Ger Ryan is an Irish film and

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actress, whose credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The War of the Buttons'', '' The Van'', '' Moll Flanders'', '' Intermission'' and '' Little Dog''.

Career

Ryan has twice been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for ''

'' and ''Amongst Women'', and received several nominations in the Irish Film and Television Awards, including for ''Amongst Women'', '' Intermission'' and ''The Return''. She is also a recipient of a ''

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'' EMA Award in for her work on ''A Place with the Pigs'' and ''Song of the Yellow Bittern''. In 2007, she received an IFTA for her work on the two-part docu-drama, ''

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'', by

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. She also played Margie McEvoy in the BBC drama series, ''

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''. She later played the role of Maeve Harte in RTÉ's drama series, '' Raw'', and that of Mary Carroll in the 2013 romantic comedy, '' The Callback Queen''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Irish film actresses Irish television actresses {{Ireland-actor-stub