Aine Ni Mhuiri
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Áine Ní Mhuirí (born Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. She began her career at the Damer Theatre,[1] later working in the Abbey Theatre[2] in Dublin, Ireland. Áine is a fluent Irish language speaker.
Career
[edit]In 1975, she appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called "Katie Roche" where she played the part of Margaret Drybone.[3]
She appeared in the 1987 film, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne based on the novel by Brian Moore. In 1989 she played Masie Madigan in the London National Theatre production of Juno and the Paycock.
She played Lily in the Irish Soap Opera Fair City on RTÉ One.
In 2001, Mhuirí won the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actress in a Television Series for her role as Kathleen Hendley in Ballykissangel.[4] She appeared in 53 episodes, from 1996–2001.
In 2012, Áine appeared in Pan Pan Theatre Company's production of Ibsen's A Doll House at Smock Alley Theatre.
She played Mrs. Taylor in several of the Jack Taylor, an Irish television drama based on a series of novels by Ken Bruen including "The Magdalen Martyrs" (2011), and "The Dramatist" (2013).
Áine Ní Mhuirí is scheduled to play in Embers, a theatricalized presentation of a radio play by Samuel Beckett, staged by the Pan Pan Theatre Company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in September 2015.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Edie Marinan | |
1990 | The Field | Priest's Housekeeper | |
1992 | The Playboys | Mrs. Smith the Blind Lady | |
1995 | The Run of the Country | Dannys Aunt | |
1998 | The Brylcreem Boys | Nonie | |
2002 | Puckoon | Madam Grinns | |
2003 | Blind Flight | Brian's Mum | |
2015 | Brooklyn | Mrs Byrne | |
2019 | End of Sentence | Dolores |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | Ó Dúill | Una | Miniseries |
1971 | Mr Joyce is Leaving Paris | Nora / Lucia Joyce | Television film |
1972 | An Carabhan | Neillí | |
1978 | Teems of Times | Kathleen Behan | |
1979 | The Burke Enigma | Deirdre Burke | Episode: "Misadventure or Murder?" |
1982 | The Lost Hour | Bridget | Television film |
1984 | The Irish R.M. | Mrs. McEvoy | Episode: "The Dispensary Doctor" |
1985 | Cúirt An Mheán Oíche | Aoibheal | Television film |
1985 | The Price | Maire | 4 episodes |
1986 | Screen Two | Elizabeth | Episode: "Time After Time" |
1988 | Echoes | Agnes O'Brien | 4 episodes |
1989 | Fair City | Lily Corcoran | Episode #1.1 |
1990 | The Lilac Bus | Mrs. Burke | Television film |
1996–2001 | Ballykissangel | Kathleen Hendley | 53 episodes |
1998 | Alice auf der Flucht | Alma's Mother | Miniseries |
2010 | Jack Taylor | Mrs. Taylor | 4 episodes |
2013, 2014 | Scúp | Old Woman in Taxi 2 /
Mrs. McDermott |
2 episodes |
2014 | My Whole Half Life | Grace | Episode: "Between Heaven and Here" |
2014 | Quirke | Maggie | Episode: "The Silver Swan" |
2016 | Éirí Amach Amú | Agnes Timmons | Episode #1.1 |
2017 | Broken | Michael's Mother | 5 episodes |
2018 | Blood | Rita | 3 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "C115 - 1962 Rehearsal in Gael-Linn's Damer theatre in preparation for first ever review "Damertásibh" | Irish Photo Archive". www.irishphotoarchive.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Ni Mhuiri, Aine | Abbey Archives | Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach". Abbey Theatre. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Katie Roche · Teresa Deevy Archive". deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Winner of the 2001 CFT Excellence Award: Áine Ní Mhuirí Best Actress in a Television Series." http://www.cftexcellence.com/aine_ni_mhuiri.html Archived 2014-03-11 at archive.today
- ^ "Pan Pan Theatre to Bring Beckett's EMBERS to BAM Next Month." BroadwayWorld.com. August 20, 2015 http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Pan-Pan-Theatre-to-Bring-Becketts-EMBERS-to-BAM-Next-Month-20140820#.U_zmI_ldWSo
External links
[edit]- Aine Ni Mhuiri at IMDb
- Aine Ni Mhuiri at The Agency
- Áine Ní Mhuirí at The Teresa Deevy Archive
- Áine Ní Mhuirí at The Abbey Theatre Archive