Ingrid Craigie

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Ingrid Craigie
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Ingrid Craigie

Cork
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Ingrid Craigie (born 1953 or 1954) is an Irish theatre, television and film actress.

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Background

Craigie was born in Cork, Ireland to Church of Ireland parents. She grew up in Finglas, Dublin, where her family owned and ran Merville Dairy. Her father, George, served in the Irish Army. Craigie went to school at Alexandra College before studying English at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. Her lecturers included Brendan Kennelly and David Norris. Craigie now lives in Portobello, Dublin. [1] [2] [3]

Career

After university, where she got involved in Trinity Players, Craigie joined the company of the Abbey Theatre where she was offered her first contract by Joe Dowling and where she remained for five years. [4] Her work there included several premieres of Brian Friel plays and she has worked with the major Irish playwrights of the last 50 years, including Tom Murphy and Martin McDonagh. Craigie starred as Grace in the 2006 Gate Theatre production of Friel's Faith Healer alongside Ralph Fiennes. [5] [6] She has also starred in productions of The Beauty Queen of Leenane , Richard III , Measure for Measure , The Man Who Came to Dinner , Mrs. Warren's Profession and Sweet Bird of Youth . On Broadway, she has appeared in The Cripple of Inishmaan with Daniel Radcliffe, Wonderful Tennessee, Ariel by Marina Carr and alongside Brendan Gleeson in The Plough and the Stars . [7] [8] [2] In 2022, Craigie toured Ireland and the United Kingdom as The Proprietor in the Frank McGuiness play Dinner with Groucho. [1] [9] Her filmography includes roles in The Dead in 1987, Da in 1988, Circle of Friends in 1995, Entebbe in 2018, and You Are Not My Mother in 2021.

Awards and achievements

In 2006, Craigie was appointed to the board of the Gate Theatre. [10] In 2007, she won The Irish Times Irish Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 The Ballroom of Romance Eenie Mackie
1987 The Dead Mary Jane
1988 Da Polly
1992 The Railway Station Man Mary Heron
1993Poor Beast in the RainMolly
1994 Widows' Peak Mrs. Purdieu
1994 A Man of No Importance waitress
1995 Circle of Friends Celia Westward
1996Messaggi quasi segretiAudrey Ferguson
2003 Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Margaret Shippen
2010SensationJudge
2010 When Harvey Met Bob Margaret Thatcher
2012 Citadel Dr. Kelly
2016The FlagAudrey
2018 Entebbe Renata Werner
2018 The Delinquent Season Ms. Hynes
2019Forever in my HeartMolly
2020 Death of a Ladies' Man Una
2021 You Are Not My Mother Granny Rita

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