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Joan O'Hara(1930-2007)

  • Actress
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Joan O'Hara was born on 11 October 1930. She was an actress, known for Far and Away (1992), How About You (2007) and BBC2 Play of the Week (1977). She was married to Frank Barry. She died on 23 July 2007 in Dublin, Ireland.
BornOctober 11, 1930
DiedJuly 23, 2007(76)
BornOctober 11, 1930
DiedJuly 23, 2007(76)
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Known for

Far and Away (1992)
Far and Away
6.6
  • Lady #3
  • 1992
How About You (2007)
How About You
6.6
  • Alice Peterson
  • 2007
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
BBC2 Play of the Week
6.8
TV Series
  • Mrs. Langrishe
Insurrection (1966)
Insurrection
7.5
TV Mini Series
  • Countess Markievicz

Credits

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Actress

  • How About You (2007)
    How About You
    6.6
    • Alice Peterson
    • 2007
  • Liam Carney, Neilí Conroy, and Amy Kirwan in Fair City (1989)
    Fair City
    2.7
    TV Series
    • Eunice Phelan
    • 1996–2007
  • Footfalls (2001)
    Footfalls
    6.2
    Short
    • May's Mother (voice)
    • 2001
  • Relative Strangers (1999)
    Relative Strangers
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Bridget Mullen
    • 1999
  • Melissa Gilbert and Jeremy Sheffield in Her Own Rules (1998)
    Her Own Rules
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Mabel Carter
    • 1998
  • Two Lives
    TV Series
    • Mammy
    • 1998
  • The Fifth Province
    6.2
    • Timmy's Mother
    • 1997
  • Moondance (1994)
    Moondance
    6.0
    • Nun
    • 1994
  • Albert Finney in A Man of No Importance (1994)
    A Man of No Importance
    6.7
    • Mrs. Crowe
    • 1994
  • Corbin Bernsen, Kevin Davis, David McCallum, and Emma Samms in Fatal Inheritance (1993)
    Fatal Inheritance
    4.2
    • Mrs. Gibney
    • 1993
  • Far and Away (1992)
    Far and Away
    6.6
    • Lady #3
    • 1992
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Dr. Reynolds
    • 1991
  • Awakening
    8.0
    Short
    • Mother
    • 1990
  • The Real Charlotte (1990)
    The Real Charlotte
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Lady Dysart
    • 1990
  • Anthony Hopkins and Rebecca Pidgeon in The Dawning (1988)
    The Dawning
    6.0
    • Maurya
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • October 11, 1930
  • Died
    • July 23, 2007
    • Dublin, Ireland(complications from heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Frank Barry1953 - July 23, 2007 (her death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    She acted in George Fitzmaurice's play, "The Dandy Dolls, and John Millington Synge's play, "The Well of the Saints," at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Eamonn Keane, John Kavanagh, Pat Layde, Eamon Kelly, and Maire Ni Dhomhnail in the cast. Hugh Hunt was director.

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    Mother of Irish playwright Sebastian Barry.

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