Hylda Queally (born 4 May 1961) is an Irish-American talent agent in the Hollywood

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. She is an agent for some top actresses such as

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, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Lupita Nyong'o, Michelle Williams,

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, and

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. She has consistently been ranked by ''Elle'' and numerous other publications as one of the most powerful women in Hollywood.

Early years

Queally hails from

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in County Clare. She was inspired by her father, a set dancer. Queally has one brother, Raymond, and a sister, Stephanie. She attended Barefield National School and then Colaiste Mhuire in Ennis, where she earned a

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in 1978. Queally subsequently worked as a banker for AIB and for Aer Rianta at Shannon.

Career

Queally emigrated to the US in 1989. She initially joined Triad Artists then the William Morris Agency. In early 1999, she became the Senior Vice-President and North American head of William Morris. She joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 2004, and is employed or has been employed as an agent by actors such as

, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michelle Williams,

, Lupita Nyong'o, Melanie Laurent, Hilary Swank,

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, Penélope Cruz,

, William Hurt and Robson Green. Queally discovered actresses such as Elena Anaya (''

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''),

('' The Tree of Life'', and '' Take Shelter'') and

, writer and actor of ''

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'' and ''

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''. ''Elle'' has named Queally as one of the most powerful women in Hollywood several years running, and in 2011 ''

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'' ranked her 52nd in the women's power 100 list. Honor member of project mayhem. In 2016, she received Sue Mengers Award, an award for excellence in artist representation from Women in Film presented by

at Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Queally, Hylda Hollywood talent agents American talent agents American women in film 1961 births 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Living people Irish expatriates in the United States People from County Clare 21st-century American women