Susan Lynch (born 1971) is an actress from

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. She is known for her role in the 2003 film '' 16 Years of Alcohol''. Her other film appearances include '' Waking Ned Devine'' (1998), '' Nora'' (2000), '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2000), and '' From Hell'' (2001). In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on ''

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'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Early life and education

Lynch was born in 1971 in Corrinshego,

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, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother (from Trivento) and an Irish father.Flint Marx, Rebecca
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", allrovi.com; retrieved 15 August 2011. She has four siblings; her eldest brother is actor John Lynch. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

In August 2004, she starred in ''The Night Season'' at the

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in London. In 2008, she was one of the leads in '' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot'' at the

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. Her film roles include '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2000),Dicker, Ron (2001) "Rachel Weisz's Moment: Three New Movies Will Test British Actress' Box-Office Power In U.S.", ''

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Waking Ned ''Waking Ned'' (titled ''Waking Ned Devine'' in North America) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones (director), Kirk Jones and starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly (actor), David Kelly, and Fionnula Flanagan. Kelly was nominated ...

'' (1998), Ready Player One (2018), and the title role in '' Nora'' (2000), about Nora Barnacle the wife of

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. Lynch played Alison Garrs in '' Happy Valley''. The programme's creator and writer, Sally Wainwright, wrote the part of Alison Garrs with Lynch in mind.

Personal life

Lynch and her husband, actor Craig Parkinson, lived in Painswick, Gloucestershire in 2016. The couple separated in 2019.

Awards and recognition

Lynch has won three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for her work in the film '' Nora'', about Nora Barnacle and her husband, Irish author

. She also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2003 film '' 16 Years of Alcohol''. In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on ''

'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Susan 1971 births Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Living people Film actresses from Northern Ireland Television actresses from Northern Ireland Entertainers from Newry People from Northern Ireland of Italian descent 20th-century Irish actresses 21st-century Irish actresses Actors from County Armagh