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Anna Manahan

Acting Born Oct 18, 1924 County Waterford, Ireland 24 credits

Biography

Anna Maria Manahan (18 October 1924 – 8 March 2009) was an Irish stage, film and television actress.

Manahan received two Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nominations for her performances in the 1968 production of Lovers and the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the latter for which she won at the 52nd Tony Awards.

Manahan was also nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award in her career spanned more than 60 years. She interpreted the works of, among others, Seán O'Casey, John B. Keane, John Millington Synge, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Martin McDonagh, Christy Brown, and Brian Friel.

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Known for

Theatre 625

as Harriet Reilley

The Bill

1984

Lovejoy

as Irish Lil
Film

Clash of the Titans

as A Stygian Witch
Film

All Dogs Go to Heaven

as Stella Dallas (voice)

The Irish R.M.

as Mrs Cadogan

Full filmography

  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee / Performer
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Harriet Reilley
  • The Bill (1984)
  • Lovejoy (1986) as Irish Lil
  • Clash of the Titans (1981) as A Stygian Witch
  • All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) as Stella Dallas (voice)
  • The Irish R.M. (1983) as Mrs Cadogan
  • Hear My Song (1991) as Mrs McGlinchy
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1980) as Vengeance
  • Ulysses (1967) as Bella Cohen
  • The Treaty (1991) as Woman 2
  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006) as Hanna (segment "Lovers")
  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
  • A Business Affair (1994) as Bianca
  • A Man of No Importance (1994) as Mrs Grace
  • Fatal Inheritance (1991) as Mrs. Griffith
  • The Rug (1985) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000) as Old Woman at GPO
  • She Didn't Say No! (1958) as Maggie Murphy
  • Lucky (1974) as Mother
  • The Country Girls (1983) as Mrs Burns
  • The Glory Hole (1982) as Mary Higgins
  • Katie: The Year of a Child (1979) as Maggie Donoghue
  • Juno and the Paycock (1980) as Mrs. Maisie Madigan