Marin Ireland

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Marin Ireland
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Ireland in 2025
Born (1979-08-30) August 30, 1979 (age 45)
Camarillo, California, U.S.
Education University of Hartford (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present

Marin Ireland (born August 30, 1979) is an American actress. Known for her work in theatre and independent films, The New York Times deemed Ireland "one of the great drama queens of the New York stage". [1] She has received nominations for two Independent Spirit Awards and one Tony Award.

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Following a series of guest roles in the Law & Order franchise (2003–2008), Ireland earned praise when she starred in Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Pretty (2008), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. After parts in films such as The Understudy and Rachel Getting Married (both 2008), Ireland's role in Glass Chin (2014) earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Her other film credits include The Family Fang (2015), Hell or High Water (2016), Piercing , The Miseducation of Cameron Post (both 2018), The Irishman (2019), The Dark and the Wicked (2020), and Eileen (2023).

On television, Ireland played Julia Bowman in the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), Sissy Cooper in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy (2020–2022), and Nora Brady in Hulu's Y: The Last Man (2021).

Early life

A native of Camarillo, California, [2] Ireland was born on August 30, 1979. [3] [4] She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Hartt School, the performing-arts conservatory at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. [5]

Career

Ireland made her off-Broadway theatre debut in Nocturne (2001), a play written by Adam Rapp, which ran at the New York Theatre Workshop. [6] She also appeared in the play during its run in the American Repertory Theatre New Stages presentation at the Hasty Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts in October 2000. [7] Her other off-Broadway work includes Caryl Churchill's Far Away (2002) at the New York Theatre Workshop. [8] She played the title role in Sabina (2005) by Willy Holtzman at Primary Stages. [9]

Ireland (left) and actor Tony Goldwyn (right) at the 2014 Peabody Awards Marin Ireland - Tony Goldwyn (14326901271).jpg
Ireland (left) and actor Tony Goldwyn (right) at the 2014 Peabody Awards

Ireland was featured in the 2008 stage adaptation of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, a series of lesbian pulp fiction novels by Ann Bannon. [10] She made her Broadway theatre debut in Reasons to Be Pretty (2009). [11] For this performance, she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and won the Theatre World Award. [12] [13] She then appeared in After Miss Julie in a Roundabout Theatre Company presentation of a Donmar Warehouse production at the American Airlines Theatre in September through December 2009. [14] Ireland in the New Group revival of A Lie of the Mind in February and March 2010. [15]

Ireland's early film roles are the drama Rachel Getting Married (2008) and the comedy The Understudy (2008). In 2012 she played the female lead role in the Matt Ross debut film 28 Hotel Rooms . For playing Ellen Doyle in Glass Chin (2014), she earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. In November 2012, she starred in the title role of Marie Antoinette in the world premiere at the Yale Repertory Theatre. [16] She starred in the Lincoln Center Theatre production of Abe Koogler's Kill Floor in 2015. She has also appeared in the films The Family Fang (2015), Hell or High Water (2016), Piercing (2018), The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018), and The Irishman (2019).

In 2012, while working on a Wooster Group production of Troilus and Cressida in London, Ireland dated costar Scott Shepherd. [17] During that period, the couple fought physically at home, with Ireland once appearing at rehearsals with a black eye. Ireland later expressed disappointment that the Wooster Group did not do more to support her, and has lobbied theater unions to create protocols for handling misconduct. [17]

Ireland has gained prominence in television industry, notably for her roles as Julia in the Amazon series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), Sissy in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (2020–2022), and Nora Brady in the Hulu post-apocalyptic drama series Y: The Last Man (2021). Her leading role in the horror film The Dark and the Wicked (2020) earned her awards from a number of film festivals.[ citation needed ]

Ireland has narrated several audiobooks, including bestsellers by Frederik Backman, Anthony Doerr, and Amor Towles. [18] She was awarded an Audie Award for Best Female Narrator in 2020 for her recording of Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson. [19]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Army Transcriber
2007 Suburban Girl Katie
MercyJoyceShort film
I Am Legend Woman Evacuee
2008 The Understudy Rebecca
Rachel Getting Married Angela Paylin
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Esmeralda
If You Could Say It in Words Sadie Mitchell
Revolutionary Road Party Guest
2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Samantha
2010MegafaunaAnnaShort film
2012 28 Hotel Rooms Woman
Future Weather Tanya
AllisonAllisonShort film
Hope Springs Molly
The Letter Anita
Stars in Shorts WifeFilm: "Sexting"
Sparrows Dance Woman in Apartment
2013 Side Effects Upset Visitor
Bottled Up Sylvie
2014 Glass Chin Ellen Doyle
Take Care Laila
Kill MeLucyShort film
2015 The Family Fang Suzanne Crosby
This Summer Feeling Nina
2016 Hell or High Water Debbie Howard
In the Radiant City Laura Yurley
2017 The Strange Ones Crystal
Aardvark Jenny
Sollers Point Kate
Some Freaks Georgia
2018 Piercing Reed's mother
The Miseducation of Cameron Post Bethany
2019 Light from Light Shelia
The Irishman Dolores Sheeran
2020 The Dark and the Wicked Louise
The Empty Man Nora Quail
2023 Eileen Anne Polk
Birth/Rebirth Dr. Rose Casper
The Boogeyman Rita Billings
Somewhere Quiet Madelin Whitman
2025 Materalists Violet [20]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Anais HutchinsonEpisode: "Zoonotic"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Laura BoothEpisode: "Dramma Giocoso"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gina MaylorEpisode: "Confrontation"
2008 Law & Order Mila Hames LingardEpisode: "Called Home"
2011 Mildred Pierce LettyRecurring role; 5 episodes
The Good Wife Marjorie GarnettEpisode: "In Sickness"
A Gifted Man ElenaEpisodes: "Pilot", "In Case of Discomfort", "In Case of Exposure"
Prime Suspect Jodi BarrettEpisode: "Gone to Pieces"
2011–2012 Homeland Aileen MorganRecurring role; 5 episodes
2012 Unforgettable Sarah GreenEpisode: "Heartbreak"
Boss Claire MannEpisodes: "The Conversation", "Consequence", "Clinch", "True Enough"
2012–2014 The Killing Liz HolderEpisode: "Off the Reservation" & "The Good Soldier"
2013 The Following AmandaEpisode: "Love Hurts"
2014 The Divide Christine RosaRecurring role; 8 episodes
Masters of Sex Pauline Masters3 episodes
Madam Secretary Gina FisherEpisode: "The Operative"
2015 The Slap Sandi Apostolou8 episodes
Girls Logan3 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bella CarisiEpisode: "Parole Violations"
Elementary Alta Von SeeEpisode: "Evidence of Things Not Seen"
2015–2019 Sneaky Pete Julia BowmanMain role
2017 Flint Melissa MaysTelevision film
2018 Bull Maya WhitbeckEpisode: "Survival Instincts"
2020 The Good Doctor VeraEpisodes: "Hurt", "I Love You"
2020–2022 The Umbrella Academy Sissy Cooper11 episodes
2021 Y: The Last Man Nora BradyMain role [21]
2022 Gaslit Judy Hoback 2 episodes
2023 Justified: City Primeval Maureen Downey8 episodes
2024 Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Katharine Graham Episode: "Masquerade 1966"
2025 Dope Thief MinaMiniseries [22]
TBA His & Hers ZoeUpcoming series

Theatre

YearTitleRolePlaywrightVenueRef.
2000NocturneCandice Brown Adam Rapp Hasty Pudding Theatre, (Cambridge, Massachusetts) [23]
2001NocturneCandice Brown Adam Rapp New York Theatre Workshop (New York City) [24]
2002 Far Away Joan Caryl Churchill New York Theatre Workshop (New York City) [25]
2005SabinaSabina Willy Holtzman Primary Stages (New York City) [26]
2008 The Beebo Brinker Chronicles Laura Chapman Kate Moira Ryan
Linda S. Chapman		Fourth Street Theater (New York City) [27]
Blasted Cate Sarah Kane Soho Rep (New York City) [28] [29]
2009 Reasons to Be Pretty Steph Neil LaBute Lyceum Theatre (New York City) [30]
After Miss Julie Christine Patrick Marber American Airlines Theatre (New York City) [31]
2010 A Lie of the Mind Beth Sam Shepard Acorn Theatre (New York City) [32]
2011 Three Sisters Natasha Anton Chekhov Classic Stage Company (New York City) [33]
Margaret and CraigMargaret GibsonDavid Solomon Powerhouse Theater (New York City) [34]
Maple and VineKatha Jordan Harrison Playwrights Horizons (New York City) [35]
2012Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette David Adjmi Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, Connecticut) [36]
Troilus and Cressida Cressida William Shakespeare Swan Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK) [37]
2013 The Big Knife Marion Clifford Odets American Airlines Theatre (New York City) [38]
Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette David Adjmi Soho Rep (New York City) [39]
2015Kill FloorAndyAbe Koogler Claire Tow Theater, Lincoln Center (New York City) [40]
2016 Ironbound Darja Martyna Majok Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (New York City) [41]
2017On the ExhaleWoman Martín Zimmerman Black Box Theater (New York City) [42]
2018 Summer and Smoke Alma Winemiller Tennessee Williams Classic Stage Company / Transport Group (New York City) [1]
Blue RidgeAlisonAbby Rosebrock Atlantic Theater Company [43]
2019Happy TalkLjuba Jesse Eisenberg The New Group [44]
2021Morning SunTessa Simon Stephens Manhattan Theatre Club [45]
2023 Uncle Vanya Sonya Anton Chekov A private loft in Flatiron (New York City) [46]
2023SpainHelen Jen Silverman Second Stage / Tony Kiser Theater (New York City) [47]
2024Pre-Existing ConditionMarin Ireland Connolly Theater (New York City) [48]
2025IronboundDarja Martyna Majok Ojai Theatre Festival (Ojai, California) [49]

Accolades

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2008 Tony Awards Best Featured Actress in a Play Reasons to Be Pretty Nominated [50]
Theatre World Award Won
2015 Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female Glass Chin Nominated [51]
2020 Audie Awards Best Female Narrator Nothing to See Here Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Pauline Kael Breakout Award The Dark and the Wicked Nominated
Sitges Film Festival Awards Best Actress Special Mention [52]
2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actress Nominated
2023 Audie Awards Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year Remarkably Bright CreaturesNominated [53]
Independent Spirit Awards Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance Eileen Nominated

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  2. ↑ Sod, Ted (March 7, 2017). "On the Exhale: Interview with Actor Marin Ireland". Roundabout Theatre Blog. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wilson, H. W. (2017). "Marin Ireland". Current Biography . November 2017. p. 25. Retrieved April 1, 2025. "Date of birth: August 30, 1979. Occupation: Actor".
  4. ↑ "YOUR HOROSCOPE, TUESDAY, AUG. 30, 2022: Birthday STAR". The Montreal Gazette. August 30, 2022. p. A11. Retrieved April 1, 2025. "Actor Marin Ireland was born in Camarillo, California, today in 1979. This birthday star has portrayed Sissy Cooper on the series 'The Umbrella Academy' since 2020."
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