Maureen McGovern Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Biography

Maureen McGovern Quick Info
Height	5 ft 5½ in
Weight	66 kg
Date of Birth	July 27, 1949
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Hair Color	Blonde

Maureen McGovern is a talented American actress and singer whose musical repertoire includes hit singles such as The Morning After, We May Never Love Like This Again, Different Worlds, Nice to Be Around, The Continental, You Belong To Me, We Could Have It All, etc. Furthermore, she has also appeared in films such as Airplane! (1980) and its sequel, Airplane II: The Sequel (1982).

Born Name

Maureen Therese McGovern

Nick Name

The Stradivarius Voice

Maureen McGovern as seen performing in a musical on stage (The Huntington / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Sun Sign

Leo

Residence

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Born Place

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Nationality

Education

Maureen studied at the Boardman High School in Ohio and graduated in 1967.

Occupation

Actress, Singer

Family

Father – James Terrence McGovern (Member of a Barbershop Quartet)
Mother – Mary Rita Welsh
Siblings – Patt Sweeney (Younger Sister)

Genre

Broadway, Pop, Folk

Instruments

Vocals, Guitar

Labels

20th Century Fox Records
Columbia Records
RCA Records
Michael Sterling Music Group

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 5½ in or 166.5 cm

Weight

66 kg or 145.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Maureen McGovern has dated –

Robert Hays (1980-1981)

Maureen McGovern as seen in the album cover of The Morning After (1973) (20th Century Fox Records / Wikimedia / Public Domain)

Race / Ethnicity

White

She has Irish ancestry.

Hair Color

Blonde

However, she is well known to dye her hair in darker shades of color.

Eye Color

Blue-Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Wide forehead
Charming smile

Maureen McGovern seen performing the musical memoir A Long and Winding Road in the 2009-2010 season (The Huntington / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Maureen McGovern Facts

Her musical influences are legends such as Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, and Judy Collins.

According to her parents, Maureen had started singing from the young age of 3 years. Furthermore at night, she would oftentimes sing herself to sleep by reciting what she had heard on the radio during the day.

She knew that she wanted to be a professional singer at the young age of 8 years.

Maureen was diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy, which is a form of Alzheimer’s disease, in 2021. In light of her diagnosis, she made the decision to stop doing concert performances and announced her diagnosis to her fans the following year in 2022.

In November 2005, she performed as Marmee (the family matriarch) in the National Touring Company for the beloved Broadway musical, Little Women.

In 1976, Maureen recorded a cover version of the famous song titled The Continental, which peaked at #16 on the UK Singles Chart upon its release. The original song belonged to the film, The Gay Divorcee (1934) starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and became the first-ever Oscar winner for ‘Best Original Song’ in 1935 as the category was only introduced that year at the 7th Academy Awards.

In a single year, she recorded 2 movie themes that were nominated for ‘Best Song’ at the 47th Academy Awards in 1975. The first one was We May Never Love Like This Again for John Guillermin’s The Towering Inferno (1974) and the second one was Wherever Love Takes Me for Peter R. Hunt’s Gold (1974). Of the two, the former managed to win the prestigious award.

Arguably, Maureen’s most popular song is The Morning After (the theme song from the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure). The song performed well at the charts and sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.

Featured Image by The Huntington / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 DEED