Marguerite "Maggie" McNamara (June 18, 1929 – February 18, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actress and model.McNamara began her career as a teenage fashion model. She came to public attention in the controversial film The Moon Is Blue directed by Otto Preminger, reprising the role she played in the Chicago production of the play. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film.By the mid-1950s, McNamara's career began to decline.