Siobhán McSweeney
Also Known As: Siobhan McSweeney
Biography: Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in Derry Girls. McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherla. Before acting, she earned a science degree at the University College Cork. In 2001, she moved to London when she secured a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: County Cork, Ireland
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Birthday: December 27, 1979
Age: 45 years old
Gender: Female
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Overview: The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.
Genres: Drama History Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-21
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Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
Overview: The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. From the 1980s onwards, he withdrew from media and public life. This film sets out to show, through family, friends, actors, directors, as well as via his own handwritten and typed letters, personal archive, and readings from some of his plays, how Brian Friel re-defined Irish theatre in the second half of the 20th century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-06
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The Widow
Overview: In Ireland, 1952, after the death of her husband, Nora does her best to put food on the table for her children. She hopes to sell her artwork to the church. Reality, however, has other plans and shatters her beliefs and way of life. Can a silent act of kindness be enough to keep her going for the sake of her little ones? Or is this the beginning of her downfall? A compelling tale of a woman's courage through hardship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-01
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Spud
Overview: Spud doesn't have much of a life outside of caring for her father. But that's okay. She doesn't feel bad about herself, despite what society says. But one day, everything changes.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-29
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Overview: Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-25
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Overview: In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-23
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Extra Ordinary
Overview: A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-13
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Happy Days
Overview: Winnie is buried up to her waist. The merciless sun beats down. Her husband Willie barely speaks. And yet! - she proclaims – ‘this will have been another happy day’. Defiant, determined and fiercely resilient, Winnie greets each day with humour and boundless optimism, and lives as best she can between the bell for waking, and the bell for sleep. Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece. Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, with Marty Rea (Waiting for Godot) as Willie, the creative team also includes Jamie Vartan (design), Paul Keogan (lighting design) and Sinéad Diskin (sound design).
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-30
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Scrubber
Overview: A woman washes the dishes and becomes increasingly infatuated with her neighbour.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-01
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Nowhere Special
Overview: John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-10
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Madfabulous
Overview: Set in the late 19th century, Henry Cyril Paget is the flamboyant fifth Marquess of Anglesey whose behaviour and extravagance have modern echoes.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
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