Lesley Conroy

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Lesley Conroy
Born1973or1974(age 48–49)
County Cork, Ireland
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actress, director, screenwriter

Lesley Conroy (born 1973or1974) [1] is an Irish actress, director and screenwriter. She is known for her parts in Fair City and Mattie . [2] [3]

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Background

Conroy is a fluent Irish speaker from County Cork. [4] She graduated from University College Cork in 1993 with a BA in English and French. [5] and is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin's Samuel Beckett centre. [6]

Career

In 2008 Conroy featured in the film Eden. [7] She came to prominence opposite Pat Shortt in Mattie. [8] She worked with Shortt again in the 2013 feature Life's a Breeze . [9] She joined the cast of Fair City in 2017. [4] She starred in the short film Cleaner which she wrote and directed. [3]

Writing

Conroy won the Scripts Ireland short film script competition in 2020 for Cleaner. [3]

Filmography

TitleYearNotes
My Brother's War 1997
Saltwater 2000
Eden2008Nominated for IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress [10]
Mattie 2009–2010Television series
Life's a Breeze 2013
The Cured 2017
Fair City 2017–2018Television series
Cleaner2020Short film. Also wrote and directed.

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