Holly O'Brien, Teen actress/agent, 55
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Teen actress, agent dies
Holly O'Brien starred in 1968's 'Yours, Mine and Ours'
Staff report
Jan 11, 2010, 05:03 PM ET
Holly O'Brien, a teen actress in the 1968 feature "Yours, Mine and Ours" who
went on to become a children's agent and casting director for commercials,
died Dec. 30 at her home overlooking Lake Malibu. She was 55.
At age 13, O'Brien was cast in the comedy "Yours, Mine and Ours" playing
Susan, one of Frank's (Henry Fonda's) 10 children and one of the 18 who
become a family when Fonda marries Helen (Lucille Ball).
Later, O'Brien worked as a singer and dancer alongside such talents as Mitzi
Gaynor, Anthony Newley, Kate Smith and Mac Davis. She also performed as a
member of the international recording group St. Tropez.
As a theatrical agent, O'Brien worked at Abrams-Rubaloff & Lawrence, Jack
Rose Agency, L.A. Talent, L.A. Models and her own firm, Landmark Talent,
before she became a casting director.
O'Brien is survived by her fiance, Rick Squire; her sister, Rosemary
O'Brien; and numerous cousins.