- Born
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Born in Belfast. Upcoming work includes Daisy Haggards much anticipated ‘Maya’ for Ch4. Playing lead detective Debs in this 6 part series. Recent work includes, Andor season 2, as the Force Healer. Sundance smash Rich Peppiats BAFTA winning 'Kneecap' as Detecitve Ellis, Naqqash Khalid's debut feature 'In Camera' as Joanna. Kenneth Branaghs Oscar winner ‘Belfast' as Auntie Violet and Emma Donaghues 'The Wonder' for Netflix as Sister Michael, directed by Sebastián Lelio.
She played Irish midwife Non Reasurring Trace in Adam Kay's BBC TV adaptation of his best selling book 'This is Going to Hurt'
As a theatre actress, Josie has been nominated for 3 Laurence Olivier awards across 3 decades working at The Royal National Theatre the RSC as well as many West End productions.
She can be heard on the original cast recordings of 'The Beautiful Game' as Mary Maguire. 'Matilda the Musical' as Mrs Wormwood and 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' as Margaret New.
- IMDb mini biography by: Clive Carter
- Nationality / Religious or Ethnic identityIrish
- She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in The Beautiful Game at the Cambridge Theatre.
- Nominated for Olivier Award 2018 Best Actress in a Musical for 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'.
- She sang at the inauguration of President George W. Bush in January 2001
- Nominated for an Olivier Award 2020, Best Actress in a supporting role in a play for 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman at the National Theatre London.
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