| First Name |
Fionnula
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| Middle Name |
Manon
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| Maiden Name |
Flanagan
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| Full Name at Birth |
Fionnghuala Manon Flanagan
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| Alternative Name |
Fionnghuala Manon Flanagan, Fionnuala Flanagan, Fionnula, Fionnula Flanagan
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| Birthday |
10th December, 1941
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| Birthplace |
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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| Height |
5' 2" (157 cm)
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| Weight |
121lbs (55 kg)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Distinctive Feature |
1976 winner > Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Comedy or Drama Series > Primetime Emmy Awards > Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), 2002 winner > Best Supporting Actress > Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA > The Others (2001), 2012 winner > Best Supporting Actress - Film > Irish Film and Television Awards > The Guard (2011), 2012 winner > Lifetime Achievement Award > Irish Film and Television Awards, 2007 winner > Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film > Irish Film and Television Awards > Transamerica (2005), 2008 winner > Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television > Satellite Awards > Brotherhood (2006), 2004 winner > Imagery Honors > Sonoma Valley Film Festival, 2016 winner > Richard Harris Outstanding Talent Award > The Richard Harris International Film Festival, FACT: Daughter of a veteran Irish nationalist who also fought in the Spanish Civil War., FACT: She has recorded all three of Maeve Binchy's three novels, Circle of Friends, The Copper Beech and The Glass Lake as well as two collections of short stories for Bantam Doubleday Books-on-Tape., FACT: Studied languages in Switzerland at the Universite de Fribourg and worked as an interpreter and translator in Italy., FACT: Is an accomplished violinist, a talent she used in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Inheritance", in which her character plays violin with Data, her android "son"., 1965 winner > The Jacob's Award in Dublin for her "outstanding performance" in the Irish language play 'An Triail', FACT: She made guest appearances in three of the Star Trek spin-offs: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Star Trek: The Next Generation - Star Trek: Enterprise, FACT: Flanagan married Dr. Garrett O'Connor, November 26, 1972; children: two stepsons.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Irish
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| High School |
Dominican College, Dublin, Scoil Mhuire, Dublin (Primary school), Sandymount High School, Dublin (Secondary school), Scoil Chaitríona, Dublin
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| University |
[1964-66] Abbey Theatre School, Dublin (Acting), [1959-62] Universite de Fribourg, Switzerland (Languages)
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| Occupation Text |
Actress, Political Activist, Writer, Director, Violinist, Producer, Ex-Interpreter and Translator
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| Occupation |
Actress
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| Claim to Fame |
her roles as Gerty MacDowell in the 1967 drama film Ulysses, Clothilde in the ABC drama miniseries Rich Man, Aunt Molly Culhane in the ABC Western series How the West Was Won, Poor Man, Catarine Towani in the 1984 family adventure television film Caravan of Courage: The Ewok Adventure, Harriet Shaw Weaver in the 1985 period drama film James Joyce’s Women, Freida in the CBS crime drama series Murder, She Wrote, Lieutenant Guyla Cook in the CBS drama series Hard Copy, Kathleen Meacham in the ABC drama series H.E.L.P., Enina Tando in the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Juliana Tainer in the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Mrs. Bertha Mills in the 2001 gothic supernatural horror film The Others, Aimee Malissa "Teensy" Whitman in the 2002 comedy-drama film The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar in the UPN science fiction series Star Trek: Enterprise, Elizabeth Schupak in the 2005 comedy-drama film Transamerica, Evelyn Mercer in the 2005 action crime drama film Four Brothers, Rose Caffee in the Showtime drama series Brotherhood, Eloise Hawking in the ABC science fiction drama series Lost, Nicolette “Nicky” Riordon in the Syfy science fiction series Defiance, and Grandma'am in the 2023 dystopian action film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
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| Year(s) Active |
1965 > present (OVERALL), 1974 > 1978 (tv: acting award nominee), 1978 > 2013 (tv: presenter), 1979 > 1979 (tv: game show panellist), 2012 > 2012 (tv: narrator), 2002 > 2018 (tv: documentaries), 1978 > 1978 (tv episode: singer 'Beautiful Dreamer'), 2004 > 2013 (thanks), 1985 > 2014 (producer), 1965 > present (tv: actress), 1967 > present (film: actress), 1965 > present (theatre: actress), 1988 > 2000 (theatre: director), 1977 > 1977 (theatre: screenplay), 1986 > 1985 (film: writer), 1994 > 1995 (audio: actress), 1965–present, 1965–present
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| Instrument (text) |
Violin
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
1.0 AGENCY: The Lisa Richards Agency | London Office, IFA Talent Agency, Profile: http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Fionnula-Flanagan.html, 1.1 URL: lisarichards.ie/, 1.2 PROFILE: http://lisarichards.co.uk/actorsf/fionnuala-flanagan-actor#.XDAYFlz7RPZ, 1.3 Profile: https://www.spotlight.com/0354-5642-2050
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| Clothes Size |
8
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| Shoe Size |
8
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| Official Websites |
www.nndb.com/people/689/000161206/
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| Pets |
Garrett O'Connor, Burgess Meredith, Nicole Kidman
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| Favorite People |
James Joyce, Martin McGuinness, Gerry Adams, Ricky Gervais
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Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan (born 10 December 1941) is an Irish actress. Flanagan is known for her roles in the films James Joyce's Women (1985), Some Mother's Son (1996), Waking Ned Devine (1998), The Others (2001), Four Brothers (2005), Yes Man (2008), The Guard (2011) and Song of the Sea (2014). She is also known for her recurring role as Eloise Hawking in the series Lost (2007–2010). Notable stage productions she has performed in include Ulysses in Nighttown and The Ferryman, both of which earned her Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
