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Filmography. Television work. Radio appearances. References. External links. Maureen O'Sullivan (May 17, 1911 – June 23, 1998) was an Irish actress who played Jane in the Tarzan series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller.
Maureen O'Sullivan. Actress: The Thin Man. Of Irish, English, and Scottish descent, Maureen Paula O'Sullivan was born on May 17, 1911 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. Her father was Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, an officer in the Connaught Rangers, and his wife, the former Mary Fraser (or Frazer).
Maureen O'Sullivan. Actress: The Thin Man. Of Irish, English, and Scottish descent, Maureen Paula O'Sullivan was born on May 17, 1911 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. Her father was Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, an officer in the Connaught Rangers, and his wife, the former Mary Fraser (or Frazer).
May 13, 2024 · Maureen O’Sullivan was an Irish-born American actress who had a distinguished performing career that extended from the 1930s until the mid-1990s, but was perhaps best remembered for her film portrayal of the scantily clad Jane opposite Johnny Weissmuller in his title role as Tarzan in a half dozen.
Although O'Sullivan's skimpy costume suggests the ravishing Irish beauty is not shy about showing her body, the underwater nudes are performed by body double and Olympic swimmer Josephine McKim in order to provide a graceful quality to the images.
Jun 23, 1998 · Once in sunny California, Maureen wasted no time landing roles in other films such as “Just Imagine” (1930), “Princess and the Plumber” (1930), and “So This Is London” (1930). Maureen was on a roll that her contemporaries could only have wished for when they were coming up through the ranks.
A biography and filmography of Maureen O'Sullivan, who became famous for portraying Jane in the early Tarzan movies and who later, as the mother of Mia Farrow, became the mother-in-law of first Frank Sinatra and then Woody Allen.
