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Sharon Twomey | |
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| Born | July 21, 1964 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Actress |
Sharon Twomey, often credited as Sharon Marino (born 21 July 1964) is an Irish actress. [1] She made her screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda .
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Sharon Twomey | |
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| Born | July 21, 1964 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Actress |
Sharon Twomey, often credited as Sharon Marino (born 21 July 1964) is an Irish actress. [1] She made her screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda .
In 1988, at the age of 24, Twomey played the role of a first junior barrister on the defence counsel in A Fish Called Wanda. The same year she appeared in one episode ("A Present from Dublin") of All Creatures Great and Small , in which she played Molly McFeely, a short-term girlfriend of John McGlynn's character, Calum Buchanan, in addition to being the housekeeper of Skeldale House. The following year, Twomey had another minor role, in Wonderworks: Young Charlie Chaplin, as a chorus girl.
In 1997 she appeared as Linda Murnaghan in the Glenroe episode "Miley's New Bullock". In 2005 Twomey appeared in the Italian television series Il giudice Mastrangelo , as Jane Allison. Her last-known appearance was in another Italian television series, Capri , as Jane.
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