Nora Jane Noone
| Nora-Jane Noone | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1984 Newcastle, Galway, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Nora-Jane Noone (born March 8, 1984) is an Irish film and television actress best known for her role in The Magdalene Sisters, where she played Bernadette.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Noone trained for two years at the Performing Arts School in Galway, and is a proficient musician (piano to Grade 7 level) and dancer. Her previous acting role before The Magdalene Sisters was as Jan in a secondary school production of "Grease".
[edit] Career
Nora-Jane Noone made her professional movie debut playing the leading role of Bernadette in Peter Mullan's film The Magdalene Sisters. As the movie won the Best Film prize in the 2002 Venice Film Festival, and was nominated as Best British Picture at the British Academy Film Awards, Noone also won Best Actress in an Ensemble Role at the British Independent Film Awards and was nominated for best newcomer that year. She has also been nominated for best supporting actress in 2005 and 2010 at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
Noone also co-starred in The Descent and Doomsday, both directed by Neil Marshall, Speed Dating and Ella Enchanted. Other work includes the short films News for the Church written and directed by Andrew McCarthy and The Listener directed by Michael Chang. Noone also recorded Walking at Ringsend for BBC Radio 4. In 2008, Noone appeareared in Beyond the Rave and Insatiable.
Noone also appeared in The Descent Part 2, The Day of the Triffids,The Runaway (2011 TV Series) and is set to appear in Jack Taylor (TV Series)
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Magdalene Sisters | Bernadette | |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted | Fairy #1 | |
| 2004 | News for the Church | Girl | Short film |
| 2004 | The Listener | Woman | Short film |
| 2005 | The Descent | Holly | |
| 2005 | Coronation Street | Louise Hazel | 9 episodes |
| 2005 | Holby City | Daryl O'Connor | Episode: "Bird on a Wire" |
| 2006 | Afterlife | Tessa | Episode: "Roadside Bouquets" |
| 2007 | Speed Dating | Juliet Van Der Bexton | |
| 2008 | Doomsday | Read | |
| 2008 | Beyond the Rave | Jen | Video |
| 2008 | Insatiable | Ellie | |
| 2009 | Stranded | Josie | Short film |
| 2009 | The Bus Driver | Short film | |
| 2009 | Through the Night | Lil | Short film |
| 2009 | Legend of the Bog | Saiorse Reilly | |
| 2009 | Savage | Michelle | |
| 2009 | The Descent Part 2 | Holly | |
| 2009 | The Day of the Triffids | Lucy | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Small Change | Karen | Short film |
| 2010 | The Guards | Kate | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Runaway | Caitlin | Episode: "1.2" |
| 2011 | Jack Taylor: The Pikemen | Garda Kate Noonan | TV movie |
| 2011 | Jack Taylor: The Magdalen Martyrs | Garda Kate Noonan | TV movie, post-production |
| 2011 | January | Kathrine | Post-production |
| 2011 | Garrow's Law | Catherine Quinn |
