Dearbhla Molloy
- Actress
Dearbhla Molloy was born in Ireland and educated through the medium of Irish and
English. Her career began with Irish-speaking plays with the Abbey Theatre
Dublin. She went on to join the RSC ( London Critic's Award Juno & The Paycock)
playing Mary to Judi Dench's Juno among other parts. She has done several plays
on Broadway, including Dancing at Lughnasa (Tony Award nomination).
Attendance at the awards ceremony involved an overnight dash to New York
returning on Concorde to make curtain up for her performance in What The Butler
Saw in the Lyric Hammersmith. Other Broadway appearances include Touch of
the Poet, Outside Mullingar and The Ferryman. She was nominated for an Olivier
Award for The Ferryman in London's Gielgud Theatre. West End productions
include Gertrude to Ken Branagh's Hamlet at the Phoenix Theatre, In Celebration
with Orlando Bloom at the Duke of York's, the NT production of Arcadia at the
Haymarket Theatre, and most recently Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter. In a very varied career covering almost sixty years
to date, she has worked extensively in the UK, the US and Ireland, in Theatre and TV
and more recently film, gaining a comprehensive list of awards and nominations on
the way. She lives in London near her son Rory, with trips back to Ireland as often
as possible.
