Erin O'Brien-Moore

Erin O'Brien-Moore

American actress (1902-1979)

Erin O'Brien-Moore was an American actress. She created the role of Rose in the original Broadway production of Elmer Rice's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Street Scene (1929), and was put under contract in Hollywood and made a number of films in the 1930s. Her promising career on the stage and screen was interrupted by severe injuries she sustained in a 1939 fire. Following her recovery and extensive plastic surgery, she returned to the stage and character roles in films and television, including four seasons of the primetime serial drama Peyton Place (1965–1968).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 5 films (1934–1957) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1934 Little Men. Mascot Pictures Corp 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1936 THE EX-MRS. BRADFORD. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1937 THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1950 Destination Moon Irving Pichel 91 min Color
1957 Peyton Place. Jerry Wald Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 157 min 35mm Color sound