Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 18, 1924
Place of Birth:
County Waterford, Ireland
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Anna Manahan
Biography
Anna Maria Manahan (18 October 1924 – 8 March 2009) was an Irish stage, film and television actress.
Manahan received two Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nominations for her performances in the 1968 production of Lovers and the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the latter for which she won at the 52nd Tony Awards.
Manahan was also nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award in her career spanned more than 60 years. She interpreted the works of, among others, Seán O'Casey, John B. Keane, John Millington Synge, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Martin McDonagh, Christy Brown, and Brian Friel.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Hanna (segment "Lovers") |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song | Old Woman at GPO |
| 1994 | A Business Affair | Bianca |
| 1994 | A Man of No Importance | Mrs Grace |
| 1991 | The Treaty | Woman 2 |
| 1991 | Hear My Song | Mrs McGlinchy |
| 1991 | Fatal Inheritance | Mrs. Griffith |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Stella Dallas (voice) |
| 1985 | The Rug | Narrator (voice) |
| 1984 | The Country Girls | Mrs Burns |
| 1982 | The Glory Hole | Mary Higgins |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | A Stygian Witch |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Vengeance |
| 1980 | Juno and the Paycock | Mrs. Maisie Madigan |
| 1979 | Katie: The Year of a Child | Maggie Donoghue |
| 1977 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | |
| 1974 | Lucky | Mother |
| 1967 | Ulysses | Bella Cohen |
| 1958 | She Didn't Say No! | Maggie Murphy |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Irish Lil |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1983 | The Irish R.M. | Mrs Cadogan |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Harriet Reilley |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee / Performer |