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Phyllis Ryan(1920-2011)

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Phyllis Ryan was born in 1920 in Dublin, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Malice Aforethought (2005), David Copperfield (2000) and The Londonderry Air (1938). She died on 6 June 2011 in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland.
Born1920
DiedJune 6, 2011
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DiedJune 6, 2011
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Known for

Malice Aforethought (2005)
Malice Aforethought
6.8
TV Movie
  • Miss Adele Peavey
  • 2005
David Copperfield (2000)
David Copperfield
7.0
TV Movie
  • Mrs. Gummidge
  • 2000
The Londonderry Air
  • Rose Martha
  • 1938
Crossmaheart (1998)
Crossmaheart
5.2
  • Mrs. Murphy
  • 1998

Credits

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Actress

  • Liam Carney, Neilí Conroy, and Amy Kirwan in Fair City (1989)
    Fair City
    2.7
    TV Series
    • Lily Mulvey (as Phylis Ryan)
    • 2007
  • Malice Aforethought (2005)
    Malice Aforethought
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Miss Adele Peavey
    • 2005
  • Brendan Gleeson in Cáca Milis (2001)
    Cáca Milis
    6.4
    Short
    • Theresa
    • 2001
  • David Copperfield (2000)
    David Copperfield
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Gummidge
    • 2000
  • When the Sky Falls (2000)
    When the Sky Falls
    6.4
    • Old woman
    • 2000
  • Paul Raynor in Making Ends Meet (1999)
    Making Ends Meet
    6.4
    • Margaret
    • 1999
  • Crossmaheart (1998)
    Crossmaheart
    5.2
    • Mrs. Murphy
    • 1998
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Nanny Swift (as Phillis Ryan)
    • 1996
  • The Real Charlotte (1990)
    The Real Charlotte
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Miss Rattray
    • 1990
  • Happy as Larry
    TV Movie
    • Lachesis
    • 1948
  • Mungo's Mansion
    TV Movie
    • Nellie
    • 1948
  • Stewart Granger and Kathleen Ryan in Captain Boycott (1947)
    Captain Boycott
    6.5
    • Bridget
    • 1947
  • Playboy of the Western World
    TV Movie
    • Margaret Flaherty
    • 1946
  • In Search of Valour
    TV Movie
    • Ellie Irwin
    • 1939
  • The King of Spain's Daughter
    TV Movie
    • Annie Kinsella
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Phillis Ryan
  • Born
    • 1920
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • June 6, 2011
    • Naas, County Kildare, Ireland

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The mother of former child star Jacqueline Ryan who starred in the film 'Jacqueline'.

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