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Maggie McNamara

Birth name
Marguerite McNamara
Birthplace
New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of birth
June 18, 1928
Date of death
February 18, 1978
Ethnicity
Irish
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Birth Name: Marguerite McNamara

Date of Birth: June 18, 1928

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: February 18, 1978

Place of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.

Ethnicity: Irish

Maggie McNamara was an American stage, film, and television actress, and model. Her roles include the films The Moon Is Blue , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress; Three Coins in the Fountain , Prince of Prayers , and The Cardinal (1963).

Her father, Timothy McNamara, was an Irish emigrant, from Mallow, County Cork. Her mother, Helen (Fleming), was an English emigrant, from the Boothstown, who was the daughter of Irish parents.