Kathy Rose O'Brien
Kathy Rose O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Kathy Rose O'Brien [1] is an actress from Dublin, Ireland, who has appeared in the Irish television drama Whistleblower, which dealt with the controversial events at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda relating to obstetrician/gynecologist Michael Neary, and in theatre productions including Leaves, The Burial at Thebes, The Birthday Party, The Fall of Herodias Hattigan and The Plough and the Stars. She holds a BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Studies from The Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2006.[2]
Theatre
In 2007, O'Brien appeared in the Druid Theatre Company production of Leaves, written by the Belfast playwright and novelist Lucy Caldwell and directed by Garry Hynes.[3][4] For this performance, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards in 2007.[5]
She played Rosie Redmond in the Seán O'Casey play, The Plough and the Stars at Dublin's historic Abbey Theatre in 2010 [6]
Selected stage credits
- Lulu; The Birthday Party(Bristol Old Vic).[7]
- Mr Kolpert, Platonov; The Rep Experiment: Dublin Fringe Festival, (Once-Off Productions).[8]
- Herodias; The Fall of Herodias Hattigan (Dublin Fringe Festival).
- Ismene; The Burial at Thebes (Abbey Theatre).[9][10]
- Nurse Bryant; Captain Oates' Left Sock (the Finborough Theatre).[11]
- Margerie Powers; Handel's Crossing (Fishamble Theatre).[12]
- Ellamenope Jones; (Randolf SD The Company)[13]
Television
In 2008, O'Brien played Marie, a nurse, in the award-winning television drama, Whistleblower, based on actual events at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth in the 1990s, where Michael Neary, an Irish consultant obstetrician/gynecologist, was struck off the Register of Medical Practitioners for professional misconduct relating to the performance of caesarian hysterectomies.[14]
O'Brien also appeared in the BBC's detective series, George Gently in an episode entitled "Bomber's Moon".[1]
In 2014, she portrayed Sara Shah in the ITV mini-series, Chasing Shadows.
Film
O'Brien's film credits include the short films The Orange (2006) and Daughter of the Brotherhood (2007).
References
- ^ a b IMDB Page – Biography
- ^ RADA profiles: Kathy Rose O’Brien Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, RADA. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ Druid Theatre Productions. Leaves. Lucy Caldwell, Druid Theatre. Retrieved on 21 May 2010
- ^ Royal Court Archive: Leaves[permanent dead link], Royal Court Archive. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards, The Irish Times. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre, The Abbey Theatre. Retrieved on 28 July 2010.
- ^ The Birthday Party Archived 2010-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, London Theatre Database. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ Dublin Fringe Festival 2007 Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Mr Kolpert. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ The Burial at Thebes. Radio Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ Triumph of Tragedy, Irish Independent. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ Captain Oates’ Left Sock. Finborough Theatre. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ Getting a Handel on festival for composer, Irish Independent. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.
- ^ Ellamenope Jones Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Project Arts Theatre. Retrieved on 28 July 2010.
- ^ Whistleblower, Whistleblower cast biographies. Radio Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.