Eimear O'Grady

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Eimear O'Grady is an Irish stuntwoman.

Early life and education

O'Grady is from County Wicklow. As a child, she was a competitive swimmer and diver. She earned a BA in cello music performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music. [1] [2] She subsequently took the two-year Professional Actor course at the Gaiety School of Acting. [3]

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Career

After graduation, O'Grady worked as a professional cellist. She performed with musicians such as Ray Manzarek and toured with the band One Day International. [4] O'Grady began working in stunts in 2008. [5] She has worked as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on a variety of films and television shows including Wednesday, Bad Sisters, Banshees of Iniserin, Vikings , The Tudors , Murder Mystery , [1] and Foundation . [5] O'Grady credits working as Eva Green's stunt double on Penny Dreadful as her breakthrough job. [1]

Personal life

O'Grady married to Declan O'Rourke in 2015. [1] [2] They have one son. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 O'Connor, Amy (2019-06-07). "Life of a stuntwoman: 'When I had the baby, I knew it was the end of me jumping off things'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. 1 2 O'Grady, Eimear (2015-03-16). "Waking hours with stunt woman... Eimear O'Grady". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Know your limits , Highs and Lows with Stunt woman Eimear O'Grady". NOISE Dublin. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. 1 2 English, Galen (2021-03-08). "Ireland's Leading StuntWoman Eimear O'Grady Loves Being Set On Fire". Evoke. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. 1 2 McCarthy, Esther N. (2021-02-07). "Meet Orlaith Doherty - Jennifer Aniston's Dublin born stunt double". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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