Maria O'Brien

Maria O'Brien (born 14th August 1950 in Los Angeles) appeared in Coronation Street in October 1975 as Candy Parkin, an unsuccessful (although fortunate) applicant at the Jet Girl Agency which later proved to be a fraudulent enterprise.

He father was the Oscar-winning actor Edmond O'Brien and her mother was the actress and entertainer Olga San Juan. He has worked extensively on both sides of the Atlantic although her appearance in Coronation Street was one of the last pieces of work she completed before returning to her native country. In the UK, she also appeared in Softly Softly: Task Force , Z Cars, The Persuaders!, Bachelor Father, The Goodies, Doomwatch, Colditz, Van der Valk, Barlow and Special Branch. In the United States of America, she appeared in Police Woman, Tabitha, How the West Was Won, The Love Boat, Quincy M.E., Magnum P.I., Murder, She Wrote, Nash Bridges and Suddenly Susan.

In film, she had roles in When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Protocol and Table for Five.

Stage roles include The Sandbox, The Zoo Story, Happy Days and The Collection. She was awarded the 1990 Drama Logue Award for "Outstanding Performance" for The Maids.

External pages

 * Internet Movie Database entry for Maria O'Brien