Catherine Walsh (born 1969) is an Irish actor of stage and screen.

Early life

Born in

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in 1969, Walsh was educated in the Presentation in the city. She was encouraged in her goal of becoming an actor. She auditioned for the

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and on the advice of one of her directors she then got training in theatre with the Samuel Beckett Centre,

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. Walsh's younger sister is the actor Eileen Walsh.

Acting career

Walsh predominantly performs on stage. She has gained a great reputation for her performances with accolades such as the review for her work in Bailegangaire: :''But astonishing too is the performance of Catherine Walsh – which was described by a colleague of mine this morning as flawless. Her physical stance, her movements, her delivery of lines all show that Mary is utterly trapped, perhaps more restricted by circumstances than Mommo is by senility and her bed. I had never understood fully the links between the telling of Mommo’s story and the transformation of Mary until I saw that change being embodied by Walsh.''

Awards and criticism

Best Actress award for her performance in Eden at the Irish Times/ESB Theatre Awards 2001

Performances

Stage

* Sharon's Grave * Werewolves * Eden * The Gigli Concert * Translations * Kevin's Bed * Blackwater Angel * At Swim Two Birds * Love in the Title * Dancing at Lughnasa * A Christmas Carol * Phaedra * Buddleia by Paul Mercier; * From Both Hips by Mark O’Rowe; * Licking the Marmalade Spoon by David Parnell * The Chastitute and Big Maggie by J.B. Keane

Radio

* Eden by Eugene O’Brien * The Monotonous Life of Little Ms. P by

Enda Walsh Enda Walsh (born 1967) is an Irish playwright. Biography Enda Walsh was born in Kilbarrack, North Dublin on 7 February 1967. His father ran a furniture shop and his mother had been an actress. He is the second youngest of six children. Walsh ...

* Swanscross by Gina Moxley.

Screen

* 2015 My Name Is Emily * 2013 The Stag * 2004 Holby City (TV Series) * 1999 The Ambassador (TV Series) * 1999 The Last September * 1997 Before I Sleep (Short) * 1994 Family (TV Mini-Series)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, Catherine 1970 births 20th-century Irish actresses 21st-century Irish actresses Irish film actresses Irish television actresses Irish stage actresses Living people Actresses from Cork (city)