Famous People with Name Maureen

Maureen Forrester            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maureen Forrester: is a Canadian operatic contralto.She was born as Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester in Montreal, Quebec as one of four children to Thomas Forrester and May Arnold, and grew up in a poor section of east Montreal. At age 13, she dropped out of school to help support the family, working as a secretary at Bell Telephone. She was able to pay for voice lessons with Sally Martin, Frank Rowe, and baritone Bernard Diamant. She gave her debut recital at the local YWCA in 1953. Her accompanist was John Newmark, and this was the start of a life-long collaboration. She made her concert debut in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Otto Klemperer.

Maureen Catherine ("Little Mo") Connolly            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maureen Catherine ("Little Mo") Connolly: was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year.Connolly was born in San Diego, California, United States. As a child, she loved horseback riding, but her mother was unable to pay the cost of riding lessons. So, she took up the game of tennis.

Maureen Drake            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maureen Drake: is a Canadian tennis player. She was born in Toronto

Maureen Brunt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maureen Brunt: She began curling at he age of 5 at the Portage Curling Club, a few short blocks from her home. Brunt began curling competitively at the age of fourteen. She was the skip of her high school curling team, all four years. She also led her team to a State Ch

Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Brown            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Brown: is an American singer, best known as the oldest child of the successful Jackson family and sister of pop icons Michael and Janet. As a singer, she is most famous for the 1984 hit, "Centipede".