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- Geraldine Somerville was born in Dublin. She lived in Co. Meath until she was six, when her parents moved to the Isle of Man. Geraldine went to dance classes from the age of 6 and, at the age of 8, she attended the Arts Educational School in Tring, Hertfordshire. There, she was taught ballet, music and drama. At sixteen, she left to continue her studies in London, where she gained a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Geraldine has, most recently, been seen in the film My Week with Marilyn (2011), directed by Simon Curtis, alongside Golden Globe-winner Michelle Williams, and has a leading role as "Louisa Manton" in the upcoming Julian Fellowes ITV Production of Titanic (2012), to be broadcast in March/April 2012.
Geraldine's acting career began in 1989, immediately after graduating from the Guildhall. She was cast as "Laura" opposite Linus Roache in "The Glass Menagerie", at The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, for which she was nominated for a Best Actress award by the Manchester Evening News.
Geraldine's numerous theatre credits include: "Three Birds Alighting on a Field", directed by Max Stafford-Clark, "A Jamaican Airman Foresees His Own Death", directed by Hettie Macdonald and "The Treatment", directed by Lindsay Posner, all at The Royal Court, "Juliet" in "Romeo and Juliet", directed by Andy Hay at Bristol Old Vic, "I Am Yours", directed by Nancy Meckler for Shared Experience, "A Doll's House", "Birmingham Rep", 'Blue Remembered Hills", with Steve Coogan and Nigel Lindsay, directed by Patrick Marber, and "Power" with Robert Lindsay and Rupert Penry-Jones, directed by Lindsey Posner for The National Theatre. More recently, Geraldine appeared at the Donmar Warehouse in "Serenading Louis", 2010, opposite Jason O'Mara, directed by Simon Curtis.
Geraldine has starred in a wide variety of television dramas, her breakout role being, "'Panhandle' Penhaligon", alongside Robbie Coltrane, in the ground-breaking, award-winning drama series, Cracker (1993) (1993-1995), by Jimmy McGovern, a much-imitated series still shown around the world. Geraldine was nominated for the Best Actress Bafta for her role as "Detective Penhaligon".
Other notable television dramas include: The Deep Blue Sea (1994) (1994), Aristocrats (1999), After Miss Julie (1995) (1995), Daylight Robbery (1999), Heaven on Earth (1998), The Safe House (2002), Daphne (2007) and The Children (2008).
Films include: My Week with Marilyn (2011), director Simon Curtis, Sixty Six (2006), director Paul Weiland, Gosford Park (2001), director Robert Altman, Jilting Joe (1998), director Dan Zeff.
Geraldine also played "Lily Potter", mother of "Harry Potter" in all the Harry Potter Films. - Angela Scanlon was born on 29 December 1983 in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Lili + Lulu (2017), Robot Wars (1998) and Your Home Made Perfect (2019).
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Arthur Mathews was born in 1959 in County Meath, Ireland. He is a writer and actor, known for Father Ted (1995), Toast of London (2012) and Val Falvey TD (2009).- Actor
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Tom Moore was born on 1 May 1883 in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. He was an actor and director, known for On Thin Ice (1925), Side Street (1929) and The Cabaret Singer (1915). He was married to Eleanor Moore, Renée Adorée and Alice Joyce. He died on 12 February 1955 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Pat Laffan was born on 8 June 1939 in County Meath, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Saint (1997), Leap Year (2010) and War Horse (2011). He was married to Eileen. He died on 14 March 2019 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Born in 1884, virile and dashing silent screen idol Owen Moore, equipped with incredibly handsome reddish and ruddy features, came to America with his family from Ireland at the age of 11. After some stage work, he entered films at the Biograph Studio in 1908 and appeared in many of D.W. Griffith's early productions.
Owen was Mary Pickford's stylish leading man in her early career-starters and they secretly married in 1911. Some of their classic pictures together include Cinderella (1914), in which he played her Prince Charming, and Mistress Nell (1915). Mary left Owen for Douglas Fairbanks, however, and the couple eventually divorced in 1920. A couple of years later Owen met and wed silent film actress Kathleen Perry, a marriage that lasted until his sudden death of a heart attack at age 54. This couple also made several pictures together.
A talented singer in his own right, Owen's timing was off for he was much too old to see what kind of impression he could have made in musicals come the advent of sound. A popular romantic leading man during his heyday, his career took a nosedive once talkies arrived. His last film would be Janet Gaynor's A Star Is Born (1937), in which he played a movie director.
Owen's brothers Tom Moore and Matt Moore were also popular leading men at around the same time, but Owen was probably the best known due to his association with Pickford. The three of them appeared together in only one feature film, Side Street (1929). His mother Mary Moore was a character actress for a time, featured in Clara Kimball Young's film Lola (1914). She eventually quit the business, returned to the British Isles and became Lady Wyndham, and died there in 1931. Two other siblings were also briefly actors, Mary Moore and Joe Moore (aka Joseph Moore), but they died young and remain much lesser known. Owen died fairly young himself at age 54 of a heart attack in 1939.- Actress
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Lisa Hannigan was born on 12 February 1981 in County Meath, Ireland. She is an actress and composer, known for Song of the Sea (2014), Gravity (2013) and Closer (2004).- Actor
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Matt Moore was born on 8 January 1888 in County Meath, Ireland. He was an actor and director, known for Rain (1932), The Unholy Three (1925) and The Narrow Street (1925). He died on 20 January 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Michael Hayes was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He is known for Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004), Game of Thrones (2011) and The Cured (2017).
- Shane Horgan was born on 18 July 1978 in Bellewstown, County Meath, Ireland.
- Joe Moore was born on 22 November 1894 in County Meath, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Golden Web (1926), Goat Getter (1925) and Love's Battle (1920). He was married to Grace Cunard. He died on 22 August 1926 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- J.P. Burns was born on 4 November 1926 in County Meath, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Big Valley (1965), Mission: Impossible (1966) and The Rogues (1964). He died on 9 October 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- John Bruton was born on 18 May 1947 in Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland. He was married to Finola Gill. He died on 6 February 2024 in Dublin, Ireland.
- Jamie McGrath was born in County Meath, Ireland.
- Paddy Dunne Cullinan was born in 1898 in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Irish Destiny (1926). He died in September 1978 in Ireland.
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Wallis Bird was born on 29 January 1982 in County Meath, Ireland.- Christy Leech was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. He is known for Beautiful Youth (2018) and Worn with Pride (2024).
- Mary Moore was born on 23 July 1890 in County Meath, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Ignorance (1916), Under Southern Skies (1915) and Lola (1914). She died on 3 February 1919 in Fère-en-Tardenois, Aisne, France.