Margaret O'Brien
Biography
Margaret O'Brien is an American actress who became a child star after entering Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films at the age of four. Born in San Diego, she made her screen debut in Babes on Broadway (1941). Her first major role, in Journey for Margaret (1942), drew widespread notice, and in Jane Eyre (1943) she played Adèle with a French accent in her speech and songs. She was most memorable as Tootie in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), playing opposite Judy Garland, a part that earned her a special juvenile Academy Award. Her later successes included Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945), The Canterville Ghost (1944), and The Secret Garden (1949), the story's first sound version; she also played Beth in Little Women (1949). O'Brien went on to work in television, on stage, and in supporting film parts, and she holds stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for film and television.
89years old
Turns 90 on January 15in 66 days
- Born San Diego
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 18 years1942 to 1960
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First role
O'Brien made her first film appearance at age four in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Babes on Broadway, but her first major role came the next year in Journey for Margaret.
Getting ready for a role
In Jane Eyre (1943), O'Brien took the part of Adèle, a young French girl, and delivered all of her dialogue, both spoken and sung, with a French accent.
A change of course
O'Brien said television helped her change how the public saw her. In a 1957 interview, she explained that TV let her leave the awkward age behind, which the movies could not do, since no movie producer could afford to risk giving her an adult role.
Margaret O'Brien movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Mervyn LeRoy directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Mervyn LeRoyDirector, 2 films, 1943 to 1949
All films by Mervyn LeRoy
Also two films together3 more actors
- Billy BevanThe Secret Garden (1949) and Jane Eyre (1943)
- Mary AstorLittle Women (1949) and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
- Aubrey MatherThe Secret Garden (1949) and Jane Eyre (1943)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Three awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1945 | Juvenile Award | Won | |
| Honorary Award | Honorary | ||
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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Official profiles and reference pages.