Kerry Condon (born 9 January 1983) is an Irish actress. She was the youngest actress to play

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in a

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production of ''

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'' (2001–2002). She played Octavia of the Julii in ''

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'' (2005–2007), Stacey Ehrmantraut in ''

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'' (2015–2022), and was the voice of the

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entity

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in various films in the

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. Condon has collaborated with

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in the plays '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (2001) and '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'' (2009), as well as the films ''

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'' (2017) and '' The Banshees of Inisherin'' (2022). For her performance in the last of these, she received several accolades, including the

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, and was nominated for the

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Career

In 2001 at the age of 18, Condon landed the role of Mairead in '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' by

which she performed at the

and in 2006 at the Lyceum Theatre in

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. For the production she recorded the song " The Patriot Game" with

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. That same year, Condon played the role of

in ''

'', making her the youngest actress to ever play that role for the RSC. In 2009, she appeared in another play by Martin McDonagh, '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'', for which she won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and a

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for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. Condon's movie roles include Kate Kelly,

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's outlaw sister, in 2003's ''

'' and an appearance in the 2003 Irish

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'' with

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, and

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. She was in the 2005

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action-thriller '' Unleashed''. In 2005, Condon co-starred as Octavia of the Julii, sister of the Roman Emperor

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, in the

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series ''

''. She then appeared as Masha, a Tolstoian, in ''

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,'' a film about the last months of Leo

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's life with

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and

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, before playing jockey Rosie Shanahan in the 2012 TV series ''

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''. Condon appeared in the season 4 premiere of the post-apocalyptic zombie drama '' The Walking Dead'' playing the role of the character Clara, which aired 13 October 2013. She voiced the artificial intelligence

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's replacement for J.A.R.V.I.S. in the

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films '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', '' Captain America: Civil War'', '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', '' Avengers: Infinity War'', and '' Avengers: Endgame''. After reuniting with Martin McDonagh in the 2017 film ''

'', Condon played a major role in McDonagh's 2022 film '' The Banshees of Inisherin'' as the long-suffering sister of

's character. Condon's performance in the film earned her immense critical praise, garnering several accolades, including a win for the

and nominations for the

, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress–Motion Picture and the

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Filmography

Film

Television

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Awards and nominations

References

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