Deirdre Davis

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Deirdre Davis (born 1963) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her role as Eileen Donachie in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City , [1] which she starred in for almost 14 years, from its first broadcast on 24 September 2002 until May 2016. She has also appeared in the films Orphans (1998), The Debt Collector (1999), The Magdalene Sisters (2002), and The Rocket Post (2004).

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Early life and career

Davis was born in Liverpool England, to Glaswegian parents. [2] When she was a toddler, her parents moved back to Cardonald, Glasgow. [2] She attended Penilee Secondary School, and it was only then that she realised her interest in drama. After secondary school, Deirdre studied a course in languages. However, she quit after a year to become a singer in a soul band. [2]

At the age of 25, Davis went to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Soon after graduating in 1991, [3] she got roles in theatre plays and short films. [2]

Television

In 2002, Davis joined the cast of BBC Scotland's River City , playing the character of Eileen Donachie. She left the program in 2016, becoming the final member of the original cast to leave the show. [4]

Theatre

Davis has worked for a number of theatre companies, including the Tron Theatre, Perth Rep and 7:84 Theatre. [3]

YearTitleRoleCompanyDirectorNotes
2018The Last Witch Janet Horne Pitlochry Festival TheatreRichard Baronplay by Rona Munro

In 1999, Davis appeared with Jimmy Logan and Edith MacArthur in The Summertime has Come at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Since then she has returned to Pitlochry several times, appearing in The Magistrate, Heartbreak House, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Monarch of the Glen, Blithe Spirit, Heritage and North and South. She was also a member of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Winter Ensemble in 2021. She joined the summer season of shows at Pitlochry in 2022, appearing in Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Lipstick, Ketchup and Blood, Private Lives , Noises Off and Little Women . [5]

In autumn 2023, Davis played Edie Rennie in the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Pitlochry Festival Theatre's production of Peter Arnott's Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/tv/rivercity/characters/eileen_donachie/ Retrieved 23 May 2009
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/09_september/18/deidredavis_river_city.pdf Retrieved 23 May 2009
  3. 1 2 3 Group Portrait in a Summer Landscape Theatre Programme, Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, September 2023
  4. ↑ Hendry, Steve (22 May 2016). "River City actress Deirdre Davis on her dramatic send off from the show she has starred in since first episode". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Scougall, Murray (9 June 2022). "Noises Off: Former River City star Deirdre Davis is back in the day job". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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