Rosemary Henderson

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Rosemary Henderson
Born
Rosemary Henderson
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
SpouseDerek Seymour

Rosemary Henderson (born 1961), also known as Rose, is an Irish actor. She is known for playing Sister Assumpta in the Father Ted episodes And God Created Woman and Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading. [1] [2] [3]

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Background

Henderson is from Dublin, Ireland. After graduating from Alexandra College secondary school, she began work as a secretary at Guinness. In 1983, she left Guinness to become an actor. She is married to Derek Seymour, an executive at Allied Irish Banks, with whom she has 4 children. She lives in Dún Laoghaire. [4] [1] [5] Henderson is a Presbyterian.[ citation needed ]

Career

Henderson has worked mainly in theatre and television. As a teenager, she attended the Betty Ann Norton summer school. As an adult, she undertook training at the Dublin Oscar Theatre School of Acting from 1981 to 1982 and at Stefan Niedziałkowski's American School of Polish Mime from 1983 to 1984. She took an 11-year hiatus to raise her family. [1] [5]

Henderson has written several plays and has performed at the Peacock Theatre, Gaiety Theatre, Bewley's Café Theatre, and in the Dublin Fringe Festival. [2] She was nominated for a Hennessy Literary Award for her short story The Box. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2024Dear ImeldaImelda
2022Dublin CrustDaisy
2021Chicken OutMarian
2021As Luck Would Have ItAdelia Gallagher
2019A Deal's A DealKate
2019 Ordinary Love Woman #2
2019Rip to the Rescue!Mammy
2017Nowhere FastCepta
2016The Middle FingerDennis' Mother
2015 Penny Dreadful Nun
2014A Nightingale FallingMrs. Johnston
2013Swords: BuildingLandlady
2012EarthboundMrs. Reilly
2012 Fair City Val O'Dwyer
2011Sometimes People...Emily's Mother
2011The Centre of the UniverseNan
2010 Single-Handed Breda
2010 Raw Registrar
2009Belonging to LauraRosaleen Fitzpatrick
1998Soft Sand, Blue SeaChristine
1995-1996 Father Ted Sister Assumpta (2 episodes)
1992The Bargain ShopNewsreader
1989 Dear Sarah Maggie
1988 Nighthawks
1986 Pajo's Junkbox Grabbit

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