Raised in Dublin and educated at Scoil Mhuire, she entered theatre through the Irish-language play An Triail at the Damer Theatre, later gaining national attention with a Jacob’s Award-winning TV adaptation. Her early film role as Gerty McDowell in the 1967 version of Ulysses marked her as a leading interpreter of James Joyce, and she later created the one-woman stage show James Joyce’s Women, whi… Read more
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Meg Dundee Series ★ 7.2 Nip/Tuck 2003
Sister Rita-Claire Series ★ 7.7 Voyagers! 1982
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Elizabeth Schupak ★ 7.4 Late Afternoon 2019
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Bridget Mac Sweeney Series ★ 7 The Bionic Woman 1976
Series ★ 7.9 Rich Man, Poor Man 1976
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Robin O'Hara Series ★ 7.1 The Streets of San Francisco 1972
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Molly Culhane Series ★ 6.9 Mannix 1967
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