Maire O'Neill | |
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Born | Mary Agnes Allgood 11 January 1886 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 2 November 1952 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | (aged 66)
Other names | Molly Allgood |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1905–1952[1] |
Spouses |
Maire O'Neill (born Mary Agnes Allgood; 11 January 1886 – 2 November 1952) was an Irish actress of stage and film. She holds a place in theatre history as the first actress to interpret the lead character of Pegeen Mike Flaherty in John Millington Synge's controversial masterpiece The Playboy of the Western World (1907).