Aisling Franciosi ( , ; born 6 June 1993) is an

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actress. She won an

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for her leading performance in the film '' The Nightingale'' (2018). On television, she is known for her roles in the

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crime drama '' The Fall'' (2013–2016), season 2 of the

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series ''

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'' (2015), and the

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miniseries ''

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'' (2020).

Early life

Franciosi was born and grew up in

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. Her father is Italian and her mother is Irish and she has two older brothers and a younger sister. She is

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, fluent in English, Italian and Irish. She studied French and Spanish at

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Career

From 2013 to 2016, Franciosi starred as Katie Benedetto in the

and

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series '' The Fall''. She made her feature film debut in 2014 in ''

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''. The following year, she starred in the second season of the

series ''

'' as Kate Crawford. In 2016, Franciosi appeared in the

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series ''

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'' in the sixth season as

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and reprised her role in the

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season. She landed the lead role of Clare Carroll in ''The Nightingale'', a 2018 period drama set in Tasmania and directed by

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. For ''The Nightingale'', Francioisi received critical acclaim and a number of accolades including an

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. She also had supporting and recurring roles season 1 of the BBC thriller ''

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'' as Georgia Cunningham and the ''

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'' installment of the

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television anthology ''Genius'' as Fernande Olivier. Franciosi played Sister Ruth in the 2020 miniseries ''

'' opposite

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and appeared in the films ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' God's Creatures''. She has upcoming film roles in the biographical-drama film ''Rothko'', directed by

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, as well as the horror film ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Franciosi, Aisling Living people 1993 births 21st-century Irish actresses Actresses from Dublin (city) Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish film actresses Irish people of Italian descent Irish television actresses Best Actress AACTA Award winners