Bairbre Dowling
Bairbre Dowling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1953 Dublin |
| Died | 20 January 2016 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Notable work | Playboy of the Western World, The Dead, War of the Buttons |
| Spouse | Colm Meaney (m. 1982–1994) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Vincent Dowling Brenda Doyle |
Bairbre Dowling (27 March 1953 – 20 January 2016) was an Irish actress.
She was born in Dublin as Barbara Patricia Dowling, the daughter of actor Vincent Dowling and actress Brenda Doyle, who died in a car crash in 2016. She had three sisters, Louise, Valerie and Rachel, and a half-brother, Cian.[1] Between 1982 and 1994 she was married to actor Colm Meaney,[2][3] with whom she had a daughter, Brenda, in 1984.[4]
Dowling acted with her husband in the PBS television film Playboy of the Western World in 1983,[5] in John Huston's 1987 film The Dead,[6] and in the 1994 drama War of the Buttons.[7]
In 1970 she was part of the company at the Abbey Theatre, where she appeared in The Becauseway[8] (1970) and Rites[9] (1973).
In 2011 she appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy, Temporal Powers;[10] this was a Mint Theatre[11] production presented as part of the Teresa Deevy project.
Bairbre was a member of The California Artists Radio Theatre ensemble and performed in over 30 of their live radio plays.
Filmography
Film
- Zardoz (1974)
- Cry of the Innocent (television film, 1980)
- Playboy of the Western World (television film, 1983)
- The Long Journey Home (television film, 1987)
- The Dead (1987)
- War of the Buttons (1994)
- Changing Habits (1997)
Plays
- The Becauseway (1970) – Girl
- Rites (1973) – Girl
- Temporal Powers (2011)
Television
- Murder, She Wrote (1995)
- ER (1997)
- Star Trek: Voyager (2000)
- Crossing Jordan (2003)
- Days of Our Lives (2007)
References
- ^ "Profile: Dowling, Vincent (1929–2013)". Contemporary Authors – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 2006-01-01.
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-actress-bairbre-dowling-62-dies-after-short-illness-34403225.html
- ^ "'I had no time for them crying into their pints'". The Irish Times – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Stroke-ism and greed: why Colm Meaney is convinced we've sold our souls". The Mail on Sunday – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 2012-08-26.
- ^ Playboy of the Western World (TV 1983) Internet Movie Database. Retrieved: 2013-03-14.
- ^ The Dead (1987) Internet Movie Database. Retrieved: 2013-03-14.
- ^ War of the Buttons (1994) Internet Movie Database; retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "The Abbey Theatre Archive".
- ^ "The Abbey Theatre Archive".
- ^ "The Teresa Deevy Archive".
- ^ "Mint Theatre Company".
External links
- Bairbre Dowling at IMDb
- Bairbre Dowling at the Teresa Deevy Archive
- Bairbre Dowling at Mint Theatre Company
- Bairbre Dowling at The Abbey Theatre Archive
- Obituary
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