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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-02-18 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

Sinéad Cusack

Biography:

Sinéad Moira Cusack (born February 18, 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo.

Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

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Known For

Acting

2024

2023

Napoleon as Letizia Bonaparte

2022

2020

2019

MotherFatherSon as Maggie Barns

2018

2016

Marcella as Sylvie Gibson

2014

Queen & Country as Grace Rohan
Stonehearst Asylum as Mrs. Pike
37 Days as Margot Asquith

2013

The Sea as Anna Morden

2012

Call the Midwife as Dr. Myra Fitzsimmonds

2011

Camelot as Sybil

2010

The Deep as Meg Sinclair

2009

Cracks as Miss Nieven

2007

A Room with a View as Miss Lavish

2006

V for Vendetta as Delia Surridge
The Tiger's Tail as Oona O'Leary
Mathilde as Wife of Col. De Petris

2005

2004

North & South as Hannah Thornton

2003

I Capture the Castle as Mrs Cotton
Winter Solstice as Elfrida Phibbs
Winter Solstice as Elfrida Phibbs

2001

Dream as Kathleen

2000

My Mother Frank as Frances 'Frank' Kennedy
Passion of Mind as Jessie

1998

The Nephew as Brenda O'Boyce

1997

Food for Ravens as Jennie Lee
Midsomer Murders as Stella Harris

1996

Stealing Beauty as Diana Grayson

1995

Oliver's Travels as WPC Diane Priest

1994

Sparrow as Matilde
Uncovered as Menchu

1993

Bad Behavior as Ellie McAllister

1992

Waterland as Mary Crick
Tales from Hollywood as Nelly Mann
God on the Rocks as Ellie Marsh

1989

Venus Peter as Miss Balsilbie
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Mrs. Amy Folliat

1988

Rocket Gibraltar as Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)

1985

1984

1980

Twelfth Night as Olivia

1978

1977

1975

Quiller as Roz

1974

The Playboy of the Western World as Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)
Notorious Woman as Marie Dorval

1973

1972

The Protectors as Anne Ferris

1971

Revenge as Rose
The Persuaders! as Jenny Lindley

1970

1969

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

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