Maire O'Neill
Maire O'Neill | |
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ca. 1913 | |
| Born | Mary Agnes Allgood 11 January 1886 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 2 November 1952 (aged 66) Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Other names | Molly Allgood |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1905–1952 |
| 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).