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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 incredible success as an artist and writer. Shaw portrayed Eileen Cole, the doctor largely responsible for Christy's education and physical rehabilitation. Since, Shaw has received several accolades for her film and television performances.- Actress
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Sarah is originally from Cork and trained in Dublin where she graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2006.
Sarah played Helen McCormick (Slippy Helen) opposite Daniel Radcliffe as Billy Claven in Martin McDonaghs's The Cripple of Inishmaan, directed by Michael Grandage at the Cort Theatre on Broadway,NYC. Sarah was nominated for a TONY award (Best Actress in a Featured Role) 2014 for her performance in this show, one for which she was already nominated for an Olivier Award in 2013 during it's West End run and for which she was awarded the 2014 World Theater Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut.
Other theatre includes Rough Magic's production of PEER GYNT for Dublin Theatre Festival 2011 her acclaimed performance as Alice in thisispopbaby's and the Abbey Theatre's hugely successful production ALICE INFUNDERLAND in 2012. She also appeared in ELLEMENOPE JONES both directed by Wayne Jordan at The Project Arts Centre, Dublin in 2011. Sarah appeared as Sorcha in Paul Howard's play BETWEEN FOXROCK AND A HARDPLACE at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and Cork Opera House. She played Ismene in Rough Magic's production of PHAEDRA by Hilary Fannin, directed by Lynne Parker as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Sarah appeared as Amber in Guna Nua's award winning and highly acclaimed production of LITTLE GEM which won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and led to a remounting of the production in New York as well as tours across the UK and Ireland. Other previous productions have included: Danti Dan for Galloglass, The Death of Harry Leon for Ouroboros, The Year of the Hiker and The Playboy of The Western World, The Empress of India, and most recently Big Maggie, all with Druid Theatre Company and directed by Garry Hynes.
Sarah stars as Christina Noble alongside Deirdre O'Kane, Liam Cunnigham and Brendan Coyle in Stephen Bradley's feature NOBLE and has already won awards Jury and Audience awards at the Boston Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Newport Beach Festival, Nashville and Dallas Festivals.
In 2014, Sarah was cast alongside Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller in The Weinstein's 'Untitled John Wells Project' and joined the cast of Showtime's Penny Dreadful playing Hecate Poole.
Other film and television includes: RAW RTE/Ecosse Films, EDEN/Samson Films, SPEED DATING/RTE, BACHELOR'S WALK/Samson Films/RTE. She played the leading role of Cathleen in the Canadian/Irish feature LOVE AND SAVAGERY directed by John N. Smith. MY BROTHERS (Treasure Films) and THE GUARD (Element) opposite Brendan Gleeson. She most recently appeared as Judith in three episodes of VIKINGS (History Channel/MGM).- Actress
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Siobhán is an Irish actress. Her name in Irish is Siobhán Nic Suibhne. She grew up in Cork, which is situated in the south of Ireland. She attended a private girls school in Cork City Centre called Scoil Mhuire. The actress Fiona Shaw, who stars in Killing Eve also attended this school. She graduated from Scoil Mhuire (St. Mary's School) in 1996.- Actor
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Graham Norton was born on 4 April 1963 in County Cork, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), So Graham Norton (1998) and Soul (2020). He has been married to Jono McLeod since 10 July 2022.- Ayoola Smart was born on 19 March 1994 in Schull, County Cork, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Juliet, Naked (2018), Cocaine Bear (2023) and Killing Eve (2018).
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Norma Sheahan was born on 15 October 1976 in Whitechurch, County Cork, Ireland. She is an actress and producer, known for Dead Still (2020), Bridget & Eamon (2016) and Sonja: The White Swan (2018).- Actor
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With dark good looks and a brawny build, Irish actor Kieron Moore made a name for himself in post-war British films as both heroes and villains. Interestingly, he is better remembered for one of his more earnest failures, that of Count Vronsky opposite Vivien Leigh's Anna Karenina (1948).
Born Kieron O'Hanrahan, he grew up in a hearty, Irish-speaking-only household. His father, Peter, was an Irish Nationalist writer, poet, editor and political activist who was imprisoned more than once by the British for his activities. Encouraged by their parents to pursue their artistic leanings, Kieron's sister Nease became an actress, brother Fachtna became a music director, and sister Blaithin played harp for the National Symphony Orchestra. Kieron himself was educated in Dublin and started to study medicine at University College. He abandoned his medical studies, however, after an Abbey Theatre rep saw him in a local play and accepted his application for membership.
In 1943 the handsome Kieron moved to England and subsequently made his London stage debut as Heathcliff in a production of Wuthering Heights. He went on to gain more notice in such plays as Purple Dust, by Sean O'Casey, and in XVth century play Everyman. He made an impressive film debut as an Irish Republican Army killer in The Voice Within (1946). The heroine in the film, murdered by Kieron's character, was played by actress Barbara White. Despite their fatal on-camera relationship, they formed a much more positive one away from the lens and married in 1947. Barbara retired shortly thereafter and they had three sons (Casey, Colm, Sean) and one daughter (Theresa).
Kieron was a talented, durable player but seemed to lack the charisma or drive for top stardom despite his early promise. An impressed Alexander Korda signed him up with his London Films following a heralded performance in the West End version of Sean O'Casey 's play Red Roses for Me in 1946. The marquee name of Kieron Moore was bestowed upon him at this time. While he excelled in his next unsympathetic role, the psychological drama Mine Own Executioner (1947) in which he plays a schizophrenic POW treated by doctor Burgess Meredith (with real-wife Barbara playing his wife in one of her last film roles), Kieron failed to capitalize on the one role that could have made him a star. As the urbane count in Anna Karenina (1948), he was deemed miscast by many of his reviews.
Kieron took a bite of the Hollywood apple when cast as Uriah the Hittite in the plush but stilted biblical epic David and Bathsheba (1951) opposite Gregory Peck and 'Susan Hayward' , and as a dashing Foreign Legion corporal in Ten Tall Men (1951), starring Burt Lancaster. Not much happened as a result and he returned to England. There he continued to offer fine and varied performances, notably in The Green Scarf (1954), in which he earned applause for his role as a deaf, blind and mute murder suspect.
Another part that garnered some attention was his playing of the bully Pony Sugrue in the Disney classic Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). This was topped by the strong kudos he received in the top-drawer Jack Hawkins comedy, starring The League of Gentlemen (1960) as a gay former officer recruited by Hawkins to pull off a major bank heist. At the same time, he turned hero once again as a man forced to battle flesh-eating plants in the classic sci-fi thriller The Day of the Triffids (1963) co-starring Janette Scott.
At this juncture Kieron's status started to regress with more and more routine films handed him, including Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961), I Thank a Fool (1962) and The Thin Red Line (1964). He played second fiddle to special effects in Crack in the World (1965) and to Gregory Peck (again) in Arabesque (1966). He took as his final film the underwhelming Custer of the West (1967) in which he was oddly cast as an Indian chief. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s he customarily performed on TV, including a short-lived series.
After retiring from feature film work altogether in 1974, his life took a religious and socially-active turn. He joined the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, for whom he worked for nine years, directing and narrating two film documentaries in the course of that time. The films dealt specifically with the struggle for survival in Third World countries. He also traveled extensively in the Middle East and India and provided voice-overs for other documentary features as well.
Retiring quietly to France in 1994, Kieron was survived by his wife, Barbara, and children at the time of his death on July 15, 2007 at age 82.- Philip O'Flynn was born on 27 April 1927 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for No Place Like Homicide! (1961), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and The Big Gamble (1961). He was married to Angela Newman. He died in December 1999 in Ireland.
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Anita Sharp-Bolster was born on 28 August 1895 in Glenlohane, Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland. She was an actress, known for My Name Is Julia Ross (1945), Saboteur (1942) and The Lost Weekend (1945). She died on 1 June 1985 in North Miami, Florida, USA.- Edward Mac Liam hails from Cork, Ireland and resides in London, England where he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1998-2001) and has continued to work in TV, Theatre, Independent Film and VoiceOver. An all round nice guy who is well known for his versatility and very strong work ethic.
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Niall Toibin was born in Cork, Ireland in 1929. Married Judy Kenny (1931-2001) in 1957. Five children and six grand-children. He has had an illustrious acting career spanning over four decades. On October 29 2002 he received the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor.- Actor
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Tony Scannell was born on 14 August 1945 in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Waking the Dead (2000) and Evil Never Dies (2014). He was married to Melanie Self. He died on 26 May 2020.- Creighton Hale was born on 24 May 1882 in County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Circle (1925) and Riley of the Rainbow Division (1928). He was married to Victoire Lowe and Kathleen Bering. He died on 9 August 1965 in South Pasadena, California, USA.
- Patrick Fitzgerald was born in 1962 in County Cork, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He has been married to Nora Ingalls since 6 November 2015. They have one child. He was previously married to Madeleine Potter.
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Joe Lynch was born on 16 July 1925 in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Thumbelina (1994), Ulysses (1967) and Glenroe (1983). He was married to Marie. He died on 1 August 2001 in Alicante, Spain.- Actor
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After his first start in show business he quit because he was only getting about £7 a week and he went into the rag trade. Later a friend asked him to make a two week appearance at a theatre to help him out. In the show he impersonated a woman and found that he had a talent for female impersonation and went on from there. Once he was well established he opened his own night club near the West End which even attracted Royalty. If he was appearing in a West End show or at a theatre not too far away from London he would do that show, which would include the usual two performance on a Saturday then be driven to his club and do a performance there. He would always let the audience know that hidden under the glamorous gowns and make up was a fella by going up to the microphone on his first appearance on stage and in a deep masculine voice say 'whotcha Mates' .- Peter Gowen was born in County Cork, Ireland. He is known for Breakfast on Pluto (2005), The Paradise Club (1989) and Ondine (2009).
- William Trevor was born on 24 May 1928 in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland. He was a writer, known for The Story of Lucy Gault, The Ballroom of Romance (1982) and Mystery and Imagination (1966). He was married to Jane Ryan. He died on 20 November 2016 in Somerset, England, UK.
- D'Arcy Corrigan was born on 2 January 1870 in County Cork, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was an actor, known for The Last Warning (1928), A Christmas Carol (1938) and Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927). He died on 25 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Charles Oliver was born on 21 June 1907 in County Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Lady Vanishes (1938), Wings Over Africa (1936) and Midnight at the Wax Museum (1936). He was married to Noel Hood. He died on 29 March 1983 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
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H.A.L. (Harry Craig) was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1921. He, and his identical twin, Dick, grew up in their father's vicarage, Clonlara, by the Shannon River near Limerick, and later attended Trinity College in Dublin. During the 1940s and early 1950s Harry was an editor, with Sean O'Faolain, of the influential literary journal "The Bell." Harry moved to London in the mid 1950s, where he wrote many radio plays that were produced and broadcast by the BBC's "Third Programme." He also moderated a television show discussing current events and wrote the Queen's Christmas radio address to the commonwealth in 1958. He was also the long-time theater critic for "The New Statesman." In 1968, Harry moved with his wife, Peggy, and three children to Rome, where he began a successful career as a screenwriter. His early films were produced by Dino DeLaurentis, and were generally large international productions, such as Waterloo, a battle film by the Russian director Sergei Bondachuk, starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer. He also was the screenwriter for two historical war films - "Anzio" and Fraulein Doktor." In his later career, Harry worked with producer and director Moustafa Akkad, a collaboration which resulted in "The Message" and "Lion of the Desert," both starring Anthony Quinn. Throughout his film career, Harry never abandoned his deep love for poetry, especially that of W.B. Yeats. He died of lung cancer in Rome in October 1978.- Ann Heffernan was born in 1918 in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Maigret (1992), Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981) and The Captain's Paradise (1953). She was married to Jean-Paul de Dadelsen. She died on 14 January 2011 in Putney, London, England, UK.
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Kay Summersby was born on 23 November 1908 in County Cork, Ireland. She was a writer, known for Ike: The War Years (1979) and The World at War (1973). She was married to Reginald Heber Towler Morgan and Gordon Thomas Summersby. She died on 20 January 1975 in Southampton, Long Island, New York, USA.- Writer
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Danny Stack started out as a script reader for companies like Miramax, Working Title, Pathe, UK Film Council and Irish Film Board, among others. He helped set-up the Red Planet Prize with Tony Jordan, designed to seek out new TV writing talent. His own screenwriting credits include EastEnders, the new Thunderbirds for ITV, Hey Duggee, and other popular kids' TV shows. He is most widely known for his work in the kids/family genre but he likes to work across many genres and formats. His supernatural thriller, Origin (which he wrote, produced & directed) won Best Horror at the London Independent Film Festival.
With Tim Clague, he co-hosted the highly popular podcast The UK Scriptwriters Podcast, which started in 2010. Together, under the banner of Nelson Nutmeg Pictures, Tim and Danny have directed four films and a TV series to-date.- Producer
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Brian Carmody was born on 21 September 1969 in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland. Brian is a producer and executive, known for The Wild Geese, Semper Fi (2019) and Electric Slide (2014).