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Marguerite "Maggie" McNamara was a stage, film, and television actress and model from the United States. McNamara began her career as a teenage fashion model. She came to public attention in the controversial film The Moon Is Blue (1953) directed by Otto Preminger, reprising the role she played in the Chicago production of the play. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film.
Birth Name
Marguerite McNamara
Born
Monday, 18 June 1928
Died
Saturday, 18 February 1978
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actress 'The Moon Is Blue' | 1991 |
| M*A*S*H | Patty O'Neill | 1972 |
| The Cardinal | Florrie / Florrie Fermoyle | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Laura Drake | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Moira O'Kelley | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Camilla | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Dede Blake | 1961 |
| The Twilight Zone | Barbara "Bunny" Blake | 1959 |
| Prince of Players | Mary Devlin Booth | 1955 |
| Three Coins in the Fountain | Maria Williams | 1954 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | actress 'The Moon Is Blue' | 1991 |
| M*A*S*H | Patty O'Neill | 1972 |
| The Cardinal | Florrie / Florrie Fermoyle | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Laura Drake | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Moira O'Kelley | 1963 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Camilla | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Dede Blake | 1961 |
| The Twilight Zone | Barbara "Bunny" Blake | 1959 |
| Prince of Players | Mary Devlin Booth | 1955 |
| Three Coins in the Fountain | Maria Williams | 1954 |
| Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach | Tourist | 1953 |
| The Moon Is Blue | Patty O'Neill | 1953 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1954 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
