Maria O'Brien
Actor · Died February 24, 2026, aged 75 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Maria O'Brien (August 14, 1950 – February 24, 2026) was an American actress and acting coach. She was the daughter of actors Edmond O'Brien and Olga San Juan, and sister of voice actor Brendan O'Brien. She was best known as a character actress, but she also had a recurring role on a few television series, such as Ave 43 and The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts. She was also an acting coach on soap operas, such as Days of Our Lives, Sunset Beach, and Passions.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 14, 1950
- February 24, 2026 (aged 75)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor
- 19 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Maria O'Brien's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Maria O'Brien's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Maria O'Brien's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.
Howard(2018)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Dead on Arrival(2017)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all filmsFor the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Jack & Jill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Good Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Suddenly Susan(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
...And Then She Was Gone(1991)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Promised a Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Matlock(1986)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Protocol(1984)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Table for Five(1983)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Magnum, P.I.(1980)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
PSI Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Choirboys(1977)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Love Boat(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
CHiPs(1977)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
American Raspberry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Smile(1975)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Shell Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Career shape
Star power in the 61st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1975 to 2018; peak year 1983.
Film career
Peak 1983 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1975Screen debut· Smile
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Maria O'Brien's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th11
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 19 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.