Susan Lynch
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About
Susan Lynch is an actress born in 1971 in Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Her mother is Italian, originally from Trivento, and her father is Irish. She has four siblings, including her eldest brother, actor John Lynch. Lynch trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Lynch appeared on Broadway in 2007 in Translations. Her stage work also includes a production of The Night Season at the Royal National Theatre in London in August 2004, and a lead role in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre in 2008.
Her film credits span several decades and include Waking Ned Devine (1998), Nora (2000), Beautiful Creatures (2000), From Hell (2001), 16 Years of Alcohol (2003), and Ready Player One (2018). In Nora, she played the title role of Nora Barnacle, the wife of Irish author James Joyce. On television, Lynch portrayed Alison Garrs in Happy Valley, a role that the programme's creator and writer, Sally Wainwright, wrote specifically with Lynch in mind.
Lynch has received recognition from both Irish and British film institutions. She won three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, among them Best Leading Actress for her performance in Nora. She also received the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for 16 Years of Alcohol. In 2020, The Irish Times ranked her number 42 on its list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Personal Details
- Born
- June 5, 1971
- Hometown
- Corrinshego, NORTHERN IRELAND
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