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Sinéad Cusack

Born 1948-02-18

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.

Known for

V for Vendetta 2006 · 8.1 Eastern Promises 2007 · 7.6 Wrath of the Titans 2012 · 5.7 Stonehearst Asylum 2014 · 6.8 Marcella 2016 · 7.3 North & South 2005 · 8.6 Stealing Beauty 1996 · 6.5 Cracks 2009 · 6.6 The Cement Garden 1993 · 7.0 The Baby 2022 · 6.4 Uncovered 1995 · 5.7 Waterland 1992 · 6.5 Rocket Gibraltar 1988 · 6.5 The Tiger's Tail 2006 · 5.8 Inn of the Frightened People 1971 · 6.1 And Mrs 2024 · 6.0 National Theatre Live: King Lear 2018 · 8.3 Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman 2022