Suzy Lawlor (born 1984) is an Irish

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. She is best known for her role as the

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Anne Parr in the Showtime historical fiction television series ''

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''.

Early life and theatre career

Lawlor pursued her studies in Diploma in Professional Acting in the

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for two years, and graduated in June 2005. After graduating, she appeared in the Ian Fitzgibbon-directed TV movie ''Showbands II'' produced by Parallel/

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and made her theatre debut in ''Adrenalin'', directed by Karl Shiels, as Boo for Semper Fi Theatre Company at the Dublin Theatre Festival Fringe. Also, she appeared in ''The Worst Thing'' directed by Eoghan McLaughlin at Andrew's Lane Studio, ''God’s Grace'' directed, again by Karl Shiels for Semper Fi Theatre Company, and also appeared as Bianca in a Second Age production of

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directed by Alan Stanford and as Miranda in

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directed by Pat Kiernan for the Corcadorca Theatre Company. For her film career, Lawlor had a minor role in the 2007 film ''Speed Dating'' opposite Hugh O'Conor, Alex Reid and Olga Wehrly. In the same year, she appeared as Louise in Garage directed by Lenny Abrahamson for Element Films which was featured in the director's selection at the

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2007. British filmmaker Stephen Frears served as jury president for the main competition. Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for the drama film ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 ...

. She continued her theatrical appearance as Betty Paris in the acclaimed production of ''The Crucible'' directed by Patrick Mason at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Lawlor also appeared as Shirley in

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featuring Martin Shaw, directed by Euros Lyn for

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. She also appeared in a guest lead (Annie Ward) in Season 6 and Season 7 of

's The Clinic. She appeared as Anne Parr, both a

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and to,

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in Showtime's television series ''

''.

Awards

Lawlor received the Maureen Potter Award in 2004.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawlor, Suzy 1984 births Living people Irish television actresses Actresses from Dublin (city)