The Resume

(August 17, 1920-October 24, 2015)
Birth name is Maureen FitzSimons
Starred in 'Jamaica Inn (1939),' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939),' 'How Green Was My Valley (1941),' 'Sinbad the Sailor (1947),' 'Miracle on 34th Streer (1947),' 'The Quiet Man (1952),' 'Lady Godiva (1955),' 'The Parent Trap (1961)' and 'Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)'
Published the magazine 'The Virgin Islander'

Why she might be annoying:

She was often confused with actress Maureen O'Sullivan.
She was a tomboy.
She married three times (one ended in annulment, another in divorce).
She wrote an autobiography.
She broke her wrist while slapping John Wayne in 'The Quiet Man.'

Why she might not be annoying:

She was famous for her bright red hair.
She was trained at the famed Abbey Theater.
She became good friends with John Wayne.
She always did her own stunt work.
She was one of the first actresses to be put to Technicolor.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions [Couples] (Ranked: 76)
• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions [Couples] (Ranked: 98)
• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Passions Commentators
• Alfred Hitchcock Films
• Andy Williams Show Guests [1962-71]
• Born in Dublin, Ireland
• Carol Burnett Impersonations
• Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1993)
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Performances that Should Have Won an Oscar but Didn't [November 25, 2002] (Ranked: 72)
• Errol Flynn's Leading Ladies
• Golden Boot Award Recipients (Ranked: 1991)
• I Attended the Opening Day of Disneyland [July 17, 1955]
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Citizen Kane’ [1941]
• I Attended the Premiere of 'Mary Poppins' [1964]
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 95)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[M-Q]
• I Lived in Bel Air
• I Portrayed a Gypsy
• I Probably Banged Anthony Quinn
• I was Movie Spanked
• I'm Buried at Arlington National Cemetery [Virginia]
• Jimmy Stewart's Leading Ladies
• John Ford Films
• John Wayne's Leading Ladies
• Look at Me, I'm Relaxing
• Lovely Lassies
• Miracle on 34th Street [1947]
• Natalie Wood Portrayed My Daughter
• Perry Como Holiday Special Guests [1967-1994]
• Profiles 12751-13000 (Ranked: 12913)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 2]
• Redheads - Female [M-Z]
• Sued the Tabloids
• This is Your Life Honorees [L-Z]
• Tomboys
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 21 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 243 Votes: 49.38% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 38 Votes: 44.74% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 30.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 118 Votes: 53.39% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 133 Votes: 61.65% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 90 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 94 Votes: 32.98% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 160 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 298 Votes: 39.60% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 711 Votes: 42.62% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 940 Votes: 45.74% Annoying