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Orla Fitzgerald

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Orla Fitzgerald
Born1978 (age 45–46)
NationalityIrish

Orla Fitzgerald is an Irish actress for stage and screen for over 25 years.[1]

She received two nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Breakthrough Artist at the fourth annual Irish Film and Television Awards for her work as Sinéad Ní Shúilleabháin in Ken Loach'sThe Wind That Shakes the Barley. Fitzgerald was nominated best actress in the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards (2013) for the role of Clare in Digging for Fire, written by Declan Hughes and directed by Matt Torney for Rough Magic Theatre Company.[2] Most recently she has been embracing her Cork heritage in the role of Orla in The Young Offenders.

Training and early career

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Fitzgerald took drama classes in Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, placed there by her mother, who thought she was perhaps too shy. “It was a 90-minute workshop on a Saturday morning, where we did improv and plays. It was all about fun and being creative and I loved it,” the actress has said.[1]

Selected filmography

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TV work

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Selected stage career

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Selected radio career

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  • Enda Walsh’s 4 Big Days in the Life of Dessie Banks

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Killeen, Padraic (17 April 2013). "Why theatre takes centre stage for actress Orla". Irish Examiner.
  2. ^ "Best actress nomination". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Orla Fitzgerald". Octagon Bolton. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Blood in the Alley Theatre Company". Facebook.
  5. ^ "Second Age".
  6. ^ "Graffiti Theatre Company".
  7. ^ "Merlin Theatre". Lonely Planet.
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