Maggie McNamara

Biography

Marguerite McNamara was an American actress and model born on June 18, 1928. She began her career as a teenage fashion model before gaining public attention for her role as Patty O'Neill in the 1951 national tour of F. Hugh Herbert's The Moon Is Blue. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the 1953 film adaptation of the play, and also appeared in notable films such as Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) and Florrie Fermoyle in "The Cardinal" (1963).