HOLLYWOOD actress Maureen O'Hara has died aged 95.
The Irish beauty died in her sleep at her US home in Boise, Idaho, her manager Johnny Nicoletti has said today.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny described the late actress as one of the country's best.
"From the Abbey stage to the big screen, Maureen O'Hara was one of our best - she loved this country and never forgot where she came from," he said.
Irish-born O'Hara came to Hollywood to star in 1939's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and went on to a long career.
How Green Was My Valley, a touching 1941 drama about a Welsh mining family, won five Oscars including best picture.
The flame-haired actress became John Wayne's favourite leading lady, appearing with him in The Quiet Man and other films.
And she was little Natalie Wood's mother in the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street.
She is survived by a daughter in Ireland.
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