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Blanaid Irvine(1922-2010)

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Blanaid Irvine was born on 26 March 1922 in Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Father Ted (1995), This Other Eden (1959) and Broth of a Boy (1959). She died on 17 January 2010 in Ireland.
BornMarch 26, 1922
DiedJanuary 17, 2010(87)
BornMarch 26, 1922
DiedJanuary 17, 2010(87)
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Known for

Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Morgan, and Ardal O'Hanlon in Father Ted (1995)
Father Ted
8.6
TV Series
  • Mrs. Glynn
  • Tarot Reader
This Other Eden (1959)
This Other Eden
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1959
Broth of a Boy (1959)
Broth of a Boy
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1959
The Poacher's Daughter (1958)
The Poacher's Daughter
4.9
  • Writer
  • 1958

Credits

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Actress

  • Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn, Dermot Morgan, and Ardal O'Hanlon in Father Ted (1995)
    Father Ted
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Glynn
    • Tarot Reader
    • 1995
  • Ailsa (1994)
    Ailsa
    7.9
    • Vera
    • 1994
  • Echoes (1988)
    Echoes
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Interview Lady
    • 1988
  • Leave It to Mrs. O'Brien
    4.1
    TV Series
    • Sr. Gertrude
    • 1985
  • Peter Barkworth, Derek Thompson, and Harriet Walter in The Price (1985)
    The Price
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Reporter
    • 1985
  • The Irish R.M. (1983)
    The Irish R.M.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Farmer's Wife
    • 1984
  • Island of the Great Yellow Ox
    TV Mini Series
    • Lady Agnes
    • 1971
  • Kim Novak in Of Human Bondage (1964)
    Of Human Bondage
    6.5
    • Distinguished Girl (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • The Two Mrs. Carrolls
    TV Movie
    • Cecily Harden
    • 1957

Writer

  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.1
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1967
  • This Other Eden (1959)
    This Other Eden
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Broth of a Boy (1959)
    Broth of a Boy
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • The Poacher's Daughter (1958)
    The Poacher's Daughter
    4.9
    • writer
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 26, 1922
    • Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Died
    • January 17, 2010
    • Ireland

Did you know

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    Performed at the Dublin Globe Theatre in the 1950's. Co-founder of the Domino Theatre Company in 1977.

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