Aisling O'Sullivan (born in
Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in Count ...
,
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
) is an
Irish actress.
Career
O'Sullivan attended the
Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and joined the
Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre ( ga, Amharclann na Mainistreach), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland ( ga, Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann), in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the country's leading cultural institutions. First opening to the p ...
in 1991.
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Theatre
In 2011 and 2012, she toured Ireland with Druid, playing the titular character in ''Big Maggie'' by John B. Keane
John Brendan Keane (21 July 1928 – 30 May 2002) was an Irish playwright, novelist and essayist from Listowel, County Kerry.
Biography
A son of a national school teacher, William B. Keane, and his wife Hannah (née Purtill), Keane was ed ...
.[
At the National Theatre she played in ''Liolà'', ''Mutabilitie'', and '']The Cripple of Inishmaan
''The Cripple of Inishmaan'' is a dark comedy by Martin McDonagh who links the story to the real life filming of the documentary ''Man of Aran''.
The play is set on the small Aran Islands community of Inishmaan (Inis Meáin) off the Western C ...
''.
Film and television
She played the grieving mother who commits suicide in ''Six Shooter
A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six ro ...
'', playwright Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...
's Oscar-winning short film.[Killeen, Padraic. "Aisling plays a king to unite Munster", ''Irish Examiner'', 23 June 2015]
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Filmography
Film
Television
References
1968 births
Living people
Irish film actresses
Irish stage actresses
Irish television actresses
Actors from County Kerry
People from Tralee
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