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Margaret O'Brien

Margaret O'Brien

Acting·1937·52 films

Margaret O'Brien (born January 15, 1937) is an American film and stage actress. Although her film career as a leading character was brief, she was one of the most popular child actors in cinema history. In her later career, she appeared on stage and in supporting film roles.

Filmography

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)'Tootie' Smith
Little Women
Little Women (1949)Beth
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)Adele Varens
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)Irene Curie - Age 5
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1944)Lady Jessica de Canterville
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1949)Mary Lennox
Heller in Pink Tights
Heller in Pink Tights (1960)Della Southby
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill!
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! (2017)Bridgette's Grandmother
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway (1941)Maxine (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer (1943)Customer in Red Skelton Skit
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)Selma Jacobson
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret (1942)Margaret
Amy
Amy (1981)Hazel Johnson
Tenth Avenue Angel
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)Flavia Mills
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)Self - Actress
Big City
Big City (1948)Midge
The Unfinished Dance
The Unfinished Dance (1947)'Meg' Merlin
Lost Angel
Lost Angel (1943)Alpha
Bad Bascomb
Bad Bascomb (1946)Emmy
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)Self - Interviewee
You, John Jones!
You, John Jones! (1943)Daughter
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2017)Ms. Stevenson
Music for Millions
Music for Millions (1944)Mike
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)Margaret
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998)Self
Her First Romance
Her First Romance (1951)Betty Foster
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)Self
Glory
Glory (1956)Clarabel Tilbee
This Is Our Christmas
This Is Our Christmas (2018)Mrs. Foxworth
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools (1946)Sheila O'Monahan
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (1944)(archive footage)
Impact Event
Impact Event (2018)Amanda
Frankenstein Rising
Frankenstein Rising (2010)
Hollywood Mortuary
Hollywood Mortuary (1998)Herself
Creaturealm: From the Dead
Creaturealm: From the Dead (1998)Herself
The Craven Cove Murders
The Craven Cove Murders (2002)Fan
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)Self (archive footage)
The Eyes of Two People
The Eyes of Two People (1952)Catherine McDermott
Hollywood’s Children
Hollywood’s Children (1982)Self (archive footage)
Diabolic Wedding
Diabolic Wedding (1971)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)Self (archive footage)
The Story of Lassie
The Story of Lassie (1994)Self
Split Second to an Epitaph
Split Second to an Epitaph (1968)Louise Prescott
Death in Space
Death in Space (1974)Pam Rhodes
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (1994)Self
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity (2015)Self
Love Is in Bel Air
Love Is in Bel AirVivienne
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (2018)Self
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse (2009)Miss Coyote (voice)
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen (1989)Self
The Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance (1971)Narrator