Irish Actresses - Irene Options | Granny Lee
by tailoredfilms | created - 13 Feb 2023 | updated - 13 Feb 2023 | Public
1. Fiona Shaw
Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Shaw was already an accomplished theater actress when director Jim Sheridan awarded her a role in his film, My Left Foot (1989). The film is a telling of Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis), an Irishman disgruntled with his confinement to a body horribly crippled by cerebral palsy but who found ...
2. Alison Doody
Actress | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Alison Doody was born in Dublin in 1966, in a well-off family. She is the youngest of three children. She was educated in a convent, where she gained a passion for the arts. She later studied at the National College of Fine Arts in Dublin, but she left because she lacked the motivation and thought ...
3. Sinéad Cusack
Actress | V for Vendetta
Sinéad Cusack was born on February 18, 1948 in Dalkey, Ireland. She is an actress, known for V for Vendetta (2005), Eastern Promises (2007) and Stealing Beauty (1996). She has been married to Jeremy Irons since March 28, 1978. They have two children.
4. Bronagh Gallagher
Actress | Pulp Fiction
Bronagh Gallagher is an Irish-born singer and actress. Born in 1972 in Northern Ireland, Bronagh became involved in the performing arts, including music and drama during her teenage years. She later joined a local amateur drama group known as the Oakgrove Theatre Company. Bronagh made her screen ...
5. Maria Doyle Kennedy
Actress | The Tudors
Maria Doyle Kennedy was born on September 25, 1964 in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress and director, known for The Tudors (2007), The Commitments (1991) and Orphan Black (2013). She has been married to Kieran Kennedy since June 11, 1988. They have four children.
6. Susan Lynch
Actress | Waking Ned
Susan was doing plays in Gaelic before she was offered a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama and while there she won the Kenneth Branagh Renaissance Award for Most Promising Student, Her theatre roles include El Cid and Pericles at the National and the title role of Miss Julie at the ...
7. Angeline Ball
Actress | The Commitments
Angeline Ball was born on June 28, 1969 in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for The Commitments (1991), Bloom (2003) and The General (1998).
8. Dervla Kirwan
Actress | Ondine
Dervla (meaning "Daughter of a poet") Kirwan was born in October 1971 in Churchtown, Dublin. Her father worked in insurance and her mother was a French and English teacher. She has two older sisters. She was just 15 when she landed her first role in the BBC Drama Troubles (1988) and a year later ...
9. Carrie Crowley
Actress | An Cailín Ciúin
Carrie Crowley was born on May 23, 1964 in Waterford, Ireland. She is an actress and director, known for The Quiet Girl (2022), Rásaí na Gaillimhe (2009) and Vikings (2013). She has been married to Ross Kelly since February 2004.
10. Hilda Fay
Actress | Let the Wrong One In
Hilda Fay is an accomplished TV, film and theatre actress. She is known for "The woman in the wall" (2023), "Float like a butterfly" . (2020)"Let the wrong one in " (2022) DruidOCasey Trilogy's playing 2 iconic lead roles. (2023) Born in Ireland. Married to Alan Vale mother to Nancy and Pearl
11. Mary O'Driscoll
Actress | Brooklyn
Mary O'Driscoll is known for Brooklyn (2015), The Bookshop (2017) and Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000).
12. Ally Ni Chiarain
Actress | Calm with Horses
Ally Ni Chiarain is known for Calm with Horses (2019), The Winter Lake (2020) and Broken Law (2020).
13. Marion O'Dwyer
Actress | Love, Rosie
Marion O'Dwyer is based in Dublin, Ireland.
She is represented in Dublin by Derick Mulvey, Macfarlane Chard and by Jonathan Arun, JAG, London.
She is also represented for voice work by Voicebank in Dublin and by Dean Street Voices, London.
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14. Elizabeth Moynihan
Actress | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Elizabeth Moynihan is known for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Black Mirror (2011) and Vikings (2013).
15. Maureen Beattie
Actress | The Decoy Bride
Maureen was born in Bundorran, County Donegal, while her Dad was doing summer season at a local theatre. She was brought up in Glasgow. She is the eldest of four children; 2 brothers Mark and Paul, plus sister Louise. Her father, Johnny is a well known Scottish entertainer, while her late mother, ...
16. Olwen Fouéré
Actress | The Northman
Olwen Fouéré was born on the west coast of Ireland of Breton parents on March 2nd,1954. Fluent in English and in French, her work as a creative artist, actor, writer and director includes film, the visual arts, music and over four decades of theatre. Notable film roles include "The Survivalist" by ...
17. Ger Ryan
Actress | The Man Who Invented Christmas
Ger Ryan is known for The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017).
18. Ingrid Craigie
Actress | The Dead
Ingrid Craigie is known for The Dead (1987), Blood (2018) and 7 Days in Entebbe (2018).
19. Orla Brady
Actress | The Foreigner
Irish-born Orla Brady studied acting at the Ecole Phillippe Gaulier in Paris. Upon returning to Dublin, she won the role of Adela in the House of Bernarda Alba at the Gate Theatre. Since then, she has been working on both sides of the Atlantic with a career mix of television, film, and stage to her...
20. Tina Kellegher
Actress | Ballykissangel
Tina Kellegher was born in 1967 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Ballykissangel (1996), In the Name of the Father (1993) and Showbands (2005). She has been married to Gordon Wycherley since November 1997. They have two children.
21. Aislín McGuckin
Actress | The Carer
Aislín McGuckin was born in 1974 in Newry, Northern Ireland, UK. She is an actress, known for The Carer (2021), The White Countess (2005) and Outlander (2014).
22. Cathy Belton
Actress | Philomena
Cathy Belton was born on January 17, 1970 in Renmore, Galway, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Philomena (2013), Hidden Assets (2021) and Red Rock (2015).
23. Catherine Walker
Actress | A Dark Song
Catherine Walker was born in 1975 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for A Dark Song (2016), Leap Year (2010) and Napoleon (2023).
24. Joanne Crawford
Actress | Blue Lights
Joanne Crawford is known for Blue Lights (2023), Sacrifice (2016) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018).
25. Pauline McLynn
Actress | Father Ted
She is the eldest of three children. Her mother is an art teacher and painter, and her father is a car parts salesman. She went to Trinity College at Dublin University, where she studied the History of Art, and English Literature. She began acting at school and continued it at University.
26. Charlotte Bradley
Actress | An Bronntanas
Charlotte Bradley was born in Artane, Dublin, Ireland. She is known for The Gift (2014), The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003) and Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998).
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