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Tara Lynne O'Neill | |
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| Born | Lynne James 16 November 1975 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Other names | Tara O'Neill |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Tara Lynne O'Neill (born 18 September 1975) is an Irish actress from Northern Ireland, who has appeared in film, theatre and television.
During her childhood she aspired to become a dentist, but abandoned this after failing her General Certificate of Secondary Education in Chemistry. [1] At sixth-form college she opted for a career in acting. [2]
O'Neill started work as a television presenter on Saturday Disney from 1993 to 1996. She was also a main presenter on The Over the Wall Gang, a young people's television show from BBC Northern Ireland. She later played Joanne Ryan in EastEnders between 20 September 2002 and 21 August 2003.
O'Neill also appeared in film roles such as the town's seductress in The Most Fertile Man in Ireland (1999), and as Claire McKee in Wild About Harry (2000). Between 2013 and 2016 she appeared in The Fall . [3] In 2018, she joined the main cast of Derry Girls as Mary Quinn. [4] [5] The second series of Derry Girls premiered on 5 March 2019. [6]
Her other roles include The Informant (1997), Disco Pigs (2001), Full Circle and Omagh (2004).
In addition to television and film, at the age of 19 she appeared on stage at the Grand Opera House in Belfast as Sandy in a production of the musical Grease .
In 2006 O'Neill appeared as Rita in a theatre production of Educating Rita staged at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. [7]
In 2021 she wrote and starred in Rough Girls, a play about women's football in Belfast in 1917–21; it was aired on BBC Four in 2022. [8] [9] [10] [11]
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