Susan Patricia Loughnane (born 16 February 1987) is an
Irish actress
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and author. She is known for playing Debbie in drama ''
Love/Hate'', for which she won the
2013
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2013 was designated as:
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*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
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Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her first novel ''The Art of Scandal'' was published in October 2014.
Career
Loughnane trained at the
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
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in
New York City
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.
Loughnane's first role was on the Irish hidden-camera comedy TV series ''
Anonymous
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'' as the daughter of
Pamela Flood's character Doreen. She then appeared as Elaine in ''
Single-Handed''.
[
Loughnane was also a contestant on the sixth series of '']Britain's Next Top Model
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'' in 2010. She auditioned for the show as "a challenge" to herself and because she was struggling to find work in Ireland due to the recession. She was the last contestant selected for the final fourteen, which she described as "painful". She was eliminated early in the series, but continued to model, and was employed by Morgan the Agency.cashier
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in an Abercrombie & Fitch
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store, stating she kept the job in case acting "doesn't work out".[ Initially introduced as the girlfriend of ]Aidan Gillen
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's character John Boy, Debbie spiraled into heroin abuse and prostitution before ultimately dying of an overdose
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for Best Supporting Actress for the role.
She also played the guest role of Chloe
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in ''Hollyoaks
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'' in August 2013, and returned for a longer stint in November of that year. She went on to appear in ''Loving Miss Hatto'' and ''The Food Guide to Love'' in 2010 and 2013 respectively.Poison Pen
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'' alongside Lochlann O'Mearain
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, before completing a course in standup comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade
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in New York.[ The following year, Loughnane joined the '']Hardy Bucks
''Hardy Bucks'' is an Irish comedy series, filmed in mockumentary style and following the fictional exploits of a group of twentysomething slackers living in small-town Ireland.
It started out as an online series of largely improvised scenes. ...
'' television show as Patty.
Loughnane's first novel, ''The Art of Scandal'', was published in October 2014.
Personal life
Loughnane got engaged to her long-term boyfriend, David Doyle, in February 2015, and they married in August 2016. The couple had been dating since they met in secondary school
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.[ Loughnane announced her pregnancy on her second wedding anniversary in August 2018.]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Irish television actresses
Irish film actresses
Irish soap opera actresses
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
Living people
1987 births
Actresses from Dublin (city)
21st-century Irish actresses
Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model contestants