Margaret OBrien Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-06-26


Margaret O’Brien net worth is
$700,000

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Born Angela Maxine O'Brien on January 15, 1937 in San Diego, California. Her film debut was one-minute shot in MGM's Babes on Broadway (1941). Her big moment came when she was cast in Journey for Margaret (1942). This film shot her into instant stardom and also resulted in Angela changing her name to Margaret. Throughout the 1940s Margaret was a ... 
Net Worth$700,000
Date Of BirthJanuary 15, 1937
Place Of BirthSan Diego, California, USA
ProfessionActress, Soundtrack, Writer
Star SignCapricorn
#Quote
1[on Dan Duryea, with whom she worked on an episode of Wagon Train (1957)] Dan thought he was this great ladies' man, chasing everything in skirts. Well, not everything--he left Marjorie Main. alone
2[on Wallace Beery, with whom she worked in Bad Bascomb (1946)] Wallace Beery couldn't stand me and I hated him! He was a mean old man, not nice at all. We shot on location, so the studio would have a truck come around with those boxed lunches. He would steal my lunch. He was that awful. My mother would have to go and get it away from him; if she didn't I would have to go hungry! The studio often paired him with Marjorie Main in an effort to recapture the chemistry of Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in the olden days. Now I do not know what Beery and Dressler thought about each other, but I do know he didn't like Marjorie Main, and the feeling was mutual!
3[on Marjorie Main, with whom she worked on Bad Bascomb (1946)] Marjorie Main looked like she hadn't taken a bath in six months. Yet, she was a neat-freak. She'd go around looking for dust. Picking it up or wiping it off, whatever. She was also crazy as a loon. She had once been married but her husband was long dead. Yet she still talked to him--or to his ghost, just like he was there, which he wasn't. She had a place for him at lunch and babbled on to this corpse--it was bizarre. How she ever kept from being taken to the crazy house I will never know! A dozen years or so later I did a Wagon Train (1957) and Marjorie Main was on that also. She hadn't changed a bit, except she looked even older than she did in "Bad Bascomb".
4I met Shirley Temple on Valentine's Day in 1945. To this day, I've never forgotten it. I was in red, she was in black, and we enjoyed a wonderful dinner together. We didn't immediately become best friends, but every winter my husband and I would send a Christmas card to Shirley and she and her family would send one back. So we kept in touch that way. It helped that we both had wonderful parents who saw that we stayed on the right path. My husband always had a crush on Shirley, but he ended up with me instead. Sometimes people put a stamp on the world, and Shirley certainly did.
5[at age six] When I cry, do you want the tears to run all the way or shall I stop halfway down?
#Fact
1For her role as "Beth" in Little Women (1949), she worked again with Mary Astor, who played "Marmee", her mother. Astor was also her mother in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). In this film, she also worked again with Harry Davenport, who played "Dr. Barnes" and who played her grandfather in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944).
2Stated on Turner Classic Movie's program Private Screenings (1995), in the "Child Stars" episode, that she is half Spanish.
3In Italy, almost all of her films were dubbed by Loredana Randisi.
4In April 2006 she was presented with one of the first two Lifetime Achievement Awards ever awarded by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University. Celeste Holm received the other.
5In 1959, Ms. O'Brien starred in a national stage tour of "The Young And The Beautiful" by author Sally Benson (creator of the book that became O'Brien's most famous film, Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)). Co-starring opposite O'Brien in the stage play of "The Young And The Beautiful" was Dirk Wayne Summers, who later became an award winning writer and director in films and television.
6Gave birth to her only child, daughter Mara Tolene Thorsen. [1977]
7Her special Academy Award as Outstanding Juvenile Performer for Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) was stolen and she was unable to regain it for nearly fifty years when two memorabilia collectors came across it at a swap meet and managed to give it back to O'Brien.
8In a practice common among child actors at the time, O'Brien adopted as her professional first name the name of the character who was her first credited part in Journey for Margaret (1942).
9Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award. [1996]

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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Beverly Hills Christmas II2017post-productionMrs. Foxworth
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2017Ms. Stevenson
PlanetE! Entertainment Network2015TV SeriesGuest, Herself
Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress2010TV MovieMrs. Claus (voice)
Frankenstein Rising2010
Dead in Love2009Cris
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse2009TV MovieMiss Coyote (voice)
The Craven Cove Murders2002VideoFriendly Looking Lady
Sunset After Dark1996Betty Corman
The New Lassie1991TV SeriesElizabeth Helms
Murder, She Wrote1991TV SeriesJane
Tales from the Darkside1986TV SeriesMildred Webster
Hotel1983TV SeriesMartha Connelly
Amy1981Hazel Johnson
Testimony of Two Men1977TV Mini-SeriesFlora Bumpstead Eaton
Death in Space1974TV Movie
Annabelle Lee1974
Marcus Welby, M.D.1972TV SeriesNeva Phillips
Adam-121970TV SeriesMrs. Pendleton
Love, American Style1969TV SeriesMiss Walker (segment "Love and the Letter")
Ironside1968TV SeriesLouise Prescott
Combat!1967TV SeriesMarianne Fraisnet
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1964TV SeriesAnne Lipscott
Perry Mason1963TV SeriesVirginia Trent
The DuPont Show of the Week1962TV SeriesElsa Thaelman
Dr. Kildare1962TV SeriesNurse Lori Palmer
Adventures in Paradise1961TV SeriesPhyllis Willoughby
The Aquanauts1961TV SeriesEllen Marstand
Checkmate1960TV SeriesAngela Kendricks
Maggie1960TV MovieMaggie Bradley
The Comedy Spot1960TV SeriesMaggie
The DuPont Show with June Allyson1960TV SeriesJean
Heller in Pink Tights1960Della Southby
The United States Steel Hour1959TV SeriesMary Clayborne
Playhouse 901957-1959TV SeriesLila Norris / Annie Brookes
Rawhide1959TV SeriesBetsy Stauffer
Pursuit1958TV SeriesMara
Little Women1958TV MovieBeth March
Wagon Train1958TV SeriesJulie Revere
Studio One in Hollywood1953-1958TV SeriesJenny Walker / Julie Denton
Matinee Theatre1955-1957TV SeriesKathleen / Victoria
General Electric Theater1957TV SeriesSarah Trask
Kraft Theatre1957TV Series
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre1957TV SeriesNancy
Suspicion1957TV SeriesMarjorie Reardon
Climax!1955-1957TV SeriesAngie Hawley / Chip / Kathy Fathian
The Christophers1957TV Series
Front Row Center1956TV SeriesAnn
Glory1956Clarabel Tilbee
Lux Video Theatre1951-1955TV SeriesIntermission Guest / Elaine / Laura / ...
The Ford Television Theatre1954TV SeriesEleanor Brown
Futari no hitomi1952Catherine McDermott
Her First Romance1951Betty Foster
All Star Revue1951TV SeriesGuest Actress
Robert Montgomery Presents1950TV SeriesGinny
The Secret Garden1949Mary Lennox
Little Women1949Beth
Big City1948Midge
Tenth Avenue Angel1948Flavia Mills
The Unfinished Dance1947'Meg' Merlin
Three Wise Fools1946Sheila O'Monahan
Bad Bascomb1946Emmy
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes1945Selma Jacobson
Music for Millions1944'Mike'
Meet Me in St. Louis1944'Tootie' Smith
The Canterville Ghost1944Lady Jessica de Canterville
Jane Eyre1943Adele Varens
Lost Angel1943Alpha
Madame Curie1943Irene Curie - Age 5
Thousands Cheer1943Customer in Red Skelton Skit
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943Margaret
You, John Jones!1943ShortDaughter
Journey for Margaret1942Margaret
Babes on Broadway1941Maxine, Little Girl at Audition (uncredited)

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mr Selfridge2013TV Series performer - 1 episode
That's Entertainment!1974Documentary performer: "Under the Bamboo Tree" 1902 - uncredited
Glory1956performer: "Gettin' Nowhere Road", "Kentucky Means Paradise", "Glory" - uncredited
Little Women1949performer: "Merry Christmastime Is Here", "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" 1850 - uncredited
Meet Me in St. Louis1944performer: "I Was Drunk Last Night", "Under the Bamboo Tree" 1902, "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" 1913 - uncredited

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Oscar Winning Legend Margaret O'Brien Docu Short by Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe of Germany2016TV Short documentary writer completed

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Astro Royal2016TV Series very special thanks - 1 episode
PlanetE! Entertainment Network2015TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!2011TV Movie documentary special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor1977TV Movie documentaryHerself
A.M. Chicago1977TV SeriesHerself
ABC Late Night1974TV SeriesHerself
This Is Your Life1971TV SeriesHerself
The Woody Woodbury Show1968TV SeriesHerself
Dateline: Hollywood1967TV SeriesHerself
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour1967TV SeriesHerself
Gypsy1967TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962TV SeriesHerself
The Mike Douglas Show1962TV SeriesHerself - Co-Host
Here's Hollywood1961TV SeriesHerself
About Faces1960TV SeriesHerself - Celebrity Contestant
The Arthur Murray Party1959TV SeriesHerself - Actress
I've Got a Secret1952-1958TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show1957TV SeriesHerself - Singer
What's My Line?1951-1957TV SeriesHerself - Mystery Guest
The 28th Annual Academy Awards1956TV SpecialHerself - Audience Member
The Name's the Same1955TV SeriesHerself - Contestant
The George Jessel Show1953TV SeriesHerself
The Ed Sullivan Show1950-1952TV SeriesHerself
Olympic Fund Telethon1952TV SpecialHerself
The Ken Murray Show1950TV SeriesHerself
TV Club1950TV Series documentaryHerself
Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet1949TV SeriesHerself
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story2017completedHerself
Oscar Winning Legend Margaret O'Brien Docu Short by Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe of Germany2016TV Short documentary completedThe Oscar Winner
Making a Monster: The Story Behind Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2017TV Movie documentaryHerself
Bunte Now2016TV SeriesHerself
Astro Royal2015-2016TV SeriesHerself - Award Presenter for Prince Mario-Max / Award Presenter
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity2015DocumentaryHerself
Teens Wanna Know2014TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Q N' A with Mikki and Shay2013TV SeriesHerself
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life2012DocumentaryHerself
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!2011TV Movie documentaryHerself - Interviewee
Elizabeth Taylor: A Tribute2011TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Actor's Journey2011Video documentaryHerself
The Actor's Journey for Kids2011Video documentaryHerself
A Silent Star2008ShortHerself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure2008TV Movie documentaryHerself
Twinkel, twinkel, kleine ster: Herinneringen uit Hollywood2007TV Movie documentaryHerself
Private Screenings2006TV SeriesHerself - Interviewee
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies2004TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Mystery of Natalie Wood2004TV MovieHerself
The 75th Annual Academy Awards2003TV SpecialHerself - Past Winner
Biography2003TV Series documentaryHerself
ShirleyMania2002TV Movie documentaryHerself
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star2002TV Movie documentaryHerself - Actress
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration2001TV Special documentaryHerself
Larry King Live2001TV SeriesHerself
E! True Hollywood Story2001TV Series documentaryHerself
Child Stars: Their Story2000TV Movie documentaryHerself
Creaturealm: From the Dead1998Herself (segment "Hollywood Mortuary")
Hollywood Mortuary1998VideoHerself
The Great Christmas Movies1998TV Movie documentaryHerself
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's1997DocumentaryHerself
Hollywood Hotel1994Documentary
Homeward Bound1994TV Movie documentaryHerself
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic1994Video documentary shortHerself
The Story of Lassie1994TV Special documentaryHerself
Vicki!1993TV SeriesHerself
The 35th Annual Thalians Gala1990TV MovieHerself
When We Were Young...: Growing Up on the Silver Screen1989TV Movie documentaryHerself
America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor1989TV Special documentaryHerself
Hour Magazine1983TV SeriesHerself
Xpose1982TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee1978TV SpecialHerself - Cameo
The 50th Annual Academy Awards1978TV SpecialHerself

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1990Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement AwardYoung Artist Awards
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameMotion PictureOn 8 February 1960. At 6606 Hollywood Blvd.
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameTelevisionOn 8 February 1960. At 1634 Vine Street.
1945Juvenile AwardAcademy Awards, USAMeet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Known for movies

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