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Her first piece of professional work in England was in ''[[Blinded by the Sun]]'' at the [[National Theatre, London]],<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/how-do-i-look-orla-brady-actress-46-767992.html|How Do I Look?: Orla Brady, actress, 46|author=Philby, Charlotte|publisher=The Independent|date=2008-01-05|accessdate=2008-05-09}}</ref> and developed a career based on both Irish and [[United Kingdom|British]] located theatre, television an [[film|movies]]. These have included the [[BBC]]'s ''[[A Love Divided]]'' as Sheila Cloney, ''[[Mistresses (TV series)|Mistresses]]'' and has narrated on [[Freaky Eaters]]. |
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She appeared in the short-lived American [[television]] series ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]''. Otherwise, she has appeared in Irish and [[United Kingdom|British]] [[film|movies]] and TV programmes, including ''[[Mistresses (TV series)|Mistresses]]'' and the [[BBC]]'s ''[[A Love Divided]]'' as Sheila Cloney. |
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| ⚫ | From 2001 she decided to spend a period in [[Los Angeles]], the [[United States]] where she has appeared mainly in televisions series, including the short-lived ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]].'' She has also starred in [[Nip/Tuck]], a US drama about plastic surgeons as Dr. Jordan, a female plastic surgeon who, unusually for the series, declined sex with Dr. [[Christian Troy]]. She later starred as Claire Stark, the divorced ex-wife of [[James Woods]] in hit series ''[[Shark (TV series)|Shark]].'' |
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''[[A Love Divided]]'' was about a real-life mixed-religion couple (Sean and Sheila Cloney) in [[1950s]] Ireland, and a clerically supported economic boycott by the majority community against the small [[Protestant]] community in [[Fethard-on-Sea]] [[County Wexford Ireland]] after a Protestant mother moves away with her children in a family dispute about where to educate their daughters. The community were encouraged to regard the situation as a 'kidnapping' of the children to deny them a 'proper' upbringing. |
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When asked her personal opinion of the matter, Brady agreed the [[Ne Temere]] were to blame and it had helped to seriously decrease the size of the Protestant community in southern Ireland. |
''[[A Love Divided]]'' was about a real-life mixed-religion couple (Sean and Sheila Cloney) in [[1950s]] Ireland, and a clerically supported economic boycott by the majority community against the small [[Protestant]] community in [[Fethard-on-Sea]] [[County Wexford Ireland]] after a Protestant mother moves away with her children in a family dispute about where to educate their daughters. The community were encouraged to regard the situation as a 'kidnapping' of the children to deny them a 'proper' upbringing. When asked her personal opinion of the matter, Brady agreed the [[Ne Temere]] were to blame and it had helped to seriously decrease the size of the Protestant community in southern Ireland. |
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She currently resides in [[Los Angeles]] |
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| ⚫ | She has also starred in [[Nip/Tuck]], a US |
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Most recently, she has appeared in BBC drama ''Mistresses,''<ref name="DailyM1"/> and has narrated on [[Freaky Eaters]]. |
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Revision as of 13:08, 10 May 2008
Orla Brady | |
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| Born | Orla Brady |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Spouse | Nick Brandt (2002-present) |
Orla Brady (born 28 March 1961) is an Irish actress.
Biography
The second of four children born to Dublin publican Patrick (who used to own the Oak Bar in Temple Bar), and his acting-frustrated wife Catherine; Brady was born in County Wicklow. Educated at a Roman Catholic convent school, as a teenager she was insecure, worried about her weight and felt partly constrained by her strict Catholic upbringing. At around 16, Brady read Simone de Beauvoir and Germaine Greer, and decided she wanted to act.[1]
Early career
Feeling herself technically uncapable of acting, she drifted - travelling, working as a waitress and shop assistant: My 20s were torture. I found men terrifying. I didn't know how to relate to them and, because of that, there was no way I could have stood on a stage and asked people to look at me. I just wasn't comfortable in my skin.[1]
At 26, she secured a place at the École Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris founded by Marcel Marceau in Paris. After graduation, she returned to Dublin and immediately won the role of Adela in the House of Bernarda Alba at the Gate Theatre.[2]
On moving to London, England, like many actors she started out with a varied career, including some modelling. One piece of day work for which she was paid £50 was to pose for a DIY-painting guide The Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual. After the original of Jack Vettriano's painting The Singing Butler was sold at auction in 2004 for £750,000, it was revealed that the painter had used the manual to from his figures for the painting, including Orla for the 'lady in red.'[1]
Main stream
Her first piece of professional work in England was in Blinded by the Sun at the National Theatre, London,[3] and developed a career based on both Irish and British located theatre, television an movies. These have included the BBC's A Love Divided as Sheila Cloney, Mistresses and has narrated on Freaky Eaters.
From 2001 she decided to spend a period in Los Angeles, the United States where she has appeared mainly in televisions series, including the short-lived Family Law. She has also starred in Nip/Tuck, a US drama about plastic surgeons as Dr. Jordan, a female plastic surgeon who, unusually for the series, declined sex with Dr. Christian Troy. She later starred as Claire Stark, the divorced ex-wife of James Woods in hit series Shark.
A Love Divided was about a real-life mixed-religion couple (Sean and Sheila Cloney) in 1950s Ireland, and a clerically supported economic boycott by the majority community against the small Protestant community in Fethard-on-Sea County Wexford Ireland after a Protestant mother moves away with her children in a family dispute about where to educate their daughters. The community were encouraged to regard the situation as a 'kidnapping' of the children to deny them a 'proper' upbringing. When asked her personal opinion of the matter, Brady agreed the Ne Temere were to blame and it had helped to seriously decrease the size of the Protestant community in southern Ireland.
Personal life
Having had a low-volume string of relationships, Brady moved to Los Angeles in 2001 for work, and decided to remain single. Invited to a friend's party, the English wildlife photographer Nick Brandt became fascinated by her passionate berating of George W. Bush. The couple married in December 2002 in a ceremony with a view of Mount Kilimanjaro.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d O'Brien, Catherine (2008-01-18). "My life as a masterpiece by actress Orla Brady". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ "Biography". orlabrady.org. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ Philby, Charlotte (2008-01-05). The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/how-do-i-look-orla-brady-actress-46-767992.html. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
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