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Carly Smithson

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Carly Smithson in American Idol (2002)
Carly Smithson was born on 12 September 1983 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Fools of Fortune (1990), We Are the Fallen: Bury Me Alive (2010) and American Idol (2002). She has been married to Todd Smithson since 17 August 2004. They have one child.
BornSeptember 12, 1983
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    Known for

    Julie Christie, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Iain Glen in Fools of Fortune (1990)
    Fools of Fortune
    5.3
    • Young Marianne(as Carly Hennessy)
    • 1990
    We Are the Fallen: Bury Me Alive (2010)
    We Are the Fallen: Bury Me Alive
    Music Video
    • Carly Smithson
    • 2010
    Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan in American Idol (2002)
    American Idol
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack
    Gordon Ramsay in Hell's Kitchen (2005)
    Hell's Kitchen
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self - Restaurant Patron

    Credits

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    Actress

    • We Are the Fallen: Bury Me Alive (2010)
      We Are the Fallen: Bury Me Alive
      Music Video
      • Carly Smithson
      • 2010
    • Julie Christie, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Iain Glen in Fools of Fortune (1990)
      Fools of Fortune
      5.3
      • Young Marianne (as Carly Hennessy)
      • 1990

    Soundtrack

    • Circumstance (2011)
      Circumstance
      5.9
      • performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
      • 2011
    • Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan in American Idol (2002)
      American Idol
      4.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "9 To 5"
      • performer: "Here You Come Again"
      • 2008

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Carly Hennessy
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • September 12, 1983
      • Dublin, Ireland
    • Spouse
      • Todd SmithsonAugust 17, 2004 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Olivia Mabel Smithson
    • Other works
      Tour: 2008 'American Idol Tour'.
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      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Wishes to duet with Annie Lennox.
    • Quotes
      I had previous experience, several other people last year had previous experience, and it just means that I pretty much worked my whole life to get where I'm at. It's American Idol, it's the American Dream -- of course everyone wants to follow it.

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