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Fiona Glascott
Born (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 41)[1]
Tipperary, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present

Fiona Glascott (born 22 November 1982) is an Irish actress. She was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV for 2003's Goldfish Memory.

Life and career

Glascott was born in Waterford, Ireland on 22 November 1982 and grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary.[1][2] On stage in London she has appeared in Mahler's Conversion (Aldwych Theatre, West End),[3] Hitchcock Blonde (Royal Court and Lyric Theatre, West End),[4] in the original production of Whipping It Up at the Bush Theatre[5] and as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (Haymarket, West End).[6] Her theatre credits in Dublin include: A Life (Abbey Theatre/National Tour), The Spirit of Annie Ross at the Gate Theatre and as Nina in The Seagull at the Corn Exchange.[2]

Her television credits include Ballykissangel, Fair City, The Bill, Bachelors Walk, Foyle's War and Clone.[2][7] In 2010, she was a guest star in the final two-part episode of ITV's hit drama A Touch of Frost, playing the troubled daughter of Frost's one-time corrupt colleague. In 2011, Glascott appeared in the recurring role of Diane on the BBC/Showtime sitcom Episodes. That same year, she appeared as a novice nun with a secret in the episode "A Sacred Trust" of the detective drama series Midsomer Murders.[8]

On film, Glascott has appeared in This Is My Father, Crush Proof, Goldfish Memory (IFTA nomination – Best Supporting Actress 2003), Omagh and The Duel. She appeared in the 2009 CBS television movie Miss Irena's Children. She also starred in Torstein Blixfjord's 2012 short film Bird in a Box, alongside Brian d'Arcy James.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Fiona Glascott – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Fiona Glascott – Actress". Carrick on Suir – The Official Website. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ Spencer, Charles (5 October 2001). "Theatre Review Mahler's Conversion ALDWYCH". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ^ Billington, Michael (7 April 2003). "Hitchcock Blonde". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ Fisher, Philip. "Whipping It Up". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ^ Billington, Michael (10 October 2007). "The Country Wife". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Fiona Glascott in 'Fair City' (1999)". Stills Library. RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Midsomer Murders – A Sacred Trust". Midsomer Murders Official Site. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. ^ "GPS comedy / Bird In A Box / short film rom-com / Brian d'Arcy James, Fiona Glascott". World News Network. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2017.