Aisling O'Sullivan

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Aisling O'Sullivan (born in Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish actress.

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Career

O'Sullivan attended the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and joined the Abbey Theatre in 1991. [1]

Theatre

In 2011 and 2012, she toured Ireland with Druid, playing the titular character in Big Maggie by John B. Keane. [1]

At the National Theatre she played in Liolà, Mutabilitie, and The Cripple of Inishmaan . [2]

Film and television

She played the grieving mother who commits suicide in Six Shooter , playwright Martin McDonagh's Oscar-winning short film. [3]

She is familiar to Irish television audiences as Dr. Cathy Costello from Series 1 to Series 5 in the drama series The Clinic . [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Michael Collins Girl in Bed
1997 The Butcher Boy Ma Brady
1999 The War Zone Carol
2000The AnnouncementLiv
2002 The One and Only Jenny
2003 The Actors Rita
2004 Six Shooter Woman
2008 A Film with Me in It Policewoman
2010SnapSandra
2016 The Secret Scripture Eleanor Prunty
2019 Dark Lies the Island Phylis

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Runway OneFrancesTelevision film
1995 Cracker AileenEpisode: "Best Boys: Part 1"
1998 The American Claire De CintréTelevision film
1999 Life Support Dr. Katherine Doone6 episodes
2000 The Wyvern Mystery VrauTelevision film
2000ShockersHelena TurnerEpisode: "Parent's Night"
2002 Me and Mrs Jones MaxTelevision film
2003–2008 The Clinic Dr. Cathy Costello49 episodes
2005The Baby WarMaryTelevision film
2010–2013 Raw Fiona Kelly24 episodes
2021 Frank of Ireland MaelbhinaEpisode: "A Good Few Angry Women"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Killeen, Padraic. "Aisling plays a king to unite Munster", Irish Examiner, 23 June 2015
  2. "Aisling O'Sullivan", National Theatre Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Born: 1968. "Aisling O'sullivan | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)