Sarah Greene (actress)

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Sarah Greene
Greene sings at the Abbey Theatre in 2015
Born21 July 1984 (1984-07-21) (age 39)
Cork, Ireland[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2006–present

Sarah Greene (born 21 July 1984)[2] is an Irish actress and singer. She won acclaim for portraying Helen McCormick in the West End and Broadway productions of The Cripple of Inishmaan.

For her performance in the role, she was nominated for the 2014 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and the 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress - Drama, as Hecate Poole in the Showtime and Sky series Penny Dreadful, as well as starring as Maxine in the CBS series Ransom.

Early life

Greene was born in Cork, Ireland.[1]

She became interested in acting when she saw Red Riding Hood along with her parents at the Opera House in Cork. A short time later she joined the CADA Performing Arts in Cork, where she took part in theatre plays and musicals until she was 19 years old.[3] When Greene was six years old she first appeared on stage. She played a twin in the theatre play The King and I at the Opera House in Cork.[4] After leaving CADA Performing Arts she was trained at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, from which she graduated in 2006.[5]

Career

In Greene's first film appearance, in 2008, she played Imelda Egan in Eden.[5] In 2009, she appeared as the barmaid Cathleen in Love and Savagery.[6]

In 2010, she starred as Amber in the play Grimm at The Peacock theatre in Dublin.[7] In 2011, she played Sinead Mulligan in the film The Guard.[8]

In 2013 and 2014, she appeared with Daniel Radcliffe in the theatre play The Cripple of Inishmaan. For her performance as Helen McCormick she was nominated for the Tony Award and the Laurence Olivier Award as best actor in a supporting role.[9] In 2014, she appeared in The Assets.[10] In Noble, she played Christina Noble.[11] [12] [13] In 2015, she played Hecate Poole in Penny Dreadful.[14] In 2019, she began to play one of the leads on Dublin Murders, as Detective Cassie Maddox.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2008 Eden Imelda Egan
2009 Love and Savagery Cathleen
2010 My Brothers Rose
2011 The Guard Sinead Mulligan
2014 Noble Middle Christina
Standby Hipster Girl
2015 Burnt Kaitlin
2018 Dublin Oldschool Lisa
Black '47 Ellie
2018 Rosie Rosie Davis
2023 In the Land of Saints and Sinners Sinead

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bachelors Walk Table Football Girl #1 Christmas special
2009 Psych Ward Jenny McArdle 2 episodes
2010 Raw Sarah 1 episode
2014 The Assets Laura Episode: "Avenger"
2015–2016 Penny Dreadful Hecate Poole Recurring role
2016 Rebellion May Lacey Miniseries
2017–2018 Ransom Maxine Carlson Main role
2019 Dublin Murders Cassie Maddox Main role
2020 Normal People Lorraine Waldron Recurring role
2020 Roadkill Charmian Pepper Miniseries
2021 Frank of Ireland Aine Miniseries
2022 Bad Sisters Bibi Garvey Main role
2024 Sexy Beast Deedee Harrison Main Cast

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Empress of India Kate Town Hall Theatre, Galway
2006 The Year of the Hiker Mary Lacey The Pavilion Theatre, Dublin
2007 Danti Dan Cactus Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford
2009 The Playboy of the Western World Honor Blake Druid Theatre Company
2010 Phaedra Ismene Project Arts Centre, Dublin
2010 Little Gem Amber Peacock Theatre, Dublin
2011 Between Foxrock and a Hard Place Sorcha Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
2011 Cork Opera House, Cork
2012 Alice in Funderland Alice Abbey Theatre, Dublin
2013 The Cripple of Inishmaan[16] Helen McCormick Noël Coward Theatre, London
2014 Cort Theatre, New York
2017 Woyzeck Marie Old Vic, London
2017 The Ferryman Caitlin Carney Gielgud Theatre, London

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Anne Bonny
Performer: "The Parting Glass"
Voice
2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Cerys an Craite Voice
2016 The Bunker "Margaret" Live Action

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Cripple of Inishmaan Nominated
Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominated
2015 Irish Film and Television Awards Rising Star Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Film Noble Won
2016 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Drama Penny Dreadful Won
Best Actress in a Lead Role Drama Rebellion Nominated
2018 Irish Film Festival London Ros Hubbard Award for Acting Won
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards Best Actress Rosie Nominated
2020 Irish Film & Television Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Film Nominated
Best Actress in a Lead Role Drama Dublin Murders Nominated
Women's Image Network Awards Actress in a Television Movie / Limited Series Nominated
2021 Irish Film & Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Drama Normal People Won
2022 Peabody Award Entertainment Bad Sisters Won

References

  1. ^ a b "Sarah Greene". The Lisa Richards Agency.
  2. ^ "'I'm 30 years of age and it's the first time in my life I have money in the bank', reveals Sarah Greene – Breaking News Ireland".
  3. ^ "Alumnus of the Month – Sarah Greene". Wag Celebrity. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Backstage with 2014 Tony Nominees Sarah Greene, Nick Cordero, Lauren Worsham, Kelli O'Hara, and Ramin Karimloo". Vogue.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Sarah Greene- The Hobbit Actor Aidan Turner's Girlfriend". Wag Celebrity. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ^ Linda Barnard (13 November 2009). "Love and Savagery: Looks good but goes nowhere". Thestar.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. ^ David Gordon (31 May 2014). "2014 Tony Nominee Sarah Greene Is Having a Feckin'* Great Time on Broadway in The Cripple of Inishmaan". Theatermania.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. ^ Hannah-Louise Dunne (8 May 2014). "In VOGUE: Irish actress Sarah Greene makes Vogue's Best Dressed Celebrities on the Met Gala list in a stunning gown". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Ardal O'Hanlon, Glen Hansard and Sarah Greene receive Olivier Award nominations". Irishpost.co.uk. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Irish actress Sarah Greene lands role in US TV show The Assets". Thestar.ie. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  11. ^ Ken Sweeney (26 September 2013). "I wept when I met charity hero, says actress Sarah". Herald.ie. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  12. ^ Joe Dziemianowicz (12 April 2014). "Budding Irish star Sarah Greene brings her talents to Broadway in 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' with Daniel Radcliffe". New York Daily News. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  13. ^ Mark Kennedy (30 May 2014). "Irish actress Sarah Greene plays a mean bully". News.yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  14. ^ Laura Butler (10 September 2014). "Rising star Sarah lands role in horror Penny Dreadful". Herald.ie. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  15. ^ "BBC - BBC One announces The Dublin Murders". BBC Media Centre.
  16. ^ "Sarah Greene United Agents". United Agents.

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