Fiona Victory

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Fiona Victory
Born1952 (age 7172)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active1972–2001
Spouse Kenneth Cranham
Children1
Parent Gerard Victory (father)

Fiona Victory (born 1952) is an Irish actress. Her television roles include Louise Daly in Bracken (1980), Harriet Wright in Shine on Harvey Moon (1982), Maeve Phelan in The Hanging Gale (1995) and Dr Annie Robbins in Dangerfield (1997). She has also appeared in the films Return to Oz (1985) and Swept from the Sea (1997).

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In 1990, Victory won the Best Actress award at the Dublin Theatre Festival, for her portrayal of Kitty O'Shea in the play of the same name at the Peacock Theatre. [1]

Personal life

Fiona Victory is the daughter of the Irish composer Gerard Victory, who was Head of Music for Raidió Teilifís Éireann. [2]

She is married to the Scottish actor Kenneth Cranham [3] and they have one daughter, Kathleen. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Commuter Husbands Meditating girl
1974 On the Game Giulia Barucci
1984 Champions Helen
1985 Return to Oz Mombi III
1997 Swept from the Sea Mrs. Smith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972Tales From the Lazy AcreGirl in church / Miss DelahuntyEpisodes:
"Stone Cold Sober"
"The Bitter Pill"
1980–1981 Bracken Louise Daly8 episodes
1981BergeracDoctor LeonEpisode: "Relative Values
1981–1982 Nanny Mrs. Persse / Fin PerseEpisodes:
"Now Look What You've Done" (1981)
"A Twist of Fate" (1982)
1982 Shine on Harvey Moon Harriet Wright9 episodes
1983Jemima Shore InvestigatesChloeEpisodes: "A Splash of Red" Parts 1 & 2
1985Murder of a Moderate ManAnnieMini series, 5 episodes
1985 Coming Through Alice DaxTV movie
1988Final RunKate4 episodes
1988Rockliffe's FollyHarriet DawsonEpisode: "Lie of the Land"
1988A Dinner of HerbsJaneTV movie
1989Iranian NightsScheherezadeTV movie
1989Rules of EngagementSandra GillespieMini-series, 6 episodes
1990 Screen Two PennyEpisode: "Drowning in the Shallow End"
1991Dear RosieRosieShort
1992Resnick: Lonely HeartsRachel ChaplinTV movie
1992 Casualty Katherine McArthyEpisode: "Tender Loving Care"
1995 The Hanging Gale Maeve Phelan4 episode mini-series
1996PoldarkCaroline EnysTV movie
1996–1997 Dangerfield Dr. Annie Robbins18 episodes
1997 The Bill Irene StantonEpisode: "Grey Area"
2001 Heartbeat Eileen JepsonEpisode: "Old Masters"

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References

  1. MacCormaic, Mairtin (16 October 1990). "Jim and Fiona are actors apart". Irish Independent.
  2. "Daddys' dearests". Irish Independent. 16 September 1986.
  3. Who's Who – Mr Pendleton Archived 1 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Pollyanna, PBS.
  4. Lawrence, Ben (6 October 2015). "Kenneth Cranham - the seven ages of a south London geezer". Telegraph. Retrieved 27 September 2016.