Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Maria O'Brien Passes On

Maria O'Brien, who was a regular on the TV show The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts an appeared in the movie Protocol (1984), died on February 24, 2026 at the age of 75. 

Maria O'Brien was born on August 14, 1950 in Los Angeles. Her parents were both legends. Her father was Oscar-winning actor Edmond O’Brien , while her mother was actress, dancer, and comedian Olga San Juan. Her first credit came while she was very young, a guest appearance on the TV show Sam Benedict.It was in 1980 that she began her stint as a regular on the short-lived TV show The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts. In the Seventies, she guest starred on the shows Ironiside, Police Woman, Tabitha, Viva Valdez, Chico and the Man, The Love Boat, How the West Was Won, Number 96, and Quincy. She made heer movie debut in Smile in 1975. She appeard in the movies The Choirboys (1977), American Raspberry (1977), and Psi-Factor (1980).

In the Eighties, Maria O'Brien guest starred on the shows CHiPs; Quincy, M.E.; Magnum, P.I.; Good Morning, Miss Bliss; L.A. Law; Matlock; 1st & Ten; and Jake and the Fatman. She appeared in the movies The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), Table for Five (1983), and Protocol (1984).

In the Nineites, Maria O'Brien guest-starred on the shows Murder, She Wrote; Nash Bridges; Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction; Suddenly Suan; and Jack & Jill. She appeared in the movie Good Luck (1996) and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2000). In the Naughts, she guest starred on the TV shows Spyder Games and For the People. In the Teens, she appeard in th emovie Dead on Arrival (2017). She was a regular on the web series Ave 43.

Maria O'Brien was also an acting coach on Days of Our Lives

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