Susan Lynch
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| Susan Lynch | |
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| Born | 5 June 1971 Corrinshego, Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is an actor from Northern Ireland.
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[edit] Early life
Lynch was born in Corrinshego, Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother and Irish father.[1] Her brother is actor John Lynch,[1] she has a sister, Pauline, who is a drama teacher at St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook and a brother Seamus.
She is married to the actor Craig Parkinson.
[edit] Career
She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and in August 2004, she was starred in The Night Season at the Royal National Theatre in London and in 2008 was one of the leads in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre. She is currently starring as Agnes in Dancing at Lughnasa at the Old Vic Theatre in London.
Her film roles include Beautiful Creatures,[2] Waking Ned Devine, and the title role in Nora.[1][3]
[edit] Awards
On 3 December 2000, she received three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for her work in the film Nora.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
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| 1991 | The Bill | Trainee Investigator | TV series (1 episode: "Six of One") | |
| 1992 | Screen One | Receptionist 2 | TV series (1 episode: "Running Late") | |
| 1993 | Cracker | Tina | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| 1994 | The Secret of Roan Inish | Selkie | ||
| Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Paris Vampire | |||
| 1995 | Dangerous Lady | Maura Ryan | TV serial (4 episodes) | |
| The Perfect Match | Erica | TV movie | ||
| 1996 | Truth or Dare | Mel | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe | Rebecca | TV serial (6 episodes) | |
| A Royal Scandal | Caroline of Brunswick | TV movie | ||
| Downtime | Chrissy | |||
| 1998 | Kings in Grass Castles | Sarah | TV serial | |
| Amongst Women | Maggie | TV serial | ||
| Waking Ned | Maggie O'Toole | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | ||
| 1999 | Deceit | Corinna | ||
| 2000 | Nora | Nora Barnacle | IFTA Award for Best Actress | |
| Beautiful Creatures | Dorothy | Nominated — British Independent Film Award for Best Actress | ||
| 2001 | Happy Now | Tina Trent | ||
| From Hell | Liz Stride | |||
| Morlang | Ann Morlang | |||
| Sweet Revenge | Madeleine | TV movie | ||
| Dumping Elaine | Beth | short | ||
| Mapmaker | Jane Bates | Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film | ||
| 2002 | Jedermanns Fest | Maria | ||
| Any Time Now | Stevie McCutcheon | IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama | ||
| 2003 | 16 Years of Alcohol | Mary | British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| Casa de los babys | Eileen | |||
| Bye-Child | Woman | short | ||
| Red Roses and Petrol | Catherine Doyle | |||
| 2004 | School of Life | Teacher | short | |
| Mickybo and Me | Torch Woman | |||
| Enduring Love | Rachel | |||
| Bodies | Dr. Maria Orton | Nominated — IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV | ||
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | Gina | ||
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Dr. Janet Rix | TV series (2 episodes) | ||
| 2006 | A Woman in Winter | Marianne | ||
| The Ten Commandments | Miriam | TV movie | ||
| Soundproof | Penny | Nominated — RTS Television Award for Best Actress | ||
| Someone Else | Lisa | |||
| 2007 | The Robber Bride | Charis White | TV movie | |
| Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Annette Fleming | |||
| 2009 | City Rats | Gina | ||
| The Unloved | Lucy's Mother | TV movie | ||
| Holy Water | Geraldine | |||
| The Race | Katey Kensay | |||
| The Scouting Book for Boys | Sharon | |||
| 2010 | The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister | Isabella "Tib" Norcliffe | TV movie | |
| Capture Anthologies: Love, Lust and Tragedy | Woman (segment: "Bye-Child") | video | ||
| Marple: The Pale Horse | Sybil Stamfordis | TV movie | ||
| Moving On | Tina | TV series (1 episode: "Malaise") | ||
| 2011 | Monroe | Anna Monroe | TV series (6 episodes) | |
| Hideaways | Mrs. O'Mara | |||
| New Tricks | Claudia Scott | TV series (1 episode: "Moving Target") | ||
| 2011 | Great Expectations | Molly | TV series (3 episodes) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Flint Marx, Rebecca "Susan Lynch Biography", allrovi.com, retrieved 2011-08-15
- ^ Dicker, Ron (2001) "Rachel Weisz's Moment: Three New Movies Will Test British Actress' Box-Office Power In U.S.", Hartford Courant, 18 March 2001, retrieved 2011-08-15
- ^ Maddox, Brenda (1999) "FILM; Where Nora Joyce Fell For a Talented Nobody", The New York Times, 8 August 1999, retrieved 2011-08-15
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