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Sinéad Cusack

Acting Born Feb 18, 1948 Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland 100 credits

Biography

Sinéad Cusack is an Irish actress born on February 18, 1948, in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland. Her early acting experience was at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. She later moved to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. Cusack has received recognition for her performances, including nominations for the Tony Award and the Olivier Award. She has also won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo. Cusack has appeared in numerous productions, with 97 known credits.

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Career

Career overview

Sinéad Cusack began her acting career at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. She later moved to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. Cusack has performed in various stage productions, including those by Sebastian Barry.

She has received multiple award nominations for her performances. Cusack was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in Much Ado About Nothing in 1985, and again for her role in Rock 'n' Roll in 2008. Additionally, she has received five Olivier Award nominations for her performances in several stage productions.

Cusack's performances have been recognized by critics and award-giving bodies. She has won Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Our Lady of Sligo. Her extensive stage experience has spanned multiple decades, with a career that began in Dublin and continued in London.

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Frequent co-stars

Career timeline

The Three Urns
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
And Mrs.Alec Guinness: A Class ActNational Theatre Live: People, Places and ThingsThis Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting
Napoleon
The BabyBrian Friel: Shy Man, ShowmanNorth Sea Connection
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
MotherFatherSon
BeastNational Theatre Live: King Lear
Marcella
Queen & Country
Stonehearst Asylum37 Days
The Sea
Wrath of the Titans
CamelotCamelot
The Deep
Cracks
A Room with a View
Eastern PromisesA Room with a View
V for VendettaThe Tiger's TailHome AgainMathilde
DadSummer SolsticeThe Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleRosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
North & South
Winter SolsticeI Capture the CastleWinter Solstice
Dream
My Mother FrankPassion of Mind
The Nephew
Midsomer MurdersFood for Ravens
Stealing Beauty
Oliver's TravelsUncovered
Sparrow
The Cement GardenBad Behavior

Full filmography

  • The Three Urns (2026) as Deirdre
  • Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now (2025) as Self
  • And Mrs. (2024) as Lorraine
  • Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024) as self
  • National Theatre Live: People, Places and Things (2024) as Doctor/Thrapist/Mum
  • This Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting (2024)
  • Napoleon (2023) as Letizia Bonaparte
  • The Baby (2022) as Barbara
  • Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman (2022) as Self
  • North Sea Connection (2022) as Moira Kenny
  • Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy (2020) as Self
  • MotherFatherSon (2019) as Maggie Barns
  • Beast (2018) as Penelope
  • National Theatre Live: King Lear (2018) as Kent
  • Marcella (2016) as Sylvie Gibson
  • Queen & Country (2015) as Grace Rohan
  • Stonehearst Asylum (2014) as Mrs. Pike
  • 37 Days (2014) as Margot Asquith
  • The Sea (2013) as Anna Morden
  • Wrath of the Titans (2012) as Clea
  • Camelot (2011) as Sybil
  • Camelot (2011) as Sibyl
  • The Deep (2010) as Meg Sinclair
  • Cracks (2009) as Miss Nieven
  • A Room with a View (2008) as Miss Lavish
  • Eastern Promises (2007) as Helen
  • A Room with a View (2007) as Miss Lavish
  • V for Vendetta (2006) as Delia Surridge
  • The Tiger's Tail (2006) as Oona O'Leary
  • Home Again (2006)
  • Mathilde (2006) as Wife of Col. De Petris
  • Dad (2005) as Sandy James
  • Summer Solstice (2005) as Elfrida
  • The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005) as Mary Doyle
  • Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love (2005)
  • North & South (2004) as Hannah Thornton
  • Winter Solstice (2003) as Elfrida Phibbs
  • I Capture the Castle (2003) as Mrs Cotton
  • Winter Solstice (2003) as Elfrida Phibbs
  • Dream (2001) as Kathleen
  • My Mother Frank (2000) as Frances 'Frank' Kennedy
  • Passion of Mind (2000) as Jessie
  • The Nephew (1998) as Brenda O'Boyce
  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Stella Harris
  • Food for Ravens (1997) as Jennie Lee
  • Stealing Beauty (1996) as Diana Grayson
  • Oliver's Travels (1995) as WPC Diane Priest
  • Uncovered (1995) as Menchu
  • Sparrow (1994) as Matilde
  • The Cement Garden (1993) as Mother
  • Bad Behavior (1993) as Ellie McAllister
  • Tales from Hollywood (1992) as Nelly Mann
  • Waterland (1992) as Mary Crick
  • God on the Rocks (1992) as Ellie Marsh
  • Performance (1991) as Nelly Mann
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Mrs. Amy Folliat
  • Venus Peter (1989) as Miss Balsilbie
  • The Hen House (1989) as Lily
  • Rocket Gibraltar (1988) as Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)
  • ScreenPlay (1986) as Lily
  • Screen Two (1985) as Mother
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) as Roxanne
  • Playing Shakespeare (1984)
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Nelly Mann
  • Twelfth Night (1980) as Olivia
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Olivia
  • BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Monique
  • Supernatural (1977) as Leonora
  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) as Isabel Geste
  • Romance (1977) as Ermine
  • The Kitchen (1977) as Monique
  • Love's Labour's Lost (1975) as Rosaline
  • Quiller (1975) as Roz
  • Affairs of the Heart (1974) as Bessie Alden
  • Notorious Woman (1974) as Marie Dorval
  • The Playboy of the Western World (1974) as Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)
  • Thriller (1973) as Sally
  • Horowitz in Dublin (1973) as Liz
  • The Eyes Have It (1973) as Sally
  • The Protectors (1972) as Anne Ferris
  • Scoop (1972) as Katchen
  • The Persuaders! (1971) as Jenny Lindley
  • Stage 2 (1971) as Minnie Powell
  • Revenge (1971) as Rose
  • The Sinners (1970) as Polly Donegan
  • Menace (1970) as Sylvia Terry
  • The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970) as Rose
  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) as Yvonne (Uncredited)
  • A Sound from the Sea (1970) as Catherine
  • The Dolly Scene (1970) as Anna
  • Hoffman (1970) as Miss Smith
  • David Copperfield (1969) as Emily
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Mary
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Catherine
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Lady Rosaline
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Trilby
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
  • Armchair Theatre (1956) as Amora
  • The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes as Molly
  • Dog & Bull