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Olwen Fouéré

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Olwen Fouéré
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
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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 Stephen Fingleton, "Mandy" by Panos Cosmatos, "Beast" by Michael Pearce, "This Must be the Place" by Paolo Sorrentino. Recent titles include "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" directed by David Blue Garcia, "The Northman" by Robert Eggers and "Violet Gibson, the woman who shot Mussolini" directed by Barrie Dowdall, In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors of all time.
BornMarch 2
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Dakota Fanning in The Watchers (2024)
    The Watchers
    5.7
    • Madeline
    • 2024
    Mark Burnham in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
    Texas Chainsaw Massacre
    4.7
    • Sally Hardesty(as Olwen Fouere)
    • 2022
    Nicolas Cage, Ned Dennehy, and Andrea Riseborough in Mandy (2018)
    Mandy
    6.5
    • Mother Marlene
    • 2018
    Martin McCann in The Survivalist (2015)
    The Survivalist
    6.4
    • Kathryn
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Reckoning of Erin Morrigan
      • Erin
      • Completed



    • Gemma Chan and André Holland in The Actor (2025)
      The Actor
      5.5
      • Old Lady Track[
      • 2025
    • The Head (2020)
      The Head
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Lauren
      • 2022–2025
    • Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Gabriel Byrne in Four Letters of Love (2024)
      Four Letters of Love
      6.9
      • Nora Ni Liathain
      • 2024
    • Dakota Fanning in The Watchers (2024)
      The Watchers
      5.7
      • Madeline
      • 2024
    • Tarot (2024)
      Tarot
      4.8
      • Alma
      • 2024
    • Pablo Schreiber in Halo (2022)
      Halo
      7.3
      TV Series
      • The Mother
      • 2024
    • Sunrise (2024)
      Sunrise
      3.8
      • Ma Reynolds
      • 2024
    • Cult Killer (2024)
      Cult Killer
      4.8
      • Dottie Evans
      • 2024
    • Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald in The Tourist (2022)
      The Tourist
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Niamh Cassidy
      • 2024
    • All You Need Is Death (2023)
      All You Need Is Death
      5.3
      • Rita Concannon
      • 2023
    • Aylin Tezel and Chris Fulton in Falling Into Place (2023)
      Falling Into Place
      6.6
      • Judy
      • 2023
    • Olwen Fouéré in R A D H A (2023)
      R A D H A
      7.1
      Short
      • Annie
      • 2023
    • Ryan Corr, Jai Courtney, Erin Moriarty, and Dina Shihabi in Catching Dust (2023)
      Catching Dust
      5.8
      • Copperhead
      • 2023
    • Far Calls (2023)
      Far Calls
      Short
      • The Woman
      • 2023
    • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
      The Crown
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo
      • 2022

    Writer



    • Far Calls (2023)
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      • created by (creator)
      • 2023

    Director



    • Far Calls (2023)
      Far Calls
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      • co-director
      • 2023
    • Cassandra: fragments of a playscript
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      • co-director
      • 2013

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    • Alternative name
      • Olwen Fouere
    • Born
      • March 2
      • Galway, Ireland
    • Spouse
      • David Heap
    • Other works
      She acted in Pedro Calderon De La Barca's play, "Life is a Dream," at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland with Jeffery Kissoon, George Anton, Sylvester Morand, Nicholas Bailey, Hilary Maclean, and Sylvester McCoy in the cast. Calixto Bieito was director.

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