Portrait of Sinéad Cusack

Sinéad Cusack

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sinéad Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: February 18, 1948

Place of Birth: Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland

Filmography

2024
And Mrs.

as Lorraine

2023
Napoleon

as Letizia Bonaparte

2022
North Sea Connection

as Moira Kenny

2022
The Baby

as Barbara

2019
MotherFatherSon

as Maggie Barns

2018
Beast

as Penelope

2016
Marcella

as Sylvie Gibson

2014
Stonehearst Asylum

as Mrs. Pike

2014
Queen & Country

as Grace Rohan

2014
37 Days

as Margot Asquith

2013
The Sea

as Anna Morden

2011
Camelot

as Sybil

2010
The Deep

as Meg Sinclair

2009
Cracks

as Miss Nieven

2007
A Room with a View

as Miss Lavish

2007
2006
The Tiger's Tail

as Oona O'Leary

2006
V for Vendetta

as Delia Surridge

2006
Mathilde

as Wife of Col. De Petris

2005
Summer Solstice

as Elfrida

2005
Dad

as Sandy James

2004
North & South

as Hannah Thornton

2003
Winter Solstice

as Elfrida Phibbs

2003
Winter Solstice

as Elfrida Phibbs

2003
2001
Dream

as Kathleen

2000
My Mother Frank

as Frances 'Frank' Kennedy

2000
1998
The Nephew

as Brenda O'Boyce

1997
Food for Ravens

as Jennie Lee

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Stella Harris

1996
Stealing Beauty

as Diana Grayson

1995
Oliver's Travels

as WPC Diane Priest

1995
Uncovered

as Menchu

1994
Sparrow

as Matilde

1993
Bad Behavior

as Ellie McAllister

1993
1992
God on the Rocks

as Ellie Marsh

1992
1992
Waterland

as Mary Crick

1991
Performance

as Nelly Mann

1989
1989
Venus Peter

as Miss Balsilbie

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Amy Folliat

1988
Rocket Gibraltar

as Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)

1980
Twelfth Night

as Olivia

1977
The Kitchen

as Monique

1977
1975
1974
Notorious Woman

as Marie Dorval

1973
1973
Thriller

as Sally

1972
The Protectors

as Anne Ferris

1971
The Persuaders!

as Jenny Lindley

1971
Revenge

as Rose

1970
1970
Hoffman

as Miss Smith

1969
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Lady Rosaline

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee