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Sarah Greene (born 21 July 1984) is an Irish actress and singer. She won acclaim for portraying Helen McCormick in the West End and
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productions of '' The Cripple of Inishmaan''. For her performance in the role, she was nominated for the 2014
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, and the 2014
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. She won an
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for Best Actress - Drama, as Hecate Poole in the
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and
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series ''
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,'' as well as starring as Maxine in the CBS series ''
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''.


Early life

Greene was born in Cork, Ireland. She became interested in acting when she saw ''Red Riding Hood'' along with her parents at the
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in
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. A short time later she joined the CADA Performing Arts in Cork, where she took part in theatre plays and musicals until she was 19 years old. When Greene was six years old she first appeared on stage. She played a twin in the theatre play ''The King and I'' at the Opera House in Cork. After leaving CADA Performing Arts she was trained at the
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in
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, from which she graduated in 2006.


Career

In Greene's first film appearance, in 2008, she played Imelda Egan in ''Eden''. In 2009, she appeared as the barmaid Cathleen in ''Love and Savagery''. In 2010, she starred as Amber in the play ''Grimm'' at The Peacock theatre in Dublin. In 2011, she played Sinead Mulligan in the film ''The Guard''. In 2013 and 2014, she appeared with
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in the theatre play '' The Cripple of Inishmaan''. For her performance as Helen McCormick she was nominated for the
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and the
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as best actor in a supporting role. In 2014, she appeared in ''The Assets''. In ''Noble'', she played Christina Noble. In 2015, she played Hecate Poole in ''
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''. In 2019, she began to play one of the leads on '' Dublin Murders'', as Detective Cassie Maddox.


Personal life

Greene is engaged to musician
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. They have one son together.


Filmography


Film


Television


Theatre


Video games


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Sarah Living people 21st-century Irish actresses Irish television actresses Irish stage actresses Irish film actresses Actresses from Cork (city) 1984 births