Amy Huberman
| Amy O'Driscoll | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1979 Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland[citation needed] |
| Occupation | Actress, author |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Spouse | Brian O'Driscoll |
Amy O'Driscoll, professionally known as Amy Huberman, is an Irish actress and writer who has starred in numerous productions since beginning her career in 2002 on RTÉ's On Homeground.
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[edit] Early life
Huberman grew up in Cabinteely, south Dublin. She is the middle child of three siblings and the only daughter. Her father Harold was born in London to a Polish Jewish family and he married her mother Sandra, a native of County Wexford, in 1974. Huberman was raised Catholic.[1]
Her brother, Mark Huberman, is also an actor and worked in films such as Boy Eats Girl and on The Clinic as Kieran Miller.[2]
She was educated at Loreto College, Foxrock and she took classes in the Betty Ann Norton Drama School. Following school, she attended University College Dublin (UCD) intending to become a social worker, but when she found the drama society her career took a different direction.[1][clarification needed]
[edit] Career
Huberman is best known in Ireland for her role on RTÉ's drama series The Clinic, which began airing its seventh season in September 2009.[3] She also starred in the BBC television series George Gently[citation needed] and the TV movie Showbands.[4]
Her films include Satellites & Meteorites, directed by Rick Larkin,[5] and A Film With Me In It, also starring Dylan Moran, both released in 2008.
Huberman's first novel, Hello Heartbreak, was published on 2 July 2009.[6]
In 2006, she successfully sued The People newspaper for mistakenly claiming she was nude in the movie Bad Karma (2002; also known as "Hell's Gate").[7][8] The full cast list[9] makes it clear that the nudity is by English actress Zoe Paul.[10]
In 2010, Huberman began work on the first original scripted comedy commissioned by Comedy Central (UK), Threesome created by Tom MacRae. The series began airing on 17 October 2011.
[edit] Filmography
| Film appearances | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Bad Karma | Jenny Pantelli | |
| 2005 | Showbands | Bella | |
| 2006 | Showbands II | Bella | |
| 2007 | Shattered | Nicole Lawlor | |
| 2008 | Satellites & Meteorites | Lucinda | |
| 2008 | A Film with Me in It | Sally | |
| 2009 | Legend of the Bog | Hannah Ross | |
| 2010 | Rewind | Karen | Won: IFTA for Best Actress in a Film |
| 2011 | Stella Days | Elaine | Nomination: IFTA for Best Supporting Actress in a Film |
| Television appearances | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | TV Series | Role | Episodes | Notes |
| 2001-2002 | On Home Ground | Diane Collins | 10 | |
| 2006 | Dream Team 80's | Ann Kavanagh | 1 | |
| 2007 | Inspector George Gently | Charlotte Dawson | 1 | Gently Go Man |
| 2003-2009 | The Clinic | Daisy O'Callaghan | 62 | Nominated: IFTA for Best Supporting Actress in Television |
| 2010 | Your Bad Self | Herself | 6 | |
| 2010 | Comedy Lab | Herself | 1 | |
| 2011-present | Threesome | Alice | 7 | Main Role |
| 2012 | Animal Kingdom | |||
[edit] Personal life
Huberman is married to Ireland rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hurst, Greg (2009-07-12). "Profile Amy Huberman". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article6689339.ece. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ Mark Huberman at IMDb
- ^ "Seventh series of RTÉ's 'The Clinic'". RTE. 2008-04-22. http://tvsales.rte.ie/autumn/content/drama/the-clinic.html. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Profile at IMDb
- ^ "Cannes not Brian's cup of tea but Amy proves a smash hit". Irish Independent. 2008-05-20. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/cannes-not-brians-cup-of-tea-but-amy-proves-a-smash-hit-1380992.html. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Izzy in a tizzy but author's heart not in genre" 7 Jul 2009, Irish Times (ISBN 978-1844882144)
- ^ "All about Amy Huberman...and Brian too - includes Amy's account of The People newspaper's allegations". Sunday Independent. 2009-07-05. http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/all-about-amy-huberman----and-brian-too-1794716.html. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ Bad Karma (2002) - release information - also known as Hell's Gate
- ^ Bad Karma IMDb profile
- ^ Zoe Paul bio at IMDb.com
- ^ Roisin Ingle (02/07/2010). "Irish rugby captain O'Driscoll marries". Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0702/breaking47.html. Retrieved 02/07/2010.
