Trivia

Mother of Jennifer Johnston

She was the aunt of stage and film star Geraldine Fitzgerald, who followed her footsteps at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, where both first met Orson Welles. She made one of her only screen appearances in Welles' "Return to Glennascaul," aka "Orson Welles' Ghost Story". Richards at one time was reigning star of the Abbey Theatre Dublin where she introduced many of Sean O'Casey's most famous plays. The family tradition continues today with Fitzgerald's great-niece Tara Fitzgerald ("Sirens").

Father: John William Richards; Mother: Adelaide Prudentia Roper.