Saoirse Ronan
Biography
Saoirse Una Ronan, born 12 April 1994 in the Bronx, New York City, is an American‑born Irish actress. She began her screen career in 2003 with an appearance on the Irish medical drama series The Clinic. Ronan gained international attention as a precocious teenager in the period drama film Atonement (2007), a performance that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to work primarily in period dramas, starring in The Lovely Bones (2009) and Hanna (2011). Her work has been recognised with a Golden Globe Award and nominations for four Academy Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards. As of the TMDB listing, she has 59 credited roles.
Career overview
Saoirse Una Ronan was born on 12 April 1994 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, and is described as an American‑born Irish actress. She is primarily known for her work in period dramas from an early age and has earned a range of recognitions, including a Golden Globe Award and nominations for four Academy Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards.
Ronan made her acting debut in 2003 on the Irish medical drama series The Clinic. Her breakthrough came with the role of a precocious teenager in the period drama film Atonement (2007), a performance that secured her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to build her film career with starring roles in The Lovely Bones (2009) and Hanna (2011), followed by additional supporting work.
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- The Beatles: John (2028) as Linda (Eastman) McCartney
- The Beatles: George (2028) as Linda (Eastman) McCartney
- The Beatles: Ringo (2028) as Linda (Eastman) McCartney
- The Beatles: Paul (2028) as Linda (Eastman) McCartney
- Bad Apples (2026) as Maria
- The Outrun (2024) as Rona
- The Outrun (2024) Producer
- Blitz (2024) as Rita
- Foe (2023) as Hen
- See How They Run (2022) as Constable Stalker
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as Junkie / Showgirl #1
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) as Lady Macbeth
- Ammonite (2020) as Charlotte Murchison
- Little Women (2019) as Jo March
- Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream (2019) as Self
- Mary Queen of Scots (2018) as Mary Stuart
- On Chesil Beach (2018) as Florence Ponting
- The Seagull (2018) as Nina Zarechnaya
- Lady Bird (2017) as Lady Bird McPherson
- Loving Vincent (2017) as Marguerite Gachet
- Movies with Ali Plumb (2016) as Self
- Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said (2016) as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Brooklyn (2015) as Eilis Lacey
- TFI Friday (2015) as Self
- Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015) as Leia Dargon
- Lost River (2015) as Rat
- Weepah Way For Now (2015) as Emily (Voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as Agatha
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014) as Ballet Dancer
- The Host (2013) as Melanie Stryder / Wanda
- How I Live Now (2013) as Daisy Ryback
- Byzantium (2013) as Eleanor Webb
- Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013) as Talia (voice)
- Violet & Daisy (2013) as Daisy
- Hanna (2011) as Hanna
- The Way Back (2010) as Irena Zielińska
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Lovely Bones (2009) as Susie Salmon
- City of Ember (2008) as Lina Mayfleet
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Atonement (2007) as Briony Tallis (Age 13)
- I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) as Izzie
- Death Defying Acts (2007) as Benji McGarvie
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007) as Celia Hardwick
- The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- Proof (2004) as Orla Boland
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Clinic (2003) as Rhiannon Geraghty
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Late Late Show (1962) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Three Incestuous Sisters as Bettine
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