Orla Brady
Orla Brady. TCM Overview Orla Brady was born and educated in Dublin. While completing further studies in London she applied via the French enbassy for a bursary to
Owen McDonnell
Owen McDonnell was born in Galway in 1974. He studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He has returned to Ireland on several occa
Dermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh obituary in “The Guardian” in 2002. Dermot Walsh was born in Dublin in 1924 and studied and acted at both the Abbey theatre and at the Gate. His first
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn. TCM Overview Aidan Quinn was born in the U.S. of Irish parents in 1959. He spent much of his childhood in Ireland in Birr Co. Offaly. Among his
Constance Smith
Constance Smith “Irish Post” article. Dubbed the ‘new Grace Kelly’, Irish actress Constance Smith was a big-screen starlet before drink and drug addiction led her to an imp
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1926. In 1950 after graduating from college, he was awarded a 20th Century Fox contract. His first film was “Four
Anna Palk
Anna Palk was born in Looe, Cornwall, England and educated at Rise Hall Convent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen TCM Overview Aidan Gillen is quietly building up a very impressive resume of roles on film, television and stage. On TV he has created such memorable chara
Anne-Marie Duff
Anne-Marie Duff was born in London in 1970 to Irish parents. She first became known to the general UK public with her role as Fiona Gallagher in the TV series “Sh
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller obituary in “The Guardian” in 2003 Wendy Hiller who has died aged 90, was stage-struck from the word go. It was the atmosphere, the teamwork – being there wa