Carolyn Bracken

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Carolyn Bracken
Bornc. 1982
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Carolyn Bracken is an Irish actress. [1] [2]

Early life

Bracken grew up in Nenagh, County Tipperary. [3] [4] She began acting at age four, as a member of local theater group The Nenagh Players. [4] [5] She also began attending speech and drama classes around the same time. [4]

Contents

She graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. [5]

Career

Bracken pursued being an actor in her early 30s. [6]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotesRef
2021 You Are Not My Mother Angela Delaney [5]
2022 The Quiet Girl [5]
2024 Oddity Dani Odello-Timmis / Darcy Odello [7] [8]

Television series

YearSeriesRoleNotesRef
Balor Hall [5]
2019 Dublin Murders [5]
Smother [5]
2023 The Gone Aileen Ryan [4]

Personal life

Bracken was diagnosed as autistic at age 37. Her son is also autistic. [3]

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References

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