Kari and Maureen

Canadian actress. Matchett is a native of Spalding the province of Saskatchewan. She began her career acting as an actress following her move to Ontario. The early nineties were when she began her professional career on Canadian television. Then she moved to the United States and starred on The Secrets of Nero Wolfe Invasion Studio 60 on Sunset Strip Ambulance Earth. The Last Conflict. The role she played as a character in The Department of Wet Cases which is a Canadian TV drama, earned her a Gemini Award. The character she played was the ex-wife to one of Impact's leading characters for several seasons. The actress has played Joan Campbell since 2010 in the TV show Covert Operations. On the big screen, she played the role in 2002's Canadian movie Cube 2. Angel Eyes as well Boys with Broomsticks The Tree of Life. Divorced. She welcomed her child, Jude Lyon Matchett in June of 2013. Maureen O'hara..........................From her first appearances on the stage and screen Maureen O'Hara (b. Attracted the attention of audiences with her radiant red hair, striking beauty and passionate performances. Whether she was being saved from death by Charles Laughton (The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939) falling in affection with Walter Pidgeon against a coal-blackened sky (How Green Was My Valley 1941) becoming a believer in the power of God through Natalie Wood (Miracle on 34th Street, 1947) or matching wits with John Wayne (The Quiet Man 1952) the actress wowed audiences by her charismatic presence and easy confidence. Maureen O'Hara was the first biography written on the screen legend called the Queen of Technicolor. Aubrey Malone uses new information taken from Irish Film Institute notes on the productions, as well as information from old film magazines, newspapers and fan magazines to trace the actress as she grows up in Dublin and reaches the peak of her popularity in Hollywood. Malone analyzes the role of actresses with frequent collaborator John Wayne as well as the friendship she shared along with John Ford. Malone addresses the controversial issue of whether she was feminist or antifeminist. Although she was a symbol of film's golden era, her preference for privacy and her tendency to make public declarations which contradicted her own personal beliefs make her an unpopular figure. This groundbreaking biography provides the first look at who was behind her larger than life image, examining the legends to present a balanced assessment on one of the most renowned film stars.