Imelda Corcoran is an Australian actress. Active since the 1990s on Australian television and on stage in

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, she is perhaps most widely known for her role as Selby in the

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''.

Early life and education

Imelda Corcoran was born in Australia. She attended the

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Career

Stage

Corcoran performed on stage in several plays through the 1990s and up until at least 2002. Her first two recorded performances are in Perth and

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, WA (1990 and 1991), but in the decade following 1992 they are mostly in

. Most of her performances were well reviewed, and include: * Evelyn in '' Absent Friends'', by

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, directed by

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at the Marian Street Theatre in the

suburb of

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, August – September 1993 * Rita in ''

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'', by

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, directed by Crispin Taylor at the

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, Sydney, May 1994 * A character in ''Bold Girls'', by

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, directed by Ken Boucher Downstairs at the

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, Sydney, March 1996 * ''

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'', by

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, directed by

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for

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at the Playhouse Theatre,

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, November 1996 * ''A Game of Golf'', by

, directed by Crispin Taylor at the

, Sydney, July 2000

Film and television

Corcoran had a part in the sketch comedy series ''

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'' that had a short run on the

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in 1993, and as Maria for 17 episodes of the more successful TV Australian satirical comedy series ''

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'', most of them in series 3 in 2001. She was first seen internationally playing the character Taylor in the telemovie ''

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'' in 2001. Her first major role in an American film was the 2012 film ''

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'', in which she plays one of the major character's best friends, one of a

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couple. She first worked with the

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in two episodes of ''

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'' in 2014, as Dr. Goodman. In 2021 she played Selby in the Marvel miniseries ''

''. Corcoran appeared in the

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episode of ''

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'', " Chapter 23: The Spies".

Personal life

Corcoran is

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and married to Argentine film producer

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. They have a child whom they adopted. Corcoran does not do interviews and prefers to keep her private life private.

Other activities

Corcoran is also a fashion designer.

References

External links

*
Imelda Corcoran
on

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