Born August 17, 1920· Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland
† Died October 24, 2015
29Roles★ 6.5Average rating
Emerging from Dublin’s vibrant theatre scene, she began performing with the Rathmines Theatre Company at ten and joined the Abbey Theatre by fourteen, laying a solid foundation for a transatlantic career. After a modest screen test caught Charles Laughton’s eye, he secured her a role opposite him in Alfred Hitchcock’s Jamaica Inn (1939) and facilitated her move to Hollywood, where RKO Pictures off…
