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Una O'Connor (October 23, 1880 – February 4,
1959) was an Ireland|Irish actor|actress who
worked extensively in theater before becoming a
notable character actor|character actress in
cinema|film.

Born Agnes Teresa McGlade in Belfast, Ireland (now
Belfast, Northern Ireland), Una O'Connor began her
acting career with Dublin's Abbey Theatre.  For
many years she worked in Ireland and England as a
stage actress, and appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's
Murder! (1930).  Despite her lengthy
apprenticeship she had not attracted much
attention until she was chosen by Noel Coward to
appear in Cavalcade.  Her success led her to
Hollywood, California|Hollywood to reprise her
role, and with its success, O'Connor decided to
remain there.

A favourite of the film director|director James
Whale, among O'Connor's most successful and best
remembered roles are her performances in Whale's
The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein
(1935).  O'Connor's other notable films include
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), The
Personal History, Adventures, Experience, &
Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
(1935), The Informer (1935 movie)|The Informer
(1935), Father Brown, Detective (1935), Little
Lord Fauntleroy (1936), The Adventures of Robin
Hood (1938), The Strawberry Blonde (1941), My
Favourite Spy (1942), Random Harvest (1942), The
Canterville Ghost (1944), Christmas in Connecticut
(1945), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), Cluny
Brown (1946) and Adventures of Don Juan (1948).

O'Connor also appeared in supporting roles in
various theater productions, and achieved an
outstanding success in the role of "Janet
McKenzie" in Agatha Christie's Witness for the
Prosecution on Broadway from 1952 until 1954.  As
one of the witnesses, in what was essentially a
serious drama, O'Connor's character was intended
to provide comic relief, as so many of her past
characterisations had.  O'Connor was highly
praised for her work, and also played the role in
the Billy Wilder film version of the same name in
1957.  The film was a great success, and O'Connor
once again received excellent reviews.  It was her
final film performance.  By this time she was in
her late seventies, and decided to retire. 

She died in New York, New York from heart disease.
Interestingly, she was in several films with actor
Errol Flynn and died the same year: 1959.

==External links==

* imdb name|id=0640547|name= Una O'Connor