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Edna O'Brien

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  • Actress
  • Production Manager
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Edna O'Brien
Edna O'Brien was born on 15 December 1930 in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. She is a writer and actress, known for I Was Happy Here (1966), Girl with Green Eyes (1964) and Zee and Co. (1972). She was previously married to Ernest Gebler.
BornDecember 15, 1930
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Known for:

I Was Happy Here (1966)
I Was Happy Here
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1966
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
Girl with Green Eyes
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1964
Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, and Susannah York in Zee and Co. (1972)
Zee and Co.
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1972
Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, and Judy Geeson in Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
Three Into Two Won't Go
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1969

Credits

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Writer

  • Lara Belmont and Matt Ryan in Wild Decembers (2009)
    Wild Decembers
    • writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • The Country Girls (1983)
    The Country Girls
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Love (1982)
    Love
    • Writer (segment Julia)
    • 1982
  • BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    • adaptation and story
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Thursday Play Date
    • original story
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Then and Now
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Sie hätten im Sommer kommen sollen
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1972
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, and Susannah York in Zee and Co. (1972)
    Zee and Co.
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Lily Broberg and Paul Hagen in Hyggekrogen (1969)
    Hyggekrogen
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1969
  • Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, and Judy Geeson in Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
    Three Into Two Won't Go
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Half Hour Story (1967)
    Half Hour Story
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1967–1968
  • I Was Happy Here (1966)
    I Was Happy Here
    • screenplay
    • story "A Woman by the Seaside"
    • 1966
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    • novel
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • Donald Pleasence and Betsy Blair in Love Story (1963)
    Love Story
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1964–1965
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1965

Actress

  • Lara Belmont and Matt Ryan in Wild Decembers (2009)
    Wild Decembers
    • Woman in church (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2009
  • The Hard Way (1980)
    The Hard Way
    • Kathleen
    • TV Movie
    • 1980

Production Manager

  • That's All Right
    • production manager
    • Short
    • 1989

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 15, 1930
    • Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland
  • Spouse
    • Ernest Gebler1954 - 1964 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Her play, "Virginia," was performed at the Cloud 42 Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Kelly Nespor in the cast.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Expatriated to London.
  • Quotes
    On ambition: In dreams begins responsibility.

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