Sinéad Cusack

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
February 18, 1948

Place of Birth:
Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

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Sinéad Cusack

Biography

Sinéad Moira Cusack (born February 18, 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo.

Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

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Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2024 This Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting
2024 And Mrs. Lorraine
2024 National Theatre Live: People, Places and Things Doctor/Thrapist/Mum
2024 Alec Guinness: A Class Act self
2023 Napoleon Letizia Bonaparte
2022 Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman Self
2020 Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy Self
2018 Beast Penelope
2018 National Theatre Live: King Lear Kent
2014 Queen & Country Grace Rohan
2014 Stonehearst Asylum Mrs. Pike
2013 The Sea Anna Morden
2012 Wrath of the Titans Clea
2009 Cracks Miss Nieven
2007 Eastern Promises Helen
2007 A Room with a View Miss Lavish
2006 V for Vendetta Delia Surridge
2006 The Tiger's Tail Oona O'Leary
2006 Mathilde Wife of Col. De Petris
2005 Dad Sandy James
2005 Summer Solstice Elfrida
2005 The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle Mary Doyle
2003 I Capture the Castle Mrs Cotton
2003 Winter Solstice Elfrida Phibbs
2001 Dream Kathleen
2000 My Mother Frank Frances 'Frank' Kennedy
2000 Passion of Mind Jessie
1998 The Nephew Brenda O'Boyce
1997 Food for Ravens Jennie Lee
1996 Stealing Beauty Diana Grayson
1994 Sparrow Matilde
1994 Uncovered Menchu
1993 The Cement Garden Mother
1993 Bad Behavior Ellie McAllister
1992 Waterland Mary Crick
1992 Tales from Hollywood Nelly Mann
1992 God on the Rocks Ellie Marsh
1989 The Hen House Lily
1989 Venus Peter Miss Balsilbie
1988 Rocket Gibraltar Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)
1985 Cyrano de Bergerac Roxanne
1980 Twelfth Night Olivia
1977 The Kitchen Monique
1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste Isabel Geste
1975 Love's Labour's Lost Rosaline
1974 The Playboy of the Western World Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)
1973 Horowitz in Dublin Liz
1973 The Eyes Have It Sally
1971 Revenge Rose
1970 Hoffman Miss Smith
1970 The Ballad of Tam Lin Rose
1970 A Sound from the Sea Catherine
1970 The Dolly Scene Anna
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Yvonne (Uncredited)
1969 David Copperfield Emily
Dog & Bull
Year TV Show Role
2022 The Baby Barbara
2022 North Sea Connection Moira Kenny
2019 MotherFatherSon Maggie Barns
2016 Marcella Sylvie Gibson
2014 37 Days Margot Asquith
2011 Camelot Sybil
2010 The Deep Meg Sinclair
2006 Home Again
2005 Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2004 North & South Hannah Thornton
2003 Winter Solstice Elfrida Phibbs
1997 Midsomer Murders Stella Harris
1995 Oliver's Travels WPC Diane Priest
1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot Mrs. Amy Folliat
1984 Playing Shakespeare
1978 The BBC Television Shakespeare Olivia
1977 Supernatural
1975 Quiller Roz
1974 Notorious Woman Marie Dorval
1973 Thriller Sally
1972 The Protectors Anne Ferris
1971 The Persuaders! Jenny Lindley
1970 Menace
1956 Tony Awards Self - Nominee
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