Mary Clayborne
1957-1959
Playhouse 90
(TV Series)
Lila Norris / Annie Brookes
Lila Norris / Annie Brookes
- The Second Happiest Day
(1959)
... Lila Norris
- The Mystery of Thirteen
(1957)
... Annie Brookes
1953-1958
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series)
Jenny Walker / Julie Denton
Jenny Walker / Julie Denton
- Tongues of Angels
(1958)
... Jenny Walker
- Trial by Slander
(1958)
... Julie Denton
- A Breath of Air
(1953)
1955-1958
Matinee Theatre
(TV Series)
Sarah / Kathleen / Victoria
Sarah / Kathleen / Victoria
- Mrs. Moonlight
(1958)
... Sarah
- The Little Minister
(1957)
- All Over the World
(1957)
- Smilin' Thru
(1956)
... Kathleen
- Winter in April
(1956)
1957
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre
(TV Series)
Nancy
Nancy
- Roadblock Number Seven
(1957)
... Nancy
1957
Suspicion
(TV Series)
Marjorie Reardon
Marjorie Reardon
- The Story of Marjorie Reardon
(1957)
... Marjorie Reardon
1955-1957
Climax!
(TV Series)
Angie Hawley / Chip / Kathy Fathian
Angie Hawley / Chip / Kathy Fathian
- Necessary Evil
(1957)
... Angie Hawley
- Night of a Rebel
(1957)
... Chip
- South of the Sun
(1955)
... Kathy Fathian
1954
The Ford Television Theatre
(TV Series)
Eleanor Brown
Eleanor Brown
- Daughter of Mine
(1954)
... Eleanor Brown
1951-1954
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Elaine / Laura / Margaret
Elaine / Laura / Margaret
- The Way I Feel
(1954)
... Elaine
- The White Gown
(1953)
... Laura
- To the Lovely Margaret
(1951)
... Margaret
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Soundtrack (7 credits)
Soundtrack (7 credits)
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Writer (1 credit)
Writer (1 credit)
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Thanks (4 credits)
Thanks (4 credits)
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Self (79 credits)
Self (79 credits)
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Archive footage (12 credits)
Archive footage (12 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
(Summer 1962) She acted in Lawrence Roman's play, "Under The Yum-Yum Tree," at the Cherry County Playhouse in Traverse City, Michigan. Ruth Bailey was founder and artistic director. See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Portrayal | 1 Article | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
Official SiteAlternate Names:
Maxine O'Brien
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Personal Quote:
[on Marjorie Main, with whom she worked on Bad Bascomb (1946)] Marjorie Main looked like she hadn't taken a bath in six months. Yet, she was a neat-freak. She'd go around looking for dust. Picking it up or wiping it off, whatever. She was also crazy as a loon. She had once been married but her husband was long dead. Yet she still talked to him--or to his ghost, just like he was there, which he ... See more »Trivia:
In a practice common among child actors at the time, O'Brien adopted as her professional first name the name of the character who was her first credited part in Journey for Margaret (1942). See more »Star Sign:
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