American actress (born 1968)
Orlagh Cassidy (born August 17, 1968) is an Irish-American actress, known for her work on stage, television, and film. [ 1] She made her Broadway debut in the 1991 production of Timberlake Wertenbaker 's Our Country's Good at the Nederlander Theatre . Subsequent Broadway credits include Tennessee Williams ' Garden District (1995), Noël Coward 's Present Laughter (1996), and Yasmina Reza 's God of Carnage (2009). [ 2] Additionally, Cassidy starred as Maimie Flanagan in the 2006 revival of John B. Keane 's The Field at the Irish Repertory Theatre , earning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play nomination. [ 3]
On television, Cassidy is best known for her portrayal of Doris Wolfe on the long-running CBS soap opera Guiding Light (1999-2009). [ 4] She has had recurring roles on various primetime dramas, including Another World (1992-1993), The Sinner (2017), and Chicago Med (2025). [ 5] Her film credits include Caryn Waechter 's The Sisterhood of Night (2014) Josephine Decker 's Shirley (2020), and Kogonada 's After Yang (2021).
Also a prolific voice actress, Cassidy has narrated more than 160 audiobooks, [ 6] earning 25 Earphones Awards , as well as 2 Audie Award nominations. [ 7] Notable titles include Dune by Frank Herbert , The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle , and Trust by Hernán Díaz , winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction . [ 8]
Career Cassidy began her professional acting career at age fourteen, working at the Folger Theatre in Washington, D.C. , where she performed the prologue in Troilus and Cressida . During the spring semester of her senior year of high school, Cassidy appeared as Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and, upon graduating, became an apprentice company member. During this season, she performed in eight shows a week for ten months in classics by Molière , William Shakespeare , and Anton Chekhov , appearing as Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Anya in The Cherry Orchard . [ 11]
Shortly after graduating from drama school, Cassidy made her Broadway debut in Timberlake Wertenbaker 's Our Country's Good in 1991, understudying roles for Cherry Jones , Amelia Campbell , and J. Smith-Cameron . [ 2] Her subsequent Broadway credits include Tennessee Williams ' Garden District (1995), Noël Coward 's Present Laughter (1996), and Yasmina Reza 's God of Carnage (2009). [ 2]
Her various Off-Broadway credits include star turns in Eric Coble 's Bright Ideas at MCC Theater (2003), Jonas Hassen Khemiri's The Hundred We Are at The Cell Theatre (2015), Penelope Skinner 's The Ruins of Civilization at Manhattan Theatre Club (2016), William Shakespeare 's Hamlet at The Public Theater (2016), Graham Moore 's Acolyte at 59E59 Theaters (2017). [ 12]
A long-time company member of the Irish Repertory Theatre , her various credits include John B. Keane 's The Field (2006), Brian Friel's Aristocrats (2009) and Dancing at Lughnasa (2012, 2024), Christine Evans Can't Complain (2011), and Anthony E. Palermo 's It's a Wonderful Life (2017). [ 13]
In early 2020 Cassidy portrayed Nancy Pelosi in the world premiere of Bill McMahon's The Adult in the Room, at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago . [ 14]
In 2023 Cassidy made her professional playwriting debut, writing and performing in the one-woman-show It's in The Play at The Cell Theatre , Off-Broadway , programmed as part of the Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival. [ 15] The production was subsequently awarded Origin’s Femme First Award. [ 16]
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